Saint Cosme Côtes du Rhône

Côtes du Rhône Saint-Cosme bottle image

Wine Description

The Château de St. Cosme Côtes du Rhône Red is sourced from Syrah vines rooted deep amid the limestone and clay rich soils in the Vinsobres and Villafranchiennes du Gard vineyards of the Rhône valley. Fermented in concrete vats with natural yeasts, this Côtes du Rhône Red is exemplary of its class.

Saint Cosme Stone Sign
Chapel de Saint Cosme
WInemaker Louis Barruol
Oak Barrels
Chai de Saint Cosme
Aerial View of Chapel de Saint Cosme
Winemaker Louis Barruol
Le Poste Vineyards and Dentelles de Montmirail
Father and Son, Henry and Louis Barruol
Gigondas Bottle
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Acclaim
“Bright damson plum and blackberry coulis flavors glide along, carried by a mouth-watering anise note through the racy, violet-edged finished.”
— Wine Spectator, Nov 2015
“Ripe blackberry, olive, violet and peppery spices on the fragrant nose. Palate-coating dark berry and floral pastille flavors show very good energy and a smoky topnote that gains intensity as the wine opens up. Rich yet energetic, showing strong closing thrust, even tannins and a suave, lingering floral quality.”
— Vinous, Jun 2016
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
Côtes du Rhône
Vineyard size
105 acres
Soil composition
Red clay, round stones, limestone
Training method
Guyot Gobelet
Elevation:
105 feet
Vines/acre:
2000
Yield/acre:
45 tons
Exposure:
Southern
Harvest time:
Mid September
First vintage of this wine:
1997
Bottles produced of this wine:
200,000
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Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
20
Varietal composition:
100% Syrah
Fermentation container:
Cement vats
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
10 days
Maceration technique:
Pumpovers
Malolactic fermentation:
Yes
Type of aging container:
Cement vats
Size of aging container:
100 HL
Length of aging before bottling:
6 months
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.7
Alcohol:
14 %
Residual sugar:
1.5 g/L