Château de Saint Cosme Les Deux Albion Rouge
Wine Description
Château de Saint Cosme Côtes du Rhône ‘Les Deux Albion’ is sourced from vineyards that carry the same name in the quaint communes of Plan de Dieu, Saint Maurice sur Aigues and Cairanne. Rich in clay and limestone, these vineyard plots speak to the classic attributes of the final wine—balanced, straightforward, and full. The hand-harvested bunches are co-fermented with indigenous yeasts followed by refinement in concrete vats for 18 months; a technique employed and passed down by the ancestors of the estate. This Château de Saint Cosme cuvée is bottled unfiltered, allowing the terroir to speak for itself.
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard size
28 acres
Soil composition
Schist
Training method
Gobelet
Elevation:
495 feet
Vines/acre:
1800
Exposure:
Eastern
Year vineyard planted:
1980
Harvest time:
Early October
First vintage of this wine:
1999
Bottles produced of this wine:
50,000
Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
42
Varietal composition:
50% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre, 20% Grenache, 15% Carignan, 5% Clairette
Fermentation container:
Cement vats
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
7-10 days days
Maceration technique:
Pumpovers and Pigeages
Malolactic fermentation:
Yes
Type of aging container:
Cement vats
Size of aging container:
100 hos
Length of aging before bottling:
18 months
Analytical Data
pH level:
3.8
Alcohol:
14 %
Residual sugar:
1.5 g/L