Saint Cosme Côtes du Rhône
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.
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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:
600,000
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
Total SO2
59
Analytical Data
pH level:
3.75
Acidity:
3.36 g/L
Alcohol:
14.4 %
Dry extract:
32.8 g/L
Total SO2
59
Residual sugar:
2.81 g/L
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