Château de Saint-Cosme
Le Claux Gigondas Grenache
Gigondas, Southern Rhône, Rhône, France
This has huge potential. Deep, elegant, a suave personality. Yes there's oak and yes it's young but there is enough fruit to back it. Roasted black cherry and plum, spice cake, garrigue underbrush and lavender, roasted sage. Underlining notes of meat and animal with smoke, rocks, and herbs. Tannins are a bit forward and that soaring Grenache mid-palate is a few years off.
This has huge potential. Deep, elegant, a suave personality. Yes there's oak and yes it's young but there is enough fruit to back it. Roasted black cherry and plum, spice cake, garrigue underbrush and lavender, roasted sage. Underlining notes of meat and animal with smoke, rocks, and herbs. Tannins are a bit forward and that soaring Grenache mid-palate is a few years off.
May 20th, 2017A well-made wine in a challenging vintage. Relatively light colored. Lifted nose. Incense. Sweet cherry. Blackberry. Earth. Tobacco. Savory notes. Pretty high in acidity. Moderate tannins. Full bodied. Nice elegance. Long finish with some potential to age.
A well-made wine in a challenging vintage. Relatively light colored. Lifted nose. Incense. Sweet cherry. Blackberry. Earth. Tobacco. Savory notes. Pretty high in acidity. Moderate tannins. Full bodied. Nice elegance. Long finish with some potential to age.
Jun 11th, 2020
Excellent wine where vines are overviewed by Chapel Saint Cosme....special flavor with balanced tannins bodes well with my lunch of Pappardelle. 14.5% A.b.V.
Excellent wine where vines are overviewed by Chapel Saint Cosme....special flavor with balanced tannins bodes well with my lunch of Pappardelle. 14.5% A.b.V.
May 29th, 2017
100+ yr old vines limestone soil. Very elegant and Burgundian like. I love Rayas and this had similar traits.
100+ yr old vines limestone soil. Very elegant and Burgundian like. I love Rayas and this had similar traits.
May 3rd, 2016