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100% Clairette. Tortonian marl at Saint Cosme chapel in the "Le Poste" named vineyard. Fermentation in used casks and ageing on fine lees for 10 months. Gunflint, fennel, grapefruit.
Serve at 11-13 °C with dishes that feature creamy sauces, mild white fish, and roasted pork or chicken.
This release is an solar powerhouse compared to its typically sleeker, graceful expressions of Gigondas. Richly concentrated in flavors of black fig and blueberry preserves, it maintains vitality, marked by streaks of crushed stone and salt. A velveteen sip framed by soft, supple tannins, it has a nose-tickling, white-pepper finish. Cellar through late 2023 at least. The wine should improve through 2035.
Château de Saint Cosme is the leading estate of Gigondas and produces the appellation’s benchmark wines. Wine has been produced on the site of Saint Cosme since Roman times, evident by the ancient Gallo-Roman vats carved into the limestone below the château. The property has been in the hands of Louis Barruol’s family since 1490. Henri and Claude Barruol took over in 1957 and gradually moved Saint Cosme away from the bulk wine business. Henri was one of the first in the region to work organically beginning in the 1970s. Louis Barruol took over from his father in 1992, making a dramatic shift to quality, adding a négociant arm to the business in 1997, and converting to biodynamics in 2010. The estate is in the heart of Gigondas where 15 hectares of vineyard grow in the shade of the Dentelles de Montmirail. The limestone that distinguishes Gigondas from other southern Rhône appellations is visible on the jagged cliffs of the Dentelles. In addition to Gigondas and the old-vine selection Gigondas Valbelle, three single-vineyard Gigondas are produced: Hominis Fides, Le Claux, and Le Poste. Louis Barruol owns an additional 10 hectares of vineyard in Violès outside of Gigondas to produce Les Deux Albions Blanc IGP.
