Chateau de Saint Cosme Saint-Joseph 2012
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Product Details
Varietal
Producer
Vintage
2012
Size
750ML
ABV
13%
Features
Boutique
Green Wine
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Somm Note
Winemaker Notes
Flavors and aromas of jasmin, almond paste, tobacco, roasted bread, wild raspberry. The quality is everywhere in the serines of St Joseph: the beauty of the slopes, the quality of the granitic soils, the elegance of the wines, their ability to age. The outstanding character of the serine grape makes us go back to the ancient flavors, so interesting compared to the standardized syrah from our century.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2012 Saint Joseph is all-around impressive and shows the vintage’s vibrancy and purity nicely. Blackberry, pepper, bacon, violets and ample floral notes flow from this medium-bodied, lively, moderately concentrated effort.
Rating: 89-92 Points
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Wine Spectator
Warmed pain d'épices and mocha notes lead the way, followed by melted black licorice, fig paste and macerated black currant fruit. Dark and fleshy through the finish, with a lively anise element adding contrast and lift. Best from 2015 through 2022. 125 cases imported.
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Chateau 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 chateau. The property has been in the hands of Louis Barruol’s family since 1570. 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.
CNC535284_2012 Item# 131857