Red Wines
Grenache
Gigondas
France - Rhone
My Rating (circle) :
Date Printed: 5/20/2013
Saint Cosme Gigondas Valbelle 2007
Saint Cosme Gigondas Valbelle 2007
(
search item no.
101617)
The Wine Advocate rating:
95 points
PRICE ON 5/20/2013:
$53.99
ratings pedigree (past vintages):
2011
The Wine Advocate rating:
93 points
2011
International Wine Cellar rating:
93 points
2010
Wine Spectator rating:
97 points
2010
The Wine Advocate rating:
96 points
2010
International Wine Cellar rating:
93 points
2009
Wine Spectator rating:
94 points
2009
The Wine Advocate rating:
94 points
2009
International Wine Cellar rating:
92 points
2006
The Wine Advocate rating:
95 points
2006
International Wine Cellar rating:
93 points
Winemaker's Notes:
Aromas of thyme, rosemary, pine trees, figs, olives and ferns share this space with balance. Great depth, strength, and complexity.
90% Grenache; 10% Syrah
My Notes:
Additional wines from Domaine de Saint Cosme:
2009 Chateauneuf-du-Pape
(
search item no.
116111)
2009 Cote Rotie
(
search item no.
111144)
2011 Cotes du Rhone Blanc
(
search item no.
118083)
About Domaine de Saint Cosme:
Louis Barruol is the 14th generation Barruol to make wine at Saint Cosme. The Chateau was built in the late 16th Century on the site of a former Roman villa, and the remains of a Roman wine cellar, carved into the stone of the hillside, still exist in the chateau's caves. There are 37 acres of vineyards and the vines average 60 years of age. The old plots (pictured on the Gigondas label) and stitch across the escarpment of the ragged Dentelles de Montmirail, an oft-painted mountain range.