Louis Barruol |
Country of Origin: France
Location: Gigondas
People: Louis Barruol, Owner & Winemaker
"In the heart of the appellation Gigondas (300 meters from the village), the Chateau de Saint Cosme is the oldest estate in Gigondas with its Gallo-Roman fermentation vats perfectly preserved. The property has been in our family since 1490 and we have been vignerons for 14 generations.
We have 15 has of old vines (average 60 years old) with a yield of around 27Hl/Ha. We produce only Gigondas wines from our vineyards which encircle the Chateau: the terroir is apparently homogeneous but it's actually geologically very diverse as the Dentelles de Montmirail makes it very complicated. Saint Cosme is exceptionally located at the crossing of two geological faults, which is very rare. This gives us an extraordinary diversity of soils. Our microclimate is cool and late ripening. Our Gigondas have the ability to be powerful and refined at the same time. The Saint Cosme's Chapel, located in the heart of our vineyard is a pure example of roman art. Very simple and well-balanced, everyone should take five minutes to climb the little hill and visit it.
It was with the "savoir-faire" of a vigneron we created in 1997 a negociant activity that one could call a "Negociant-Vigneron". During my various travels and tastings in the Rhône Valley, I often thought that many great terroirs were under-exploited. I really liked some locations and I wanted to try. My wish was to become a negociant which would work with the spirit of a vigneron using ancient methods. This was meaning: being and remaining a small producer, be followed by winemakers having the same ambition, transport my wines in casks to avoid to rack them and kill their fruit, trying to do only nice things every day.
At Saint Cosme we usually work 'à la main.' I want to make wines which express their terroir with purity and personality. I want to make balanced wines with a great ability to age." - Louis Barroul
Social Media
Twitter: @saintcosme
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| Current Items from Saint Cosme |
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Pack-Size |
Net |
Reviews |
| 6664 |
Saint Cosme 2012 'Little James Basket Press' Blanc, Vin de Pays d'Oc |
12-750 |
$132 |
WA 87 |
| 3218 |
Saint Cosme NV 'Little James Basket Press' Rouge, Vin de France |
12-750 |
$120 |
WA 89 WA 88 IWC 88 WA 86 |
| 6582 |
Saint Cosme 2012 Cotes du Rhone Rouge AOC |
12-750 |
$144 |
WA 89 WS 89 |
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