- Region
- Rhône Valley
- Producer
- Château de Saint Cosme
- Vintage
- 2023
- Grape varieties
- 70% Grenache / Garnacha
- 15% Syrah / Shiraz
- 15% Mourvèdre / Monastrell
- Bottle size
- 75 cl
- Ratings
- 94 points James Suckling
- 92 points Robert Parker
- Alcohol
- 15.5%
- Classification
- AOP
- Special characteristic
- Contains sulphites
- Organic
94
Organic
Hand-picked and hand-selected grapes. Whole-cluster cold maceration (no destemming) followed by fermentation in ancient Gallo-Roman vats. Gentle pressing then maturation for 12 months – 15% in first-use and 50% in used oak barrels (second- to fifth-use) as well as 35% in concrete tanks. No filtering.
Deep ruby colour. The nose shows dried strawberry, violet, blackberry and blackcurrant, followed by pepper and lebkuchen spice. A complex red wine with a balanced full body, ripe tannins and a long, slightly saline finish.
Sourced from vines sitting 240 to 400 metres above sea level. A particularly cool microclimate as well as soils consisting of calcareous marl and sand provide excellent conditions for growing wine.