Chateau de Saint Cosme Gigondas Le Claux

Oenologist-owner: Louis Barruol Variety: Grenache – very old vines, whole bunches. Color: dark red with purple hues. Bouquet: peat, camphor, truffles and blackberries. Taste: of exemplary elegance, finesse and complexity, the wine is full-bodied, silky, with long, aromatic aftertaste. Culinary combinations: beef, pizza with sausages and vegetables; burgers, grilled vegetables; vegetarian dishes; cheeses (Gorgonzola, Gruyère), sweet and dark chocolate, desserts with Espresso flavors. Serving temperature 16-18 ° C Optimal period of consumption: 2022 – 2035 Maturated 12 months in 20% new barrels, 50% one-year barrels and 30% in two-year barrels. bottle without being filtered. “Le Claux” – “Claux” comes from the Latin “clausum”, which means “closed place”. The 1.8-hectare vineyard is first mentioned in 1902. Description of Louis Barruol: “Very old Grenache vines co-planted in the” Le Claux “area. Unpeeled grapes. Miocene limestone mark. Le Claux, planted in 1870 with the first American phylloxera-resistant graft grafts. It should have been torn down in 1914 because the vineyard began to age and production declined. from the Southern Ron. Winemaker and oenologist of the Château de Saint Cosme, an estate owned by his family for 15 generations. Located in the heart of the Gigondas appellation in southern Ron, the Château de Saint Cosme is an impressive estate. It has a unique story, because on it is preserved intact a Gallo-Roman winemaking site, consisting of fermentation vats dug directly into the rock. The fantastic historical load of the place is a living lesson about the way the Gallo-Romans lived. The Barruol family has owned the property since 1570. That is, for 15 generations of dedicated winemakers.