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Gigondas 2022 Le Claux - Chateau de St Cosme
Domaine de Saint Cosme direct from the property
94/100 James Suckling:
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Robust, floral, and intense. 100% Grenache from old vines, expressing aromas of wild berries, sweet cherries, orange peel, dried flowers, toasted herbs, and numerous spices. It is full-bodied, with fine, firm tannins. Juicy on the palate, with lots of energy. It is lively and concentrated, with a beautiful length on the finish. Bright and agile. Made from grapes grown organically and certified by Ecocert.
- Tasting:
A superb 100% Grenache cuvée from a single vineyard just down the road from the winery. This beautiful wine offers a lot of minerality, as well as structure. Another estate cuvée that will benefit from great bottle ageing potential. A complex bouquet of red currants, clay soil and dried garrigue, camphor and licorice emerges from the glass. This beauty has well-built tannins, seamless balance and a beautiful finish."
- The winemaker tells you about it:
"This 1.8 hectare vineyard, mentioned on the first wine cadastre of 1902, was to be pulled up in 1914. It was certainly already quite old at that time: it was a post-phylloxera plantation probably dating from 1870-1880. But the men left to fight in August 1914 and the vineyard was not pulled up because of the lack of manpower. In 1918, after four years of war, money was lacking and my grandmother had lost two of her brothers: she therefore kept Le Claux. This vineyard is still there today and it is a great opportunity. Its soil of clay and calcareous marl from the Miocene, with small sharp gravels on the surface, still produces the most "Burgundian" Gigondas, so characteristic is its finesse and its aromas of small cherry."
Data sheet
| Note | Between 95 and 97 |
|---|---|
| Note JS | 97/100 |
| Partner Areas | Yes |
| Recoverable VAT | Yes |
| Colour | Red |
| Format | Bottle (75cl) |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Volume | 12,50 % vol - 75 cl |
| Appellation | Gigondas |
| Level | Perfect |
| Label | Perfect |
| Region | Rhône |
| Maturity | To keep |
| Areas of Rhône | Saint-Cosme |
| Prix | From 80 to 150 € |
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