Château de Saint Cosme
Crozes-Hermitage
2021
- Sustainable
Country
France
Regulated designation
Appellation origine controlée (AOC)
Region
Rhône Valley
Subregion
Northern Rhone
Appellation
Crozes-Hermitage
Varietal(s)
Syrah
100 %
Colour
Red
Sugar
Dry
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About this winery
In the heart of the appellation Gigondas, the Château de Saint Cosme is an exceptional estate, with its Gallo-Roman fermentation vats perfectly preserved. This fantastic historical site gives a good idea how our ancesters the gallo-romans were living. 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 27Hos/Ha. The terroir is apparently homogeneous but it’s actually...
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Production notes
Crozes-Hermitage is tenderness, kindness, and softness. To understand the significant difference between the northern slopes of Saint Joseph (such as the towns of Malleval, Chavanay, Saint Pierre de Bœuf) and the slopes of Crozes-Hermitage (Gervans, Erôme, Larnage), one must begin by explaining the climate difference: there is as much of a climatic difference between Vinsobres and Crozes-Hermitage as there is between Malleval and Crozes-Hermitage. This explains why Crozes always offers wines that are riper, smoother, and more "accessible" than its northern counterpart
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