Little James Basket Press Solera

Château de Saint Cosme

Little James Basket Press Solera

$17.55

* Retail price including taxes and service fees if applicable
Service fees
$ 0.10
Product code
13958277
Format
12 x 750ml
Listing type
SAQ Continuous Supply
Status
Available
Type of product
Still wine
Licensee price
$15.26
Country
France
Regulated designation
Wine of France
Region
Rhône Valley
Varietal(s)
Grenache 60 %
Pinot Noir 40 %
Alcohol percentage
13.5%
Colour
Red
Sugar content
2.1 g/l
Closure type
Metal screw cap
Aging potential
Ready to drink
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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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Product notes

The small pleasure of the owner of the Domain. This multivintage wine (from 1999 to the present day) of Grenache (100%), comes every year to be completed with the new harvest. Little James manages to combine a great number of characteristics of the Grenache: softness, fruit, luminosity, complexity, brightness, and also a little power, length and structure, which are not without reminding a little his great elders of Gigondas and Châteauneuf, at a very reasonable price!

Production notes

Vinification and aging in concrete tanks. The Grenache Solera is enriched each year with the new vintage, bringing a new element to it without departing from its nature and its history.

Tasting notes

Robert Parker: "A pure Grenache, it presents itself as a strong and exuberant red. It is a real fruit bomb, dark ruby purple color, rich in raspberry, chocolate and blackcurrant, with silky tannins and a slightly evolved style due to the solera.