Château de Saint Cosme - Condrieu 2017 (750ml)
Price: $89.99
| Producer | Château de Saint Cosme |
| Country | France |
| Region | Rhone Valley |
| Subregion | Condrieu |
| Varietal | Viognier |
| Vintage | 2017 |
| Sku | 30787 |
| Size | 750ml |
Saint Cosme Condrieu shows classic aromas and flavors of dried apricot, peach, and orange blossom with fennel, anise, and elderflower. Twelve months of aging on its fine lees in used Burgundian pièce brings texture to the palate. This is a classic Condrieu. Viognier aged in neutral barrels has a full body and rich texture with medium acidity. It is easily paired with dishes that feature creamy sauces, mild white fish, and roasted pork or chicken.
This has a more savory style with dialed-in fruit, delivered into a place of real smoothness. Rich, peach and apricot-custard aromas, brulee custard and a honeyed, long and fleshy finish.
Château de Saint Cosme Description
Chateau de Saint Cosme is the leading estate of Gigondas and produces the appellation’s benchmark wines. Wine has been produced on the site of Saint Cosme since Roman times, evident by the ancient Gallo-Roman vats carved into the limestone below the chateau. The property has been in the hands of Louis Barruol’s family since 1570. Henri and Claude Barruol took over in 1957 and gradually moved Saint Cosme away from the bulk wine business. Henri was one of the first in the region to work organically beginning in the 1970s. Louis Barruol took over from his father in 1992, making a dramatic shift to quality, adding a négociant arm to the business in 1997, and converting to biodynamics in 2010.
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Notes of apricot and white blossom build from nose to palate in this voluptuous Viognier. Concentrated peach and orange-cream flavors undulate on the palate, rimmed by heady vanilla and anise. This is a bold, flashy sip, anchored by a pleasant bite of bitters on the finish.
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