Chateau de Saint Cosme - Gigondas Le Claux 2018 (750ml)
Price: $124.99
| Producer | Chateau de Saint Cosme |
| Country | France |
| Region | Rhone |
| Varietal | Rhone Blend |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Size | 750ml |
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Wine Advocate: 96 Points
"From a single parcel of old-vine Grenache, the 2018 Gigondas le Claux matured in a mix of new, one- and two-year-old barrels. Full-bodied, rich and expansive, it combines notes of black cherries, roses, black tea and asphalt with vanilla and hints of cigar box. Ripe, supple and velvety, it's a seductive example of Gigondas that should drink well for more than a decade". Joe Czerwinski Drink Date: 2021 - 2032
Rated 96/100 The Wine Advocate
Jeb Dunnuck: 95 Points
Coming from a site just across the road from the Hominis Fides vineyard, the 2018 Gigondas Le Claux was not destemmed and brought up mostly in used, larger barrels. Beautifully Provençal notes of black raspberries, camphor, flowery incense, and peppery spice and emerge from the glass and this beauty is reminds me of a Grand Cru Red Burgundy on the palate with its seamless, elegant, layered texture. It’s not a blockbuster like the 2016 and 2017 yet shines for its complex aromatics and flawless balance. It also has more than enough structure to evolve for two decades.
Rated 95/100 Jeb Dunnuck
Wine Spectator: 95 Points
“Quite ripe, with waves of warmed plum sauce and blackberry preserves rolling through, wrapped liberally with licorice root, sage and lavender notes. Iron minerality runs through the finish, letting the fruit and savory notes meld wonderfully. Built for the cellar. Best from 2022 through 2035. 250 cases made, 80 cases imported. — JM”
Rated 95/100 Wine Spectator
