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Chateau de Saint-Cosme Gigondastext
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16¾/20

Chateau de Saint-Cosme Gigondas 2008

Côtes du Rhône, Rhone Valley, FranceHuge white peppery, spicy, black raspberry jam, orange peel, smoky, gamey, licorice root, garrigue aromas, great complexity. Rich, dry, round, full bodied style but has some young tannins to shed. Juicy palate with black raspberry, black plum jam, licorice, smoky, peppery, spicy, tobacco, gamey, Oxo, smoky herb flavours. Youthful with excellent intensity with a warm finish. Needs 2-4 years but try now with lamb stew or duck.Tasted: 14 January 2011Tasted by: Anthony Gismondi and Stuart TobePrices:
BC$43.00750mlspecialty listing
AB$42.00750mlfine wine shops
Producer: Louis et Cherry BarruolDistributors: Free House Wine + Spirits Ltd. / Magnum Consultants Inc.
Blend: Grenache - SyrahCSPC: 39909UPC: 3483811000082