2002 Saint Cosme Gigondas
Vineyard: Domaine de Saint Cosme
Price: $18.29
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Varietal: Grenache
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Region: France > Rhône > Gigondas
Other Vintages: 2004 2000 1999
WINEMAKER'S NOTE
"By the way, 2002 is a horrendous vintage in the southern Rhone. I do not say that lightly, because there are some producers who made very competent wines, but my scores for that vintage tended to plateau at 87-88. However, one of the top 2002s is the Chateau St.-Cosme 2002 Gigondas, a wine that I rated 88. Tasty and sexy with fine ripeness, it reveals no signs of dilution or greenness."-Wine Advocate St. Cosme's (pronounced "comb") Gigondas displays superb balance between fruit and frame-betwee...
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