Description
Producer/ Vineyard
Chateau de Saint-Cosme, Louis Barruol
Country/ Region
France/Côtes du Rhone
Year
2002
Taste
Raspberry and raspberry seeds. Very mushroomy and musky with some astringent cedar tannins. Low key fruit but not dull, still balanced, though earthy. Great pepper, longer finish than usual for Gigondas.
Bouquet
Strawberry, raspberry, violet, white pepper, mushroom, truffle, black mushroom, leather, cedar.
Food pairings
Cheese, Meat, Pasta, Salad, Pizza, Tapas, Dessert
Mood/occasion ideal pairings
Casual, Dining, Date, Formal, Friends, Good Talk, Gift