Dark black/purple color. This needed a few hours of air to be interesting. On nose, blueberry, pepper, iron, black cherry and mesquite. Palate was full body, medium+ acidity/tannins and long finish. Shut down on pope & pour but 93+ wine with 3+ hours of air.
Decant for a few hours if drinking now. 91-93 range.
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After having enjoyed the 20 vintage of this eloquent Côte-Rôtie in March earlier this year, I popped the 19 (14% ABV) w great expectations. I was not let down. Surely, the style may not be my preferred but I find this wine super-fascinating - an odd bird if you like. The 19 Saint-Cosme CR is dark ruby/red, semi-translucent in the glass. Nose offers exciting toasted notes - chocolate, coffee along w cassis & blueberries, fine white pepper & barrel spice. M-bodied, luscious, fruit-driven palate, spicy, chalky close! Ready to go today.
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At $160 on the menu this was worth the spend. Paired perfectly with roasted beet salad and pork chop. Splash decant and consumed over two days. Gained considerable weight with ox. Clean and fresh. Obviously very young at this stage but approachable now.
Decanted 2 hours. Medium ruby, long slow legs, on 👃 very fragrant red fruit first with light earthy notes — ripe cherries, wet forest floor, oak, walnuts, very light graphite. Very dry, light structure, grippy frontal tannins, highly acidic with slight throat burning, dark cherries & cashew finish. Feels young on 👅.
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Explosive and haunting aromas of black pepper, fresh thyme, cured meat, mesquite, rose, lavender, kalamata olive, framboise and blueberry liqueur. Medium bodied plus with velvety tannins. Mouth filling and expansive. This is an amazing wine. I may be biased because these aromatics and flavors are 100% in my wheelhouse!
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Explosive and haunting aromas of black pepper, fresh thyme, cured meat, mesquite, rose, lavender, kalamata olive, framboise and blueberry liqueur. Medium bodied plus with velvety tannins. Mouth filling and expansive. This is an amazing wine. I may be biased because these aromatics and flavors are 100% in my wheelhouse!
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Floral, fresh, lively, and elegant, with layers of smoky, black raspberries, red plums, and dark cherries with a bit of cocoa and espresso. The wine is lush, yet vibrant, and even a bit creamy in the lovely, fruit-filled finish. Drink from 2025-2040.
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Tight on opening, after an hour (no decant) Nose Cherry, white pepper, wet rock, Boysenberry, olallieberry, rich intense dark fruit I think flavors will develop with a few years
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Spent 8 hours in wide-mouthed decanter before drinking. This is an absolutely beautiful Cote-Rotie, showing tons of ripe fruit, fine tannins, smokiness and savory notes. I can only imagine that it will improve over the next few years, if I can keep my hands off additional bottles. @ Jon Harrison aptly sums up this wine.
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Outstanding Syrah. This absolutely wowed my dinner guests (all with varying palates). Very youthful presentation - not surprisingly. Incredible freshness and deliciousness to the fruit. Very balanced and lovely medium+ on the palate. 14.5% alcohol, but doesn't present as hot at all. It's extremely elegant. Tannins are hardly noticeable, which surprised me at this young age.
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(Imported by Craft + Estate, Winebow, NY). Louis Barruol at Château de Saint Cosme is, of course, one of the best Gigondas producers. Here, he got his hands on some beautiful fruit from Côte-Rôtie. The results are not disappointing.
100% Serine (old cultivar of Syrah). Whole cluster fermentation. From 8 vineyards in Côte-Rôtie. Unfined, unfiltered, 30% new oak (70% one year barrels). ______________
Color: Dark ruby. But not opaque.
Nose: After 30-45 minutes... Deep, dark mineral pool of smoky black raspberry and black/purple plum fruit, and mocha-espresso. Kissed with violets, licorice, hickory smoke, and dark damp soil. Fantastic complexity (if you pay attention). Classic authentic Côte-Rôtie. Beautiful. Not too much oak.
Palate: Rich, lush, ripe black raspberry, cola, and mocha espresso, with excellent concentration (extract). Super lush mid-palette. Soft-tannins. Beautiful balance. 14.5% alc. Drinks phenomenal right now!
Please serve this sublime, elegant Côte-Rôtie at cellar temperature (62° max), let it come to temperature, and savor in your finest Riedel, Schott Zwiesel, or Zalto glass. I prefer a Burgundy glass for this wine.
94-95: now. 94-96: with a bit more age. Peak drinking: 2022-2028/30 (from a proper cellar).
Délicieux, tous les arômes typiques d'une belle côte rotie, fruits noirs, violette, réglisse... avec une bouche pleine et fraiche, la prochaine dans 4 ans!
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I am always looking for fairly priced Cote Rotie and this just turned up at my merchant. Seemed a bit odd to me at first, I always thought of Saint Cosme as a Gigondas producer in a modern style. But word was it is legit, serine and whole clusters and limited new oak. Lovely typical nose, bramble and violet and meaty-olivey blackberry. It's certainly confirmation bias but the texture seemed closer to high-quality southern Rhone - an easy-drinking Pegau mouthfeel, a little new-world, but the wine in the bottle is good and pleasantly approachable, even if not great / profound.
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I lucked into an individual import of a bottle of this. Open for days after about three ounces removed and manually recorked, so it emulated years of age. This is an excellent wine. First out of the bottle there was a faint violet nose and the palate was red fruit and berry salad. As it took on air over 30 minutes, it gradually morphed into a smooth white pepper driven classic Northern Rhone Syrah. Yes, it's still rough and will probably be better with 20 years of age, but I will be 89, if at all, in 20 years and this is delivering lots of greatness right now. I do not know the inside story on St. Cosme or much about the people or the winery, but every bottle I have had has been excellent and exceeded expectations. Time to learn more.
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4/1/2024 - CWilliam wrote: 92 Points
Dark black/purple color. This needed a few hours of air to be interesting. On nose, blueberry, pepper, iron, black cherry and mesquite. Palate was full body, medium+ acidity/tannins and long finish. Shut down on pope & pour but 93+ wine with 3+ hours of air.
Decant for a few hours if drinking now. 91-93 range.
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3/30/2024 - #Cellar mistress Likes this wine: 91 Points
Sweet fruit, some heat from alcohol, cassis, soft tannins, medium plus mouthfeel. Maybe serve slightly chilled?
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8/27/2023 - JensAgo Likes this wine: 93 Points
After having enjoyed the 20 vintage of this eloquent Côte-Rôtie in March earlier this year, I popped the 19 (14% ABV) w great expectations. I was not let down. Surely, the style may not be my preferred but I find this wine super-fascinating - an odd bird if you like. The 19 Saint-Cosme CR is dark ruby/red, semi-translucent in the glass. Nose offers exciting toasted notes - chocolate, coffee along w cassis & blueberries, fine white pepper & barrel spice. M-bodied, luscious, fruit-driven palate, spicy, chalky close! Ready to go today.
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7/23/2023 - fdizzy Likes this wine: 92 Points
Color - burgundy tending brown
Nose - meats, dark fruit, leather
Body - tannic and iron with mineral
On a retaste an hour later - it has mellowed quite a bit, a lot of tannin, could age well.
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7/20/2023 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Cody Roady! And that is some good Cote Rotie.
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5/29/2023 - Francophile1 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Already open for business. Great stuffing in this wine and a classic Cote-Rotie. Peppery and delightful finish.
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4/30/2023 - happy712 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Decanted 6 hours. Strong black pepper and funky on the nose. Peppery in mouth with a good amount of fruit. Medicinal notes. Classic côte rôtie.
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12/28/2022 - MJP Hou TX Likes this wine: 94 Points
Restaurant purchase Cosmopolitan Telluride.
At $160 on the menu this was worth the spend. Paired perfectly with roasted beet salad and pork chop. Splash decant and consumed over two days. Gained considerable weight with ox. Clean and fresh. Obviously very young at this stage but approachable now.
If purchased retail at $65 this is a strong buy.
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12/2/2022 - bucktooth22 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Decanted 2 hours. Medium ruby, long slow legs, on 👃 very fragrant red fruit first with light earthy notes — ripe cherries, wet forest floor, oak, walnuts, very light graphite. Very dry, light structure, grippy frontal tannins, highly acidic with slight throat burning, dark cherries & cashew finish. Feels young on 👅.
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10/27/2022 - shaftlet wrote: 96 Points
Explosive and haunting aromas of black pepper, fresh thyme, cured meat, mesquite, rose, lavender, kalamata olive, framboise and blueberry liqueur. Medium bodied plus with velvety tannins. Mouth filling and expansive. This is an amazing wine. I may be biased because these aromatics and flavors are 100% in my wheelhouse!
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10/27/2022 - shaftlet wrote: 96 Points
Explosive and haunting aromas of black pepper, fresh thyme, cured meat, mesquite, rose, lavender, kalamata olive, framboise and blueberry liqueur. Medium bodied plus with velvety tannins. Mouth filling and expansive. This is an amazing wine. I may be biased because these aromatics and flavors are 100% in my wheelhouse!
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10/9/2022 - Jeff Leve wrote: 95 Points
Floral, fresh, lively, and elegant, with layers of smoky, black raspberries, red plums, and dark cherries with a bit of cocoa and espresso. The wine is lush, yet vibrant, and even a bit creamy in the lovely, fruit-filled finish. Drink from 2025-2040.
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9/3/2022 - cy_eats Likes this wine: 93 Points
Tight on opening, after an hour (no decant)
Nose Cherry, white pepper, wet rock,
Boysenberry, olallieberry, rich intense dark fruit
I think flavors will develop with a few years
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5/16/2022 - North Willis Likes this wine: 94 Points
Spent 8 hours in wide-mouthed decanter before drinking. This is an absolutely beautiful Cote-Rotie, showing tons of ripe fruit, fine tannins, smokiness and savory notes. I can only imagine that it will improve over the next few years, if I can keep my hands off additional bottles. @ Jon Harrison aptly sums up this wine.
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1/21/2022 - Sonoma-W Likes this wine: 95 Points
A great winter wine! Dark fruit, pepper, earthiness, charcoal, pencil shavings
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1/16/2022 - trumpet60201 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Outstanding Syrah. This absolutely wowed my dinner guests (all with varying palates). Very youthful presentation - not surprisingly. Incredible freshness and deliciousness to the fruit. Very balanced and lovely medium+ on the palate. 14.5% alcohol, but doesn't present as hot at all. It's extremely elegant. Tannins are hardly noticeable, which surprised me at this young age.
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1/14/2022 - Jon Harrison Likes this wine: 94 Points
(Imported by Craft + Estate, Winebow, NY). Louis Barruol at Château de Saint Cosme is, of course, one of the best Gigondas producers. Here, he got his hands on some beautiful fruit from Côte-Rôtie. The results are not disappointing.
100% Serine (old cultivar of Syrah). Whole cluster fermentation. From 8 vineyards in Côte-Rôtie. Unfined, unfiltered, 30% new oak (70% one year barrels).
______________
Color: Dark ruby. But not opaque.
Nose: After 30-45 minutes... Deep, dark mineral pool of smoky black raspberry and black/purple plum fruit, and mocha-espresso. Kissed with violets, licorice, hickory smoke, and dark damp soil. Fantastic complexity (if you pay attention). Classic authentic Côte-Rôtie. Beautiful. Not too much oak.
Palate: Rich, lush, ripe black raspberry, cola, and mocha espresso, with excellent concentration (extract). Super lush mid-palette. Soft-tannins. Beautiful balance. 14.5% alc. Drinks phenomenal right now!
Please serve this sublime, elegant Côte-Rôtie at cellar temperature (62° max), let it come to temperature, and savor in your finest Riedel, Schott Zwiesel, or Zalto glass. I prefer a Burgundy glass for this wine.
94-95: now.
94-96: with a bit more age.
Peak drinking: 2022-2028/30 (from a proper cellar).
JGH sommelier CMS-III, San Francisco, CA.
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10/26/2021 - sebastienjm wrote: 93 Points
Délicieux, tous les arômes typiques d'une belle côte rotie, fruits noirs, violette, réglisse... avec une bouche pleine et fraiche, la prochaine dans 4 ans!
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9/26/2021 - Force5 wrote:
I am always looking for fairly priced Cote Rotie and this just turned up at my merchant. Seemed a bit odd to me at first, I always thought of Saint Cosme as a Gigondas producer in a modern style. But word was it is legit, serine and whole clusters and limited new oak. Lovely typical nose, bramble and violet and meaty-olivey blackberry. It's certainly confirmation bias but the texture seemed closer to high-quality southern Rhone - an easy-drinking Pegau mouthfeel, a little new-world, but the wine in the bottle is good and pleasantly approachable, even if not great / profound.
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4/3/2021 - J @ y H @ c k Likes this wine: 93 Points
I lucked into an individual import of a bottle of this. Open for days after about three ounces removed and manually recorked, so it emulated years of age. This is an excellent wine. First out of the bottle there was a faint violet nose and the palate was red fruit and berry salad. As it took on air over 30 minutes, it gradually morphed into a smooth white pepper driven classic Northern Rhone Syrah. Yes, it's still rough and will probably be better with 20 years of age, but I will be 89, if at all, in 20 years and this is delivering lots of greatness right now. I do not know the inside story on St. Cosme or much about the people or the winery, but every bottle I have had has been excellent and exceeded expectations. Time to learn more.
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