St Cosme is one of the Rhone Valley's hot up-and-coming producers. The Fantastic "Les Deux Albion" is basically declassified Gigondas at a fraction of the price. Dont miss. 90 points Robert Parker: "The Cotes du Rhone Les Deux Albions is 50-60% Syrah and the rest Grenache and other permitted varieties. It exhibits classic Syrah character with its sweet dark fruits, pepper, wood smoke and crushed rock-like minerality. Medium to full-bodied, it bucks the vintage stereotype and has a rounded, supple texture, good concentration and plenty of length. Possibly outstanding, it should have a decade of longevity."
Peter van den Besselaar
Vintage 2016
Vintage 2016
8.9Brandon Boesch
Still a baby. From magnum. Needed 4 hours of air. Some dark fruit surrounded by some stone fruit, a bit of creaminess (in a good way), a hint of pepper, maybe anise. Will wait on the other bottles for many years. Great value.
Still a baby. From magnum. Needed 4 hours of air. Some dark fruit surrounded by some stone fruit, a bit of creaminess (in a good way), a hint of pepper, maybe anise. Will wait on the other bottles for many years. Great value.
9.2Rich Mueller
From a magnum - excellent fruit, bright but still nice weight. Was still a little tight , suspect it mellows in a year or two. Night 2 not has good. Garagiste selection. 89 with room to grow to 91 in due time.
From a magnum - excellent fruit, bright but still nice weight. Was still a little tight , suspect it mellows in a year or two. Night 2 not has good. Garagiste selection. 89 with room to grow to 91 in due time.
8.9Andrew Liguori
2016 better than 2015. Awesome weekly drinker. Medium to heavy body, dark fruits. First wine in the new house.
2016 better than 2015. Awesome weekly drinker. Medium to heavy body, dark fruits. First wine in the new house.
8.8Carlo Fernandez
Easy drinking , earthy and smooth. This is a great value everyday wine. Surprised to find out after checking the label that it was 14.5 abv because you couldn’t tell. A little spice, leather , mushrooms and plum . Needs a good 30 minutes in the decanter. I am looking forward to trying out the other wines from this chateau.
Easy drinking , earthy and smooth. This is a great value everyday wine. Surprised to find out after checking the label that it was 14.5 abv because you couldn’t tell. A little spice, leather , mushrooms and plum . Needs a good 30 minutes in the decanter. I am looking forward to trying out the other wines from this chateau.
8.8Matt Schwabauer
Slight fruit on the front, mostly earthy and chewy from a healthy level of tannin.
Slight fruit on the front, mostly earthy and chewy from a healthy level of tannin.
8.6Kanta Matsumura
Simply wow and just for 10 euros. It’s not a Gigondas AOP but still gorgeous.
Simply wow and just for 10 euros. It’s not a Gigondas AOP but still gorgeous.
9.4WARNING: DRINKING DISTILLED SPIRITS, BEER, COOLERS, WINE AND OTHER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES MAY INCREASE CANCER RISK, AND, DURING PREGNANCY, CAN CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS.