Thoroughly propelled by the serious hype seen over here these last two months, I decided to give the Saint Cosme Cotes-du-Rhone a try.
To start, the fact that the winery is located in Gigondas, one of my favourite wine regions, definitely came as a positive.
The color impressed me as a deep purple, which reminded me of very full-bodied cabs or zins.
On the nose is where is started going downhill for me. Even before the nose was properly placed near the rim of the glass, I was hit by a fruit bomb of the sort the world hasn't seen since The Runways. This brought me back bad Meiomi memories, so I went to the first gulp slightly apprehensive.
In the mouth I did see some redemption. The fruitiness was definitely lighter than what the nose originally indicated, with blackberry and cherry notes throughout. A little astringency was present, generally quite dry overall. Unfortunately, not much back end at all.
Listen, for $20? Probably a good deal, but I was expecting a little more. As the last r/wine discovery brought me G. D. Varja, which through 3-4 wines of their lineup quickly became one of my favourite wineries, this time I was a little let down.
Maybe I should have gone at it through different eyes? I see their Gigondas available in my area, should I give that one a try?
by telecaster_fly_boy