2019 Gigondas, Château de Saint Cosme, Rhône

Château de Saint Cosme is a historic and renowned winery in the Gigondas appellation, near the village of Gigondas, in the Southern Rhône Valley of France. The estate is one of the oldest wineries in the region, with a long and storied history dating back to the 16th century.

Gigondas has been feted for its high-quality wines since Roman times, although it wasn’t really until it was classified as a Côtes du Rhône Villages in 1966 that it began to realise its potential. It achieved AC status in 1971 and today produces some of the finest, most underrated and under-priced wines in the Rhône valley; although, for the last two of these at least, probably not for much longer.