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Château de Saint Cosme

Southern Rhône · Gigondas

  • An old vineyard preserved: Louis Barruol’s father noticed the old vineyard behind « Hominis Fides » as early as the 1960s. Saint Cosme preserves its inherited diversity: aramon, alicante and carignan still grow alongside the grenache.
  • A deep gigondas with fine tannins: « Hominis Fides » 2018 shows rose, liquorice and pepper, with an iodine-like nuance. Its depth on the palate is accompanied by freshness and fine tannins.
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Château Rayas

Southern Rhône · Châteauneuf-du-Pape

  • Vines surrounded by woodland: At Rayas, around ten hectares of vines surrounded by woodland stand on very sandy soils. This secluded site gives the Reynaud family a distinctive expression of Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
  • Everything rests on grenache: The red « Château Rayas » is made entirely from grenache. This choice of a single variety puts the vineyard’s character to the fore.
  • An ethereal grenache: The red « Château Rayas » shows delicate aromas and a fine texture. Its depth is accompanied by an ethereal feel and elegance.
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Domaine du Pegau

Southern Rhône · Châteauneuf-du-Pape

  • Laurence chooses a Provençal jug: In 1987, Laurence Féraud created an independent estate with her parents Paul and Odette. She named it after the pégau, a fourteenth-century Provençal jug, in memory of the region’s papal past.
  • Whole bunches and large foudres: « Cuvée Réservée » brings together thirteen varieties, led by grenache. The bunches are vinified with their stems, then the wine spends two years in large oak foudres: choices that continue a traditional approach to Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
  • Generous, peppery and scented with garrigue: The red « Cuvée Réservée »: ripe cherry, raspberry, pepper and garrigue, followed by leather and forest floor with age. The palate is generous and powerful, with fine tannins.
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Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe

Southern Rhône · Châteauneuf-du-Pape

  • La Crau, the family’s stony plateau: Hippolyte Brunier planted the La Crau land his father gave him, although its rounded stones made it difficult to cultivate. Six generations later, the plateau remains central to the family’s red Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
  • Vieux Télégraphe 2021, fruit and persistence: The red Vieux Télégraphe 2021 combines redcurrant, dried cherry, pepper and forest floor. Fine, persistent tannins carry a long finish. Its name recalls the optical telegraph station once installed on the same plateau, linking the bottle to the landscape where the vineyard was established.
  • La Crau and Télégramme: Vieux Télégraphe red comes from old vines on La Crau and matures for around two years in large oak foudres. Télégramme draws on younger vines and older parcels outside La Crau and Piedlong; its more Grenache-led blend and shorter maturation offer an earlier-drinking expression.