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Since 1992 Louis Barruol has run the property, which has been in the family’s possession since 1570. 
The 15 ha of vineyards are all situated around and near the domain and the old chapel Saint Cosme. Even if the fields are located in a relatively small area the soil differs because the domain is situated just on a crossing of two different geological faults.
The average age of the vines are 60 years and the yield is normally about 27 hl/ha

Louis Barroul is an educated oenolog and his wines have become some of the most well known from the appellation.
For years the domain have been lacking space in the cellar and have used different locations in Gigondas for ageing and storing the wines but in 2007 the cellars were reconstructed.
The wines goes through a long maceration period and are bottled without filtration.

Conversion into agriculture biologique since 2010.

Chateau de Saint Cosme

Chateau de Saint Cosme Gigondas
2009: 70% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 8% Mourvedre and 2% Cinsault. 
Aged for 12 months in vat (30%) and in 1-4-years-old barrels.

Chateau de Saint Cosme Gigondas Valbelle
2009: 90% Grenache and 10% Syrah.
Aged for 12 months in new barrels (40%) or in one-year-old barrels.

Chateau de Saint Cosme Gigondas Hominis Fides
2009: 100% Grenache.
Aged for 12 months in barrels, 30% new, 40% one-year-old and 30% two-years-old barrels.

Chateau de Saint Cosme Gigondas Le Claux
2009: 100% Grenache - more than 105 years old. Debut 2006.
Aged for 12 months in barrels, 30% new, 40% one-year-old and 30% one-years-old barrels.
Louis Barruol: "Le Claux is the largest field at Saint Cosme (1,8 ha) and it is maybe the best. Hominis has probably more depth and Le Poste is a more charming wine, but I have this idea that La Claux might be the best “old wine”. We will know the truth about this in ten years time."

Chateau de Saint Cosme Gigondas Le Poste
2009: 100% Grenache. Aged for 12 months in barrels - 50% new and 50% one-year-old. 
Debut 2006.

Cotes du Rhone Les Deux Albion
2009: Syrah, Grenache, Carignan, Mourvedre and Clairette. Co-fermented.

Cotes du Rhone Blanc Le Poste
2010: 100% Clairette, planted by Henri Barruol in 1963.

Saint Cosme (negociant wines)

Beside the production from own fields Barruol has long time contracts with producers from other appellations (Chateauneuf du Pape, Cotes du Rhone, Côte Rotie, Saint Joseph, Condrieu and Côtes du Ventoux). The wines from these fields are vinified with close supervision from Barruol and sold with the name Saint Cosme (without “Chateau de”)  

Chateauneuf du Pape
2008: 50% Grenache, 30% Mourvèdre, 7% Syrah, 10% Cinsault and 3% Clairette.
Aged for 24 months in 2-4-years-old barriques.

Cotes du Rhone
2010: 100% Syrah

Cotes du Rhone Blanc
2010: 40% Marsanne, 25% Viogner, 20% Roussanne and 15% Picpoul de Pinet.
Fermented asnd aged in barriques.

Cote Rotie
Saint Joseph
Condrieu
Crozes-Hermitage

Vin de France Little James' Basket
2011: 100% Grenache. 50% actual vintage and 50% from earlier vintages.

Vin de Pays d'Oc Blanc  Little James' Basket
2010: 55% Viognier from Condrieu an 45% Saugvignon from high altitude in Minervois.

Views from the old chapel: old vines, Dentelles de Montmirail in the horizon, the town Gigondas to the right.

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Updated 13-12-2011