Chateau de Saint Cosme is just north of the village of Gigondas. It is on the site of an ancient Gallo-Roman villa. The 37-acre property has been owned by Barruol family for 14 generations and is today run by Louis Barruol. In 1997 Barruol also started a negociant business and in 2007 the estate built a new cellar. Chateau de Saint Cosme produces both southern and northern Rhone wines, including Gigondas, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Cotes-du-Rhone, Cote-Rotie, Saint-Joseph, Crozes-Hermitage and Condrieu. It also produces the budget-priced label Little James. The estate’s signature wines earn high ratings from critics. Wine Advocate rated the 2010 Chateau de Saint Cosme Gigondas Hominis Fides at 96-100 pts and called it “a candidate for perfection…this deep, striking, exhilarating wine is one of the greatest Gigondas I have ever tasted.”