Ch?teau de Saint Cosme is the leading estate of Gigondas and produces the benchmark wines of the appellation. The property has been in the hands of the Barruol family since 1570. Louis Barruol took over from his father in 1992 making a dramatic shift to quality and converting to biodynamics in 2010. The estate lies in the heart of Gigondas where 15 hectares of vineyard grow in the shade of the Dentelles de Montmirail mountain. In addition to the estate-grown wines labeled ?Ch?teau de Saint Cosme,? Louis Barruol buys grapes from contracted growers, labeling these ?n?gociant? wines simply as ?Saint Cosme.? Ch?teau de Saint Cosme C?;tes-du-Rh?;ne Les Deux Albion is a blend of Syrah, Grenache, Carignan, Mourv?dre, and Clairette from the three C?;tes-du-Rh?;ne-Villages communes of Plan de Dieu, Saint Maurice, and Cairanne. The whole clusters are co-fermented with indigenous yeasts and vinified in conical wooden vats and concrete tanks for 18 months.