Gigondas hasn't succeeded solely because of Louis Barruol, owner and vigneron of Château de St.-Cosme; rather it succeeded with him and his peers working toward a common goal of producing wines of quality and diversity. James Molesworth celebrates Barruol's impressive legacy in the Southern Rhône.
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