Château Cos d'Estournel, 2eme Cru Classé, St Estèphe
Château Cos d'Estournel

Château Cos d'Estournel, 2eme Cru Classé, St Estèphe


Destination

vintage


portfolio

Portfolio
These wines are in stock and are available for delivery at your convenience.


2018
6x75cl
DP
£1,039.22

2018
3x1.5L
DP
£1,094.42

Broking

Broking
These are wines from our broking list and have an average delivery window of 15 working days.


1996
12x75cl
DP
£2,246.46

2004
12x75cl
DP
£1,370.46

2007
12x75cl
DP
£1,538.46

2009
12x75cl
DP
£3,098.46

2010
12x75cl
DP
£2,498.46

2016
6x75cl
DP
£1,051.22

2017
6x75cl
DP
£607.22

2018
6x75cl
DP
£799.22

2019
6x75cl
DP
£757.22

En primeur

En Primeur
The following wines are either En Primeur or Ex-Chateau and currently abroad awaiting shipment to the UK. These wines are subject to final confirmation from the Justerini & Brooks team.


2022
6x75cl
EP
£1,116.00


Château Cos d'Estournel, 2eme Cru Classé, St Estèphe, 1996

1996

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Château Cos d'Estournel, 2eme Cru Classé, St Estèphe, 1996
Maturity:
Keep/Drink
ABV:
13%
98/100
Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

Tasted for a Decanter masterclass back in May, this is yet another wine this year that proves 1996 Médocs are totally on their game, and should not be ignored. For me this is one of the all-time best vintages of Cos, combining the gourmet truffle and cocoa bean welcome that this estate is known for with the powerful tannic frame of St Estephe, and ripe but still juicy cassis fruits. So much personality and pleasure on offer here. 65% new oak.
Date Reviewed:
11/2021
93/100
Neal Martin, Vinous

The 1996 Cos d’Estournel has a fragrant, Pauillac-tinged bouquet with the melted tar and graphite leitmotifs that I remarked upon in previous encounters. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy-textured tannin. I feel that the 1996 shows a tad more maturity than a few months ago, with undergrowth and peat-like notes surfacing with aeration and then a dash of white pepper streaking across the finish. However, it evinces fine persistency and embraces the classic tropes of the 1996 vintages. Though not a top tier Cos d’Estournel, it remains an excellent Saint-Estèphe. Tasted at the Cos d’Estournel vertical at the property.
Date Reviewed:
10/2018

specifications

country:
France

region:
Bordeaux

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Allergen Information:
This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.


Château Cos d'Estournel

Château Cos d'Estournel

Situated at the south of St Estephe, the vineyards boarder those of Chateau Lafite in Pauillac. The terroir is excellent and there has always been the potential to produce exceptional wines; this is recognised by its 2nd growth classification in 1855. The chateau’s unique pagodas are a legacy of Gaspard Lacoste de Maniban, Marquis d’Estournel, the “Maharajah of Saint Estèphe”, who bought the land in 1791 and spent his life travelling and promoting his wine. In 2000 Michel Reybier purchased Cos and construction of a vat room entirely based on the laws of gravity (the first of its type in Bordeaux). The winemaking process, from harvest reception to bottling, takes place without pumping. Grape berries, their juices and the resulting wines are handled as gently as possible.

Following the departure of Jean-Guillaume Prats, Aymeric de Gironde, formally of Pichon Longueville was appointed as General Manager. He instigated a change in philosophy, with the emphasis on producing wines with freshness, elegance and precision. He too has moved on to pastures new, but Michel Reybier and his Technical Director, Dominique Arangoits have continued to refine and some would say perfect this style. Cos d’Estournel is enjoying a resurgence and possibly the greatest period in its long and distinguished history.

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