Château Cos d'Estournel, Blanc, 2ème Cru Classé, St Estèphe, 2025
2025 Cos Blanc is a blend of 56% Sauvignon Blanc and 44% Sémillon. Picked between August 25th and September 3rd and matured in just 6% new oak. Peach, ripe pear, vanilla and fragrant camomile tea. A subtle nectarine-skin note adds texture. Bitter lemon pith, white flowers, white pepper and nutmeg last long on the supremely balanced finish. This is the best Cos Blanc we can remember tasting.
critic reviews
The 2025 Cos d'Estournel Blanc was picked between August 25 and September 3 and matured in just 6% new oak. It is very fragrant and pure on the nose, Anjou pear and wild peach, vanilla pod and light chamomile scents evolving with time in the glass. Fine delineation. The palate is very well balanced, with a silver thread of acidity. Fine tension, quite persistent in the mouth, with a brisk and focused finish, this is a delicious white Cos d'Estournel that, again, will be difficult to resist once in bottle.
Love the two whites from Cos this year, each with its own character and personality. They field grafted the vines back in 2021 onto more limestone-rich soils, and the results are clear in the glass. This is juicy, characterful, with structure and depth, fleshy white peach and pear, sage and lemongrass, waves of oyster shell and sea spray, steel and silk, with long ageing potential. Harvest August 25 to September 6 % new oak. 3 pH, even lower than 2024.
The 2025 Blanc, a blend of 56% Sauvignon Blanc and 44% Sémillon, reveals aromas of white fruits, herbs and spice. Medium- to full-bodied, it’s dense and structured with a tensile, more energetic profile than usual, concluding with a citrus-inflected, long and fresh finish.