Château Cos d`Estournel is a 2nd Growth estate located in St-Estéphe. The 100ha site sits in the south of the appellation, right on the border with Pauillac, just north of Chateau Lafite. Cos d’Estournel is regarded as the leading estate in St Estéphe as well as a so-called super second.
The estate was established in the early 19th when Louis Gaspard Lacoste of Maniban Marquis d’Estournel, inherited some vineyards near the village of Cos. It was he who also built the exotic oriental styled chateau that has become a landmark in the Médoc.
This bottle was purchased at release date and has been stored in the same temperature controlled cabinet since then.
The 2019 Cos d'Estournel is a blend of 65% cabernet sauvignon, 35% merlot. It was aged in 55% new oak barriques. and is 14% alcohol.
99 points, Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Independent, May 2022.
99 points, James Suckling, February 2022.
98 points, Jane Anson MW, Decanter, June 2020.
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