Cos d'Estournel
Simon Staples - Asia Wine Director - 21-Nov-2009
Cos is polished and rich, with a fantastic acidity that will enable it to age majestically. Made with 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, this is a wonderful, dense wine with earthy St Estèphe minerality amidst the incredibly rich fruit. General Manager Jean-Guillaume Prats thinks that 2005 might be as good as their legendary 2003 - but we definitely thought it was better. This fantastic wine is the first serious candidate for wine of the vintage.
Simon Staples, Apr-2006
Case price (Bottle 12 x 75cl)
Bottle 12 x 75cl 6cs
Bottle 12 x 75cl 2cs
Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs
Magnum 6 x 150cl 1cs
This seductive Cos from the superb 1990 vintage contains around 40 percent Merlot in the blend. This makes for a forward style of Cos, packed with succulent, ripe dark fruit flavours, soft yet powerful tannins and a full-bodied palate.
Case price (Bottle 12 x 75cl)
Bottle 12 x 75cl 5cs
(78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot)
(Simon Staples, BBR Fine Wine Director)
Bottle 12 x 75cl 2cs
Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs
Magnum 6 x 150cl 1cs
Nick Pegna, Director (South-East Asia)
65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 12 x 75cl 4cs
Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs
I have been lucky enough to try this wine four times this year and I have never tasted anything quite like this in 22 years of tasting Bordeaux. Massively concentrated, but not in an over-extracted fashion, you can feel that feel; every centilitre has been lovingly nurtured from the vine to the glass.
It's high in alcohol and tannins but they are integrated into its total balanced enormity. I'm pretty sure this will taste full-bodied, decadent and voluptuous from when its bottled and possibly for another 50/60 years. Also, I bet the farm that this will be THE most talked and controversial wine of the vintage.
Simon Staples, BBR Sales & Marketing Director
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
(62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot)
Simon Staples, Fine Wine Director
Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs
Magnum 6 x 150cl 2cs
Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 12 x 75cl 2cs
Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs
Magnum 6 x 150cl 7cs
Simon Staples, Berrys’ Fine Wine Director
Bottle 12 x 75cl 2cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs
Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon 76%, Merlot 23%, Cabernet Franc 1%
Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 4cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 3cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs
Bottle 6 x 75cl 3cs
D. Magnum 1 x 300cl 1cs
Half-btl 12 x 37.5cl 1cs
Nebuchnzr 1 x 1500cl 1cs
Magnum 3 x 150cl 1cs
Château Cos d`Estournel is named after its 19th century owner, Louis-Gaspard d'Estournel, and it was he who built the bizarre oriental edifice that is a landmark for any tourist in the Médoc. Today Cos d'Estournel is without doubt the leading estate in St-Estéphe. It is located in the south of the appellation on the border with Pauillac and its vineyards are superbly sited on a south-facing gravel ridge with a high clay content, just north of Lafite.
Cos d'Estournel is typically a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc - do not be fooled by the relatively high Merlot content, as these are full-bodied, dark, brooding tannic wines when young which develop a complexity and intensity that can rival many top growths from Pauillac.
In 1998 the Prats family sold Cos d'Estournel to The Tailan Group. Cos d'Estournel is classified as a 2ème Cru Classé.