Château Cos d'Estournel 2010 - OWC (12 x 75 cl)

AOC, Second Great Growth, Saint-Estèphe

€3,000.00

Reference:

W_111/12

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Bordeaux - Médoc, 2010, OWC, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Saint-Estèphe, Cos d'Estournel, 2nd Great Classified Growth, 12 x 75 cl

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Description

Presentation of the winery

The vineyards of Cos d'Estournel covers 91 hectares, it is located south of Saint-Estèphe on extra deep gravelly soils in calcareous soil. The vineyard is 60% of Cabernet Sauvignon, mainly on gravel soils of the summit and slopes of 40% Merlot on slopes and coasts. The estate produces a second wine called “Les Pagodes de Cos”.

Wine

Château Cos d'Estournel 2010 has a ruby red color. The nose is quite expressive with notes of blackberry, licorice and cedar. On the palate, the attack is elegant, precise. This wine has a nice tannic structure.

Product Details

Reference W_111/12

Data sheet

Vintage: 2010

Parker Rating: 97+/100

Format: 75 cl

Color: Red Wine

Grape Variety: Cabernet sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet franc, Petit verdot

Appellation: Saint-Estèphe

Region: Bordeaux, Médoc

Producer: Château Cos d'Estournel

Best vintages: 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1986, 1985, 1982, 1979, 1976, 1970, 1962, 1961, 1959, 1953, 1949, 1947, 1945

Maturity: 30+ years

Serving T°: 16°-18°C

Packing: Original Wooden Case - 12 Bottles

Producer: Château Cos d'Estournel

Château Cos d'Estournel

The Maharaja of Saint-Estèphe

The Château Cos d'Estournel is basically the work of a single man: Louis Joseph Gaspard Lacoste de Maniban, Marquis d'Estournel, who inherited the Burgundian family estate when his father died, in 1791. Inspired by the Château Lafite-Rothschild, located in the neighboring commune of Pauillac, he discovers his raison d'être and, in 1811 decides to become a winemaker.

Progressively, he buys and cultivates some parcels of vineyard. As a great admirer of India and the Orient, Louis also builds the famous Chinese pagodas, which sit on top of the Château (hence the name "Pagodes de Cos"). In 1852, in this locality of "Cos" (or "hill of pebbles" in Gascon dialect), he was at the helm of 3 production sites: Cos d’Estournel, Cos Labory and Château Pomys.

Thanks to his hard work, the Cos d'Estournel entered the 1855 Classification as a 2nd Great Growth in 1855. A posthumous victory, since the Marquis died two years earlier. Today, the Saint-Estèphe estate and its 91 hectares of vineyard (Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot) are managed by Jean-Guillaume Prats, a descendant of Fernand Ginestet (who bought the property in 1917).

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