Château Cos D'Estournel

Saint-Estèphe

Name: Saint-Estèphe
Brand: Château Cos D'Estournel
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Rating: 100 (3 reviews)

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Cabernet Sauvignon•Bordeaux•France

100

1 bottle750 ml•R99 delivery

Case of 6750 ml each•R99 delivery

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Taste profile

Type

Red Blend

On the palate

Cos d'Estournel is slow to reveal itself. Little by little, it evokes stories of distant places, market stalls brimming with unfamiliar fruits, spices and wares, village festivities warmed by the joy of revelers and the setting sun, and sumptuous visions of ladies and their voluptuous curves. A myriad of scents, colors and tastes appeals to the senses. The Grand Vin of Cos d'Estournel is both demure and deliberately sensuous, a fascinating and elegant nectar.

Blueberry

Cassis

Graphite

Violets

Cultivar

76% Cabernet Sauvignon

Region

Bordeaux

Appellation

Saint-Estèphe

Country

France

Alcohol

14.5%

Residual sugar

N/A g/L

Cellaring potential

30 yrs+

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More than ever before, our men and women were indispensable in facing the unprecedented challenges of the 2016 vintage. Throughout the year we continued to focus on crucial decisions concerning leaf removal, grass cover and tillage in order to maintain freshness. Gracious and ample, Cos d’Estournel 2016 offers an exquisitely delicate balance. During tasting, the 2016 vintage should be given time to breathe, so it may reveal its full breadth and magnificent structure. Refined and elegant, with silky tannins and a long finish, the 2016 vintage has extremely long cellaring potential.

Chateau Cos d'Estournel is a Grand Cru vineyard located in St. Estephe. Its oriental facade is adorned with three pagoda turrets all cast in a soft golden sandstone. Chateau Cos d'Estournel today covers 170 acres separated from Chateau Lafite along the southern edge by the stream between St. Estephe and Pauillac. The gravelly soil over a flint limestone and silicate subsoil low in nitrogen has eroded over centuries to form steep ridges which perfectly drain the vineyards. The vineyards are planted 60 percent in Cabernet Sauvignon vines 2 percent of Cabernet Franc and 38 percent in Merlot. Naturally the percentage of Cabernet or Merlot in the composition of each vintage depends on the climate which favors one grape variety or the other.

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