Chateau Cos d'Estournel 2000
Château Cos d’Estournel 2000 is a red wine from Saint-Estèphe in Bordeaux, produced by Château Cos d’Estournel, 2ème Grand Cru Classé in 1855. It blends 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot. The Wine Advocate awards it 97/100 and recommends drinking between 2018 and 2035; James Suckling gives it 93/100. Critics describe a fully mature wine with tertiary notes of tobacco, leather, cigar box, and spices, supported by a supple texture and velvety tannins.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Saint Estèphe
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château Cos d'Estournel
- Millésime
- 2000
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot
Château Cos d'Estournel
Cos d’Estournel is an estate in Saint-Estèphe, in the Médoc, classified as a Second Grand Cru in the 1855 classification. Its 100-hectare vineyard is situated on the Cos hill and consists mainly of Cabernet Sauvignon. The estate has been owned by Michel Reybier since 2000.
- Owner
- Michel Reybier
- Maître de chais
- Angélique Meynieu
- Surface (ha)
- 100.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 300000
Histoire du domaine
In 1791, Louis Gaspard d’Estournel inherited the Cos and Pomys estates, which included, in particular, 14 hectares of vineyards. He gradually expanded the vineyard, which eventually reached 45 hectares, and carried out several technical experiments, notably with glass corks and new grape varieties. Cos wine was exported to India as early as 1838, which contributed to the oriental inspiration behind the estate’s architecture. Louis Gaspard d’Estournel commissioned the construction of the pagodas that still characterise the château today. Burdened by debt, he sold the estate in 1852 to the London banker Charles Cecil Martyns and died the following year. In 1855, Cos d’Estournel was recognised as a deuxième cru classé. After several changes of ownership, the estate was acquired in 1917 by Fernand Ginestet; his descendants from the Prats family subsequently took over its management. Michel Reybier became the owner in 2000 and had a fully gravity-fed winery built in 2008. Today, Dominique Arangoïts is the technical director and Angélique Meynieu holds the post of cellar master.
