Chateau Cos d'Estournel 2012
Château Cos d’Estournel 2012 is a red wine from Saint-Estèphe, in Bordeaux, crafted by Château Cos d’Estournel, 2ème Grand Cru Classé in 1855. It blends 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot. The Wine Advocate awards it 93+ points and advises a drinking window from 2022 to 2042; James Suckling rates it 95/100. Critics describe an ample and refined wine, driven by black fruits, a mineral backbone, and polished yet firm tannins.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Original Wooden Case of 12
- 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
- 2012
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.
