Wine Review: Chateau Cos d'Estournel Saint-Estèphe 2023 (en primeur sample) скачать в хорошем качестве

Wine Review: Chateau Cos d'Estournel Saint-Estèphe 2023 (en primeur sample)

In his last tasting recorded from the 2024 en primeur campaign Wine-Searcher's Wine Director, David Allen MW, tastes the wine from the prominent Saint-Estèphe estate Cos d'Estournel. Cos d'Estournel is an estate in the Saint-Estèphe appellation in the northern Médoc. In the 1855 Classification, it was classified as a second growth and remains one of the most prominent and sought-after of all Bordeaux wines. The estate is known for its cellars, whose unique architecture is heavily influenced by the East Indies. In the early part of the 19th Century Cos d'Estournel was exported to many countries, with India being one of the ley markets. Louis Gaspard d'Estournel , who founded the estate in 1811, preferred to sell direct to customers, bypassing the negociant system of Bordeaux. Accordingly, this was one of the first Bordeaux estates to bottle, label and sell their own wine. This practice continued until Louis' death in 1852. Historically, the Cabernet Sauvignon-dominant grand vin has had a high percentage of Merlot compared with other Médoc growths, although this has lessened in recent years. Cos d'Estournel tends to be dark, brooding and tannic when young, developing complexity and intensity with time. The estate is situated in the very south of Saint-Estèphe, just north of Pauillac's Lafite Rothschild. The south-facing vineyard slopes gently down to the Jalle du Breuil stream which separates it from Lafite. In old Gascon, "cos" means "hill of pebbles", and the vineyard does consist of deep Quaternary gravels and clay on limestone bedrock. It covers 91 hectares (225 acres) and is planted 60 percent to Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Merlot. The new winery, which was built in 2012, has four vats which can be lifted to allow processes to be gravity-fed. The grand vin is matured for 18 months in new oak barrels; Les Pagodes sees 12 months in new oak whilst Marbuzet and Goulée rouge are matured in 50 percent new wood. Annual production of the various wines varies between 200,000 and 380,000 bottles. To find out more about this wine and where to buy it go to the Wine-Searcher website https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/co... #winesearcher #winetasting #saintestephe #stestephe #cosdestournel #chateaucosdestournel #bordeaux #clarets #medoc #hautmedoc #redbordeaux #winelover #frenchwine #redwine #masterofwine #enprimeur #dcamw