Château Cos d'Estournel Les Pagodes De Cos
| Vintage: | 2013 |
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| Description: | Tasting Notes\r\nThis 2013 is an elegant, well-structured wine that opens up with aeration. It is quite smooth on the palate thanks to elegant silky tannins, and also displays beautiful minerality. The bouquet is particularly attractive, with hints of black fruit and spice, especially black pepper. 2013 Pagodes de Cos is very accessible and forthcoming.\r\nBlend - 64%cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, 4% Cabernet FRANC,\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a04% Petit VERDOT\r\nAbout Ch\u00e2teau Cos d'Estournel\r\nLouis Gaspard d\u2019Estournel inherited Cos and Pomys in 1791. Deeply convinced that the\u00a0terroir of the hill of Cos was exceptional, he took many risks to enhance his estate, investing massively in the acquisition of neighboring land. He would expand his vineyard from 14 to 45 hectares. Forever passionate about innovation, he introduced numerous technical improvements including the use of glass stoppers and experimented with new grape varieties.\r\nThroughout his lifetime Louis Gaspard d\u2019Estournel remained closely involved in the management of Cos d\u2019Estournel. He fought endlessly to promote his estate, even if it meant having to sell it to finance his debts before acquiring it once again.\r\nDriven and tenacious, he would acquire many plots of wines, some of which were among the choicest of the region, to achieve his lifelong goal of making Cos d\u2019Estournel a first-tier estate and producing one of the world\u2019s most outstanding wines.\r\nLouis Gaspard d\u2019Estournel would live to see his wine designated a Deuxi\u00e8me Grand Cru du M\u00e9doc by the negociants of Bordeaux but sadly enough, he passed away two years before the 1855 Bordeaux Classification officially recognized Cos d\u2019Estournel as a Second Growth Estate.\r\nChateau 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.\r\n |
| Price: | $ 89.99 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Available from BASSER’S Fine Wine
| Address: |
6240 Coral Ridge Drive Coral Springs, FL 33076 United States |
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| Telephone (regular): | 954-840-3122 |
First added to 1000 Corks on September 10, 2020.
