1986 CHÂTEAU COS D'ESTOURNEL 1986
The 1986 Cos d'Estournel is a remarkably elegant wine. From a very good vintage, this classified growth is both intense, voluptuous and has notes of red fruits. The Cos d'Estournel 1986 is charming. The balance between freshness and spices is perfect. When ripe, it can be tasted now or kept for several decades.
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The Château Cos d'Estournel is a vineyard of 67 hectares, located in Saint-Estephe in the Gironde. Cos d'Estournel is an AOC in the Medoc which is part of the Saint-Estephe appellation and classed a Second Growth in the official classification of Medoc wines in 1855. The vines are 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot and a small percentage of Cabernet Franc. The vineyards spread over thirty plots that average 35 years old. The Château Cos d'Estournel also produces a second wine called Les Pagodes de Cos, from vines aged less than twenty years.
The best vintages are 2003, the vintage of 2000, 1996 wines, crus classés of 1995, the vintage 1994. Then, the vintage of 1990 and 1986, wines of 1985, and the grand crus classés of 1982 and are exceptional.