CHÂTEAU COS D’ESTOURNEL 1996
CHÂTEAU COS D’ESTOURNEL 1996
CHÂTEAU COS D’ESTOURNEL 1996
CHÂTEAU COS D’ESTOURNEL 1996
CHÂTEAU COS D’ESTOURNEL 1996
CHÂTEAU COS D’ESTOURNEL 1996
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1996

CHÂTEAU COS D’ESTOURNEL 1996

Wine 1996 2ème Cru Classé  Bordeaux Saint Estèphe

Drink between 2005 and 2042

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96 / 100
Franck Dubourdieu September - 2007
Franck Dubourdieu
94 / 100
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate July - 2016
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate
 Tasted at the château, the 1996 Cos d'Estournel was aged in 65% new oak (unlike the 1995 which was 100%) and is a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon and 35% Merlot. It has a straight down the line, intense and focused, graphite and melted tar bouquet. It is almost Pauillac in style, no surprise given its proximity. The palate is medium-bodied with fresh acidity, finer tannin than the 1986 Cos d'Estournel tasted alongside, but sharing those same leitmotifs of black pepper and sea salt. I like the nonchalance of this Cos d'Estournel. At 20 years it is not an ostentatious wine, not determined to go out and impress, but its nuance, stylishness and classicism grow on you. Its virtues seem to register only after you swallow the wine and find yourself tempted back for more. Excellent. Tasted July 2016.
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94 / 100
Jeannie Cho Lee July - 2016
Jeannie Cho Lee
Still so youthful and closed that it took about an hour for the wine to open up. Filled with cedar, spices and dark leather notes, this is classic Cos: structured, firm and tightly wound. Should keep well for another decade or two.
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19 / 20
La Revue du Vin de France January - 2005
La Revue du Vin de France
94 / 100
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider October - 2019
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider
The aromatics capture the wines mature essence with its earthy wet forest floor, tobacco leaf, cigar box and bright red fruits. There is lift in the fruit, coupled with a leafy, red berry assortment in the finish. This is probably close to fully mature, where it should remain for at least 15 or more years before entering its slow decline.
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94 / 100
Cellar Tracker June - 2024
Cellar Tracker
A beautiful bottle of this that shows so finely mature with a very classic St. Estephe flavor that sort of reminds me of tar and charcoal. Medium-bodied but quite layered and yet light on its feet with very dark red fruit and a wonderful, spice-driven finish. So delicious now but certainly good bottles will continue to develop over the next decade or so.
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93 / 100
SoDivin April - 2014
SoDivin
The color is still almost violet. This wine should be decanted and then given time. Still very closed and austere, it opens slowly but you need to be patient. Rich and dense, massive, concentrated, with tannins still very much present but gradually refining. A blockbuster to keep or to open at least the day before.
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93 / 100
Tom Cannavan January - 2003
Tom Cannavan
Big, toasty, coffee-bean French oak nose. Quite earthy and animal beneath, with hints of blood and cedary complexity. Must be a classy claret. Earthy, deep and bittersweet on the palate with plummy depth and length. Very good Bordeaux.
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17 / 20
Jancis Robinson April - 2015
Jancis Robinson
At first there was a slightly green note on the nose but then on the palate the fruit was rich, dense and rather glorious. As it opened up in the glass I got the slightest suggestion of brett on the nose, followed by a hint of ashes. It's pretty good stuff but not nearly as thrilling as the 1989 served alongside it.
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Vintage Wine  1996
Classification Médoc - 2ème Cru Classé 
Region Bordeaux
Appellation Saint Estèphe
Colour Red
Volume 0.75 l
Country France
Alcohol content 13.00% vol
Château Château Cos D'Estournel
Château Cos D'Estournel
Château Cos D'Estournel

Château Cos d'Estournel is one of the most iconic estates of the Saint-Estèphe appellation, on the left bank of Bordeaux. Classified as Second Grand Cru Classé in 1855, it owes its singular identity to its location on the Cos hillside and to the bold vision of its founder, Louis-Gaspard d'Estournel, a prominent figure of the 19th century nicknamed the "Maharajah of Saint-Estèphe".

From its beginnings, Cos d'Estournel established itself through an international ambition rare for the time, exporting its wines as far as Asia. This openness to the world is still reflected today in the unique architecture of the château, inspired by the Far East, a true visual signature in the Médoc. The vineyard rests on terroir of deep gravel mixed with clay, benefiting from the proximity of the Gironde estuary, giving the wines structure, depth and complexity.

Iconic vintages: Cos d'Estournel 1947, Cos d'Estournel 1952, Cos d'Estournel 1953, Cos d'Estournel 1961 or Cos d'Estournel 1996, Cos d'Estournel 2002, Cos d'Estournel 2005, Cos d'Estournel 2010

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