Chateau Cos d'Estournel • St. Estephe, France
Château Cos d’Estournel is the powerful, ageworthy grand vin of this celebrated Saint‑Estèphe second growth, typically a…Château Cos d’Estournel is the powerful, ageworthy grand vin of this celebrated Saint‑Estèphe second growth, typically a Cabernet Sauvignon–Merlot–based blend from old vines on deep gravel and clay-limestone slopes just north of Lafite. Kno…Learn More »
$420
/750ml
1990 Retail Average
95
/100
1990 Pro Rating
Structured like a long-distance runner, the 1990 Chateau Cos d'Estournel combines deep, sweet black fruit and rich Merlot flesh with a powerful, still-firm Cabernet spine. Savory notes of dried herbs, black olive and warm earth weave through the palate, while the finish is broad, concentrated and persistent, showing that this much-lauded vintage is only now entering its majestic plateau of maturity. Decant well to let its intensity relax into complexity.
Roast rib of beef with jus, braised lamb shanks with rosemary, aged Comté or Gruyère
Château Cos d’Estournel is the powerful, ageworthy grand vin of this celebrated Saint‑Estèphe second growth, typically a Cabernet Sauvignon–Merlot–based blend from old vines on deep gravel and clay-limestone slopes just north of Lafite. Known for its dark, concentrated fruit, firm tannic structure and exotic, spicy complexity, it marries Médoc classicism with a particularly opulent, almost oriental character that reflects both its great terroir and the estate’s ambitious, gravity‑flow winemaking.