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Château Cos d`Estournel 1995

Lot 79
29.09.2022 00:00UTC +00:00
Classic
Starting price
£ 1 200
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 812733
Lot 79 | Château Cos d'Estournel 1995
Estimate value
£ 1 200 – 1 500
CHATEAU COS D'ESTOURNEL

Château Cos d'Estournel is named after its 19th century owner, Louis-Gaspard d'Estournel. The word "Cos" derives from the Gascogne language, meaning "hill of pebbles”. In 1917 the property was purchased by Fernand Ginestet, whose daughter Arlette married into the Prats family which is how the Château came into the hands of Bruno Prats who managed Cos d'Estournel until 1998 when it was sold to the Taillan Group. His son Jean-Guillaume Prats has remained as general manager and in 2000 the estate was bought by Michel Reybier. Since 2004 the technical director has been Dominique Arangoits. Cos d'Estournel is located in the south of the St-Estèphe appellation, on the border with Pauillac. The vineyards are superbly sited on a south-facing gravel ridge with a high clay content, just north of Lafite-Rothschild, separated by the La Jalle de Breuil tributary stream. The 91 hectare estate is planted with 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot. The average vine age is 35 years at a density of 8,000 to 10,000 per hectare and only vines over 20 years of age end up in the Grand Vin. Yields are kept to about 40 to 45 hectolitres per hectare and harvesting is done by hand with a rigorous sorting of the grapes. A state-of-the-art cuvier was opened in 2008 and enables pumping over through racking off by gravity with the help of four lift-operated vats and precise control of fermentation temperatures which makes it possible to obtain a selection of the softest tannins and maximum preservation of fruit. Fermentation takes place generally with natural yeasts. The different grape varieties are then blended together before being put into barriques. The oak barrels are sourced from the forest of Alliers and since 2000 the proportion of new oak has varied depending on the vintage. The wine is aged for about 18 months and remains on the lees without racking until July. The wine is then fined but not filtered before bottling.

Château Cos d'Estournel 1995

Saint-Estéphe, 2ème cru classé

In original wooden case. Wax capsule with signs of old seepage. Excellent appearance. Level: base of neck

1 imperial per lot





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Place of origin:Bordeaux, Western Europe, France, Europe
Category:Wine
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