Why this vintage
- 100/100 from Jeb Dunnuckand 5 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2022 vintage in Saint-EstèpheThree heatwaves and extreme drought gave, against all odds, wines of exceptional concentration without harshness — the great sun-drenched year.
Critic scores
- Jeb Dunnuck100
- James Suckling99
- Wine Enthusiast98
- Vinous97
- Wine Spectator97
- Wine Advocate94
The 2022 vintage in Saint-Estèphe
Vintage benchmark: 98/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: Three heatwaves and extreme drought gave, against all odds, wines of exceptional concentration without harshness — the great sun-drenched year.
Overall reading of the year’s season across Saint-Estèphe. An estate can depart from it sharply, in frost or hail years, where two neighbours did not make the same vintage. What this particular wine actually gave is on its technical sheet and in the scores above.
Tasting
2022, Eloquent. The wine's characteristic intensity complements a voluptuous aromatic palette that includes the freshness of graphite and white pepper, the elegance of tea, and sweet notes of licorice, cherry, and blackberry. With an incredibly refined texture that is not without evoking the feel of cashmere, Cos d'Estournel 2022 is an utterly captivating wine with a seemingly endless finish and exceptional aging potential.
Blend of the 2022 vintage
- 61 % Cabernet Sauvignon
- 37 % Merlot
- 1 % Cabernet Franc
- 1 % Petit Verdot
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2022 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with 65 % cabernet sauvignon, 33 % merlot, 2 % cabernet franc — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Terroir
The Terroir of Cos d'Estournel. Situated on the edge of the plateau near the Gironde estuary, Cos d'Estournel enjoys a remarkable geographic location. The vineyard benefits from a maritime climate and gentle natural ventilation, whilst being sheltered from extreme weather. Comprising a rolling landscape on deep gravel and clay, Cos d'Estournel enjoys an unparalleled situation with two hillsides and a central plateau. This location gives it an incredible variety of terroirs and the exhaustive knowledge of the vineyard makes it possible to determine what every plot has to offer, harness its full potential and bring out its very best.
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Texts and documents 2022
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Visuals
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Sheet checked on September 28, 2026. Technical data: the estate’s VinCod sheets. Critic scores: sources cited above, with their date. Vintage benchmarks and character: Compagnie Médocaine’s own editorial read. Soils and relief, where shown: the Compagnie Médocaine’s parcel survey and the Mapbox/IGN terrain model.