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Area under vine at the estate, from its technical sheet — it does not change from one vintage to the next. Each vintage’s blend, by contrast, departs from it: that figures on its own page.
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In the north of the Médoc, on the hill of Saint-Estèphe. Around a bend in the road, the majestic Pagodas of Cos d'Estournel come into view. The residence of the Maharajah of Saint-Estèphe never fails to surprise. This is a true palace, entirely devoted to wine. Such was the wish of Louis-Gaspard d'Estournel. From the moment he inherited a few hectares of vines in 1791, he never ceased to enlarge his estate and to equip it with the best techniques. Owned since 2000 by Michel Reybier, Cos d'Estournel continues on its path, between audacity and humility.
Situated on the edge of the plateau, close to the Gironde estuary, Cos d'Estournel enjoys a privileged geographical position. Benefiting from a maritime climate, the vineyard is sheltered from weather extremes and enjoys gentle natural ventilation. Set on undulating ground made up of deep gravels and clay, Cos d'Estournel benefits from incomparable exposure, with two slopes and a central plateau.
| Vintage | Best score | Vintage character | Technical sheet |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 98-99 James Suckling | A dry, bright summer, tempered by cool nights, gave pure, balanced wines, more classic than sun-drenched. | — |
| 2024 | 97-98 James Suckling | A rainy spring and a difficult flowering reduced the crop; the dry October saved fine, light, easy-drinking wines. | fiche · PDF |
| 2023 | 99 James Suckling | July mildew followed by a hot September demanded strict selection: fleshy, aromatic wines, more approachable than 2022. | — |
| 2018 | 98 Wine Advocate | After a spring marked by mildew, the heat concentrated a small crop: rich, ripe wines with great depth of material. | fiche · PDF |
| 2017 | 98 Wine Advocate | Frost struck only the lower slopes: Cos saved the essential on its gravel rises and produced a dense wine, well above the vintage. | fiche · PDF |
| 2015 | 96 Wine Enthusiast | A hot summer tempered by August rains gave expansive wines, with rounded tannins and generous fruit. | fiche · PDF |
| 2014 | 97 Wine Enthusiast | A gloomy summer redeemed by an Indian summer: the cabernets are radiant and the freshness is true to the Médoc. | fiche · PDF |
| 2012 | 94 Vinous | A late cycle closing with rain gave an uneven vintage: the cabernets hold up, the merlots remain taut. | fiche · PDF |
| 2011 | 94 Wine Advocate | A scorching spring followed by a wet August turned the seasons upside down: classic wines, shorter but true to type. | fiche · PDF |
| 2010 | 99 Wine Advocate | A dry summer and cool nights concentrated small berries: a benchmark vintage, with dense tannins and a thirty-year aging potential. | fiche · PDF |
| 2009 | 100 Wine Advocate | A sun-drenched season from start to finish gave opulent, fleshy wines, immediately appealing yet built for the cellar. | fiche · PDF |
| 2008 | — | A bright late season saved a cool summer: wines of unexpected freshness and aromatic precision. | fiche · PDF |
| 2007 | — | A cool, wet summer demanded strict selection: light, delicious wines, to be drunk young. | fiche · PDF |
| 2006 | — | Rain at véraison followed by a dry September gave classic, balanced wines with fine freshness, without the density of 2005. | fiche · PDF |
| 2005 | — | Drought without any halt in ripening, together with cool nights, gave a legendary vintage: concentrated, with firm tannins and very long aging potential. | fiche · PDF |
| 2004 | — | High yields and a dry September gave a classic, unexaggerated vintage, straightforward, now at its peak. | fiche · PDF |
| 2003 | — | The historic heatwave halted ripening in young vines: very ripe, low-acid wines, at their best in Saint-Estèphe, where the clays held on to freshness. | fiche · PDF |
| 2002 | — | A dry, bright October redeemed a mediocre summer: the Médoc's cabernets fared well, the merlots far less so. | fiche · PDF |
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Sheet checked on September 21, 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.
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