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Chateau Cos d'Estournel - Blanc2020

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June 2025
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Chateau Cos d'Estournel - Blanc label
  • Producer Grand Cru Classe Bordeaux
  • Blend 66% Sauvignon Blanc
    34% Semillon
  • Country France
  • Region Bordeaux
  • Appellation Bordeaux Blanc
  • UPC 0 15643 77908 4

Reviews

James Suckling 97

Dried tropical fruits like mangoes and green papaya, with lemons and green apples. Limes, too. Full-bodied yet tight and compacted with great length and persistence. Muscular yet fresh. 66% sauvignon blanc and 34% semillon.

by JS, James Suckling , 2023

Wine Enthusiast 92

This wine is poised between the citrus and riper tropical flavors, giving it weight and the promise of richness to come.

by RV, Wine Enthusiast , 2023

Wine Spectator 92

Very solid, with a bracing fleur de sel edge around a core of white peach and lemon pith. The long, pure finish has excellent cut. Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon.

by JM, Wine Spectator , 2023

Vinous Media 95

The 2020 Cos d'Estournel Blanc is rich, creamy and sensual. Apricot, peach, white flowers, chamomile and lightly honeyed accents all build in the glass. The 2020 is a rich, textured white for gastronomy. I would love to have it at the dinner table.

by AG, Vinous Media , 2023

Wine Advocate 92

The 2020 Cos d'Estournel Blanc features a higher proportion of Semillon (34%) than the Pagodes, and it's richer and more textural, bursting with aromas of lemongrass, nectarine, peach and ginger, followed by a medium to full-bodied, layered and satiny palate.

by WK, Wine Advocate , 2023

Technical Details

Background

North of the Medoc, on the hill of Saint-Estephe. At the bend of the road are the majestic pagodas of Cos d'Estournel. After the sheer delight, it seeks to penetrate the mystery carefully hidden behind the imposing Zanzibar Gate. The residence of the Maharajah of Saint-Estephe does not fail to surprise. Here is a real palace, entirely dedicated to wine. This had been desired by Louis-Gaspard d'Estournel. Therefore when he inherited a few hectares of vineyards in 1791, he had never ceased to enlarge the estate and to provide it with the best techniques.
Convinced of having in his hands an exceptional terroir, this man of taste, adventurer, praised around the world, in India, in particular, from where he brought this penchant for the Orient and exoticism. In the image of his wine, bewitching and elegant, as well as spicy and powerful, he took the chance to be himself in a world so conventional, cultivating his differences and taking up his choices.
Property since 2000 of Michel Reybier, Cos d'Estournel pursues its destiny, between audacity and humility. Every decision is a risk-taken, in a visionary philosophy that its founder would not have disowned. Culture divided into plots pushed to its peak, demanding innovation in the winery, a taste for beauty and excellence in a world imbued with unobtrusive elegance, this is the legacy of Louis-Gaspard which its owner today extends.The unique style of Cos d'Estournel, born of a sublime terroir magnified with respect by the passion of men over the centuries, made from his discovery a true journey.

Tasting notes

The vines of Cos d'Estournel Blanc proved especially resilient this year. Thanks to their deep roots and ability to adapt, they did not suffer from excessive levels of water stress.
Concentrated and rich, its Sauvignon Blanc grapes were exceptional and its Semillon highly expressive, which led our teams to include a higher percentage of the latter in the final blend.
Sophisticated and rich, Cos d'Estournel Blanc 2020 offers a wonderful balance of the wine's characteristic freshness, mineral notes and aromas of ripe fruit. It is a wine with superb structure and great potential for aging.

Terroir

The Cos d'Estournel Blanc vineyard in the northern part of the Medoc, near the mouth of the Gironde Estuary, is in a prime location. A cool microclimate and natural ventillation due to the nearby ocean are conducive to making wines of great aromatic precision.
As part of an ongoing quest for excellence, a replanting and top grafting programme has been undertaken over the past several years. The soil is regularly ploughed and sustainable methods are used to grow top-quality grapes.