Cos d'Estournel

The pagodas of Cos d’Estournel rise above its gravel vineyards in Saint-Estèphe. They reflect Louis Gaspard d’Estournel’s trade with India after he inherited the estate in 1791. Cos was named a Second Growth in the 1855 Classification, two years after his death.

Cabernet Sauvignon accounts for roughly two-thirds of the hundred-hectare vineyard, with Merlot the main companion and smaller plantings of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Nearly twenty soil types were mapped in 2001, allowing the team to adapt its farming to individual plots. The cellar uses a gravity-fed vat room.