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EspañolCHâTEAU COS D'ESTOURNEL
'Château Cos d'Estournel' is a winery in the Saint-Estèphe appellation of the Bordeaux region of France. It is also the name of the red wine produced by this property. The wine produced here was classified as one of fifteen ''Deuxièmes Crus'' (Second Growths) in the original Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855.
The property is adjacent to Château Lafite-Rothschild in the neighboring commune of Pauillac.
The name ''Cos'' (with the S pronounced) refers to a ''hill of pebbles'' in Gascon dialect and the name ''Cos d'Estournel'' was given in 1810 by Louis-Gaspard d'Estournel.
The château, like many others in the area, changed hands several times during its history, starting in 1852 when it was purchased by the English banker Charles Cecil Martyns. In 1869, it was sold to the Spanish Errazu family only to be sold again 20 years later in 1889 to the Bordeaux-based Hostein family. Through his marriage to Marie-Thérèse Hostein, Louis-Victor Charmolue, who also owned Château Montrose, gained control of Cos d'Estournel in 1894. In Finally in 1917, it was sold to Fernand Ginestet.
The château has remained in the Ginestet family since then, becming in 1970 part of Domaines Prats, the combined holdings of the Ginestet and Prats families, and controlled by Bruno Prats.
Château Cos d'Estournel produces two red wines: its eponymous grand vin, and its second wine, Les Pagodes de Cos.
Cos wines tend to have a higher blend of Merlot then other classified Left Bank wines. [1]
1. H. Johnson & J. Robinson ''The World Atlas of Wine'' pg 88 Mitchell Beazley Publishing 2005 ISBN 1840003324
http://www.cosestournel.com Château Website
The property is adjacent to Château Lafite-Rothschild in the neighboring commune of Pauillac.
| Contents |
| History |
| The Wine |
| References |
| External Links |
History
The name ''Cos'' (with the S pronounced) refers to a ''hill of pebbles'' in Gascon dialect and the name ''Cos d'Estournel'' was given in 1810 by Louis-Gaspard d'Estournel.
The château, like many others in the area, changed hands several times during its history, starting in 1852 when it was purchased by the English banker Charles Cecil Martyns. In 1869, it was sold to the Spanish Errazu family only to be sold again 20 years later in 1889 to the Bordeaux-based Hostein family. Through his marriage to Marie-Thérèse Hostein, Louis-Victor Charmolue, who also owned Château Montrose, gained control of Cos d'Estournel in 1894. In Finally in 1917, it was sold to Fernand Ginestet.
The château has remained in the Ginestet family since then, becming in 1970 part of Domaines Prats, the combined holdings of the Ginestet and Prats families, and controlled by Bruno Prats.
The Wine
Château Cos d'Estournel produces two red wines: its eponymous grand vin, and its second wine, Les Pagodes de Cos.
Cos wines tend to have a higher blend of Merlot then other classified Left Bank wines. [1]
References
1. H. Johnson & J. Robinson ''The World Atlas of Wine'' pg 88 Mitchell Beazley Publishing 2005 ISBN 1840003324
External Links
http://www.cosestournel.com Château Website
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