Château Cos d'Estournel 1999 (magnum, 1.5 l)

Château Cos d’Estournel 1999 — Saint-Estèphe, Magnum

This Château Cos d’Estournel 1999, offered here in magnum 1.5 L, delivers a mature, classical and refined expression of Saint-Estèphe. A Second Growth with an instantly recognisable style, Cos d’Estournel combines Médoc depth with a distinctive spicy signature, marked by cassis, cedar, graphite, blond tobacco, fine leather and oriental spice notes.

The 1999 vintage, more elegant than massive, now shows a harmonious and delicately evolved profile. The magnum format has encouraged slower evolution, preserving freshness, fruit definition and the nobility of the structure. A mature bottle to open with care, offering the tertiary complexity of a great Saint-Estèphe.

Terroir: Saint-Estèphe, deep gravel and Médoc freshness

The Cos d’Estournel vineyard lies on deep gravel rises with clay-rich subsoils, a combination that gives the wines power, structure and ageing capacity. In this vintage, the blend is led by Cabernet Sauvignon, bringing tension, cassis and graphite, supported by Merlot, which adds flesh, roundness and depth.

The château’s signature remains clearly present: a refined, spicy and subtly exotic style, here softened by time. The wine now favours balance, freshness, polished tannins and evolved complexity rather than immediate power.

Tasting notes

Expression of the 1999 vintage

The 1999 vintage in Bordeaux produced classical, elegant and more approachable wines than the great years of power. In Saint-Estèphe, Cos d’Estournel retains fine structure, Médoc freshness and refined tertiary complexity. In magnum, this bottle gains further poise, depth and balance of evolution.