1 dozen bottles per lot
细节
Saint Estèphe
St.-Estèphe is the northernmost of the four famous communes of the Médoc, a geographical distinction that has a profound effect on the wines produced there. At the mouth of the Gironde, there is considerably less gravel than there is farther up the river. Instead, the banks are comprised of a higher percentage of clay. Furthermore, the forest to the west of Bordeaux (which serves to protect the vineyards from the climactic vagaries of the Atlantic Ocean) is decreased in density in St.-Estèphe. Due to the soil composition, water drains more slowly from vineyards owned by châteaux such as Montrose, Calon-Ségur and Cos D'Estournel, making them fine "dry-summer wines," since the soil retains moisture so well. The best of these wines are known for their ageability. In fact, some of them are considered "undrinkable" in their youth. The wines offered here today present an opportunity to taste some wines from St.-Estèphe at full maturity: nearly 80 years after bottling! CA
Château Cos-d'Estournel
Just opposite Château Lafite, across the road that divides St.-Estèphe from Pauillac, stands a château that is unique in both its architecture and in its winemaking. The Château itself is an exotic, esoteric monument to the eccentric owner Louis Gaspard d'Estournel, a man so enamored of the architecture in the Arab countries he visited on horse trading business that he decided to bring a taste of the near East back to Bordeaux. The style of the wines made at Château Cos d'Estournel are as unique as the building itself. For one, there is an unusually high percentage of Merlot, around 40 in the wines produced at Cos. Secondly, Cos is known for it's extensive use of new oak casks. Both of these factors combine to create a rich, fleshy wine that is lighter and suppler than its St.-Estèphian brethren. It is a wine that is as unique as the building in which it is made. Offered here is Château Cos d'Estournel in two magnificent vintages: 1961 and 1962. 1961 is a Michael Broadbent 5-star vintage in which natural pruning with frosts, followed by a rainy July, a dry August and a sunny September produced ageworthy vins de garde. 1962 was upstaged by 1961 but is a wonderful and unsung vintage in its own right. CA
Château Cos-d'Estournel--Vintage 1961
Saint-Estèphe, 2me cru classé
Recorked at the château in 2001
In original wooden case
1 dozen bottles per lot
St.-Estèphe is the northernmost of the four famous communes of the Médoc, a geographical distinction that has a profound effect on the wines produced there. At the mouth of the Gironde, there is considerably less gravel than there is farther up the river. Instead, the banks are comprised of a higher percentage of clay. Furthermore, the forest to the west of Bordeaux (which serves to protect the vineyards from the climactic vagaries of the Atlantic Ocean) is decreased in density in St.-Estèphe. Due to the soil composition, water drains more slowly from vineyards owned by châteaux such as Montrose, Calon-Ségur and Cos D'Estournel, making them fine "dry-summer wines," since the soil retains moisture so well. The best of these wines are known for their ageability. In fact, some of them are considered "undrinkable" in their youth. The wines offered here today present an opportunity to taste some wines from St.-Estèphe at full maturity: nearly 80 years after bottling! CA
Château Cos-d'Estournel
Just opposite Château Lafite, across the road that divides St.-Estèphe from Pauillac, stands a château that is unique in both its architecture and in its winemaking. The Château itself is an exotic, esoteric monument to the eccentric owner Louis Gaspard d'Estournel, a man so enamored of the architecture in the Arab countries he visited on horse trading business that he decided to bring a taste of the near East back to Bordeaux. The style of the wines made at Château Cos d'Estournel are as unique as the building itself. For one, there is an unusually high percentage of Merlot, around 40 in the wines produced at Cos. Secondly, Cos is known for it's extensive use of new oak casks. Both of these factors combine to create a rich, fleshy wine that is lighter and suppler than its St.-Estèphian brethren. It is a wine that is as unique as the building in which it is made. Offered here is Château Cos d'Estournel in two magnificent vintages: 1961 and 1962. 1961 is a Michael Broadbent 5-star vintage in which natural pruning with frosts, followed by a rainy July, a dry August and a sunny September produced ageworthy vins de garde. 1962 was upstaged by 1961 but is a wonderful and unsung vintage in its own right. CA
Château Cos-d'Estournel--Vintage 1961
Saint-Estèphe, 2me cru classé
Recorked at the château in 2001
In original wooden case
1 dozen bottles per lot