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St.-Estephe

Saint-Estèphe is in the northern Médoc, on the left bank of the Gironde River. Although it has no First Growth estates, its five Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Growth châteaux are notable, and, in recent decades, have become favorites with reviewers and consumers. Some reviewers also note that the appellation is today making excellent Cru Bourgeois wines, which frequently offer good value. There are 3,404 acres of vineyards and a variety of soil types, from gravelly soil to soil with significant sand or clay. The two Second Growth Châteaux in St.-Estephe are Cos d’Estournel and Montrose. The Third Growth Calon-Ségur is widely admired. The principal grapes grown are Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, with small amounts of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.

2020 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, Château Leoville-Las-Cases, Cos d'Estournel

3-bottle Horizontal

1982 Cos d'Estournel

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

RP  95   
WS  95   
ST  94   
JR  18.5   

1983 Cos d'Estournel

Light capsule condition issue; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

WS  91   

1983 Cos d'Estournel

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; base neck fill; label condition issue

WS  91   

1986 Cos d'Estournel

Capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

RP  95   
WS  93   
JR  17   
MB  ***/*   

1990 Cos d'Estournel

Light label condition issue

RP  94   
ST  92+    
JR  18.5   
2 available
Bid *

1994 Cos d'Estournel

Light label condition issue

RP  91   
WS  91   

1995 Cos d'Estournel

Light label condition issue

RP  95   
WS  94   
ST  92+    
MB  ***/*   

2000 Cos d'Estournel

Light label condition issue

WS  96   
WE  94   
RP  91   
ST  90   
JR  17.5   
WS  #2 of 2003   

2002 Cos d'Estournel

RP  93+    
WS  93   
ST  93   
JR  17   
4 available
Bid *

2002 Cos d'Estournel

Light label condition issue

RP  93+    
WS  93   
ST  93   
JR  17   
2 available
Bid *

2002 Cos d'Estournel

Lightly elevated cork; light label condition issue

RP  93+    
WS  93   
ST  93   
JR  17   

2006 Cos d'Estournel

Light label condition issue

RP  94   
WS  93   
ST  93   
JR  18   

2014 Cos d'Estournel

VN  95+    
RP  94   
WS  94   
CT  94.1   

2000 Les Pagodes de Cos

WS  92   

2016 Les Pagodes de Cos

JS  94   
WE  93   
JD  93   
WS  91   
VN  91   
JR  16.5   
12 available
Bid *

2017 Les Pagodes de Cos

JS  94   
WA  92   
VN  92   
JD  90+    
JR  15.5+    
12 available
Bid *

2018 Les Pagodes de Cos

Light capsule condition issue

CT  92.5   
JD  92+    
VN  90   
JR  17.5   

1981 Château Montrose

Lightly depressed cork; signs of past seepage; base neck fill; light label condition issue

1981 Château Montrose

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; signs of past seepage; base neck fill; light label condition issue

1989 Château Montrose

375ml

Light label condition issue

RP  100   
JS  99   
WS  96   
CT  94.8   
JR  18   
DE  ****   
7 available
Bid *

1989 Château Montrose

375ml

Light capsule condition issue

RP  100   
JS  99   
WS  96   
CT  94.8   
JR  18   
DE  ****   
4 available
Bid *

1989 Château Montrose

375ml

RP  100   
JS  99   
WS  96   
CT  94.8   
JR  18   
DE  ****   
2 available
Bid *

1989 Château Montrose

375ml

Very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

RP  100   
JS  99   
WS  96   
CT  94.8   
JR  18   
DE  ****   

1990 Château Montrose

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; light label condition issue

RP  100   
ST  95   
WS  94   
JR  17.5   
2 available
Bid *