Château COS LABORY
5ème grand cru classé
- 2016
- Saint-estèphe
Previously settled on firm tannins that made them stark in their youth, Cos Labory's wines have for the last ten years changed in style, becoming more pleasant and gaining in depth and refinement (its vineyard is adjacent to those of Lafite-Rothschild and Cos d'Estournel). “Probably the best value in the 1855 classification to date”, as Bettane & Desseauve (Guide 2025) points out.
The Audoy family having sold its vineyard to the neighboring Cos d'Estournel at the beginning of 2023, a new era begins at Cos Labory.
Amazing value for money in 2016.
- To keep or to drink :
- Ready to drink
- Apogée :
- 2022-2034
- Potential alcohol :
- 13.5%
From the same producer
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Ultra-confidential white wine from Cos d'Estournel, with a predominance of Sauvignon Blanc (75%) on a terroir located at the northern tip of the Médoc. The proximity of the Gironde estuary and the Atlantic Ocean gives the wine its freshness, its mineral notes and its marine accents.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 3 to 5 years
- Apogée:
- 2023-2032
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Ultra-confidential white wine from Cos d'Estournel, with a predominance of Sauvignon Blanc (75%) on a terroir located at the northern tip of the Médoc. The proximity of the Gironde estuary and the Atlantic Ocean gives the wine its freshness, its mineral notes and its marine accents.
As the Revue du Vin de France pointed out during the Primeurs tastings, the 2021 vintage is "one of the most accomplished in its history".
The 2021 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 93/100 “The white reaches an excellent level, developing citrus and white fruit notes.”
Vinous (Antonio Galloni - december 2023) : 94/100 “The 2021 Cos d'Estournel Blanc is a big wine-rich, dramatic and expressive. Low yields in 2021 created a white that is deep, layered and quite potent in feel. Tangerine peel, citrus confit, marzipan and a touch of new oak give the 2021 a decidedly flamboyant, extroverted personality."
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2023-2032
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Located at the northern tip of the Médoc, the vineyard of Château La Goulée was abandoned in 2007 when Cos d'Estournel acquired it. The aim was to produce an intensely flavoursome, tasty and charming wine thanks to an almost (90%) pure Merlot grape variety.
The contract was perfectly fulfilled with this magnificent 2019, a real delicacy rated 92/100 by M. Galloni (Vinous).
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 3 to 5 years
- Apogée:
- 2026-2036
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Located at the northern tip of the Médoc, the vineyard of Château La Goulée was abandoned in 2007 when Cos d'Estournel acquired it. The aim was to produce an intensely flavoursome, tasty and charming wine thanks to an almost (90%) pure Merlot grape variety.
The contract was perfectly fulfilled with this magnificent 2019, a real delicacy rated 92/100 by M. Galloni (Vinous).
The 2020 vintage in the press:
J-M Quarin (September 2023): 91/100 “Smoky touch. Immediately juicy on the palate, developing into a gourmet, tasty wine with good staying power. Long, seductive, perfumed finish. Very good.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2026-2036
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Located at the northern tip of the Médoc, the vineyard of Château La Goulée was abandoned in 2007 when Cos d'Estournel acquired it. The aim was to produce an intensely flavoursome, tasty and charming wine thanks to an almost (90%) pure Merlot grape variety.
The contract was perfectly fulfilled with this magnificent 2019, a real delicacy rated 92/100 by M. Galloni (Vinous).
The 2019 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2024): 91/100 “G is a well-made vintage, necessarily more accessible, but well-defined.”
Vinous (A. Galloni): 92/100 “Contract perfectly fulfilled with this magnificent 2019, a real gourmet treat.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2022-2032
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Second wine of Cos d'Estournel, probably the best second wine of the Médoc after those of the first classified growths (for half or even a quarter of the price).
The 2021 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 92/100 “Les Pagodes also relies on a high proportion of Merlot, resulting in a suave wine with frank, juicy fruit and a beautiful roundness on the palate.”
Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2023): 90/100 “The 2021 Les Pagodes de Cos is a big, potent wine. A blast of plum, blackberry, espresso, chocolate and licorice is dialed up to the maximum. Reader's will find an explosive, almost shockingly full-throttle wine for the year. This feels a bit bombastic to me.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 3 to 5 years
- Apogée:
- 2024-2035
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Second wine of Cos d'Estournel, probably the best second wine of the Médoc after those of the first classified growths (for half or even a quarter of the price).
The 2020 vintage in the press:
Jean-Marc Quarin (September 2023): 93/100 “Dark, intense, youthful color. Moderately aromatic nose, with ripe fruit. Soft on entry, very aromatic in the middle, with a full, fleshy body, the wine glides across the palate, long and sappy. The sensations delivered accelerate in the last third of the palate. It's long and very good. "
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2024-2035
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Second wine of Cos d'Estournel, probably the best second wine of the Médoc after those of the first classified growths (for half or even a quarter of the price).
The 2019 vintage in the press:
J-M Quarin (March 2022): 93/100 “Pointed out as my best note in Primeurs, this wine confirms this status in the finish. Dark, intense color. Very aromatic nose, with ripe, spicy fruit.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2024-2035
- Potential alcohol:
- 13%
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Second wine of Cos d'Estournel, probably the best second wine of the Médoc after those of the first classified growths (for half or even a quarter of the price).
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2022-2033
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Previously settled on firm tannins that made them stark in their youth, Cos Labory's wines have for the last ten years changed in style, becoming more pleasant and gaining in depth and refinement (its vineyard is adjacent to those of Lafite-Rothschild and Cos d'Estournel). “Probably the best value in the 1855 classification to date”, as Bettane & Desseauve (Guide 2025) points out.
The Audoy family having sold its vineyard to the neighboring Cos d'Estournel at the beginning of 2023, a new era begins at Cos Labory.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 3 to 5 years
- Apogée:
- 2022-2034
-
Previously settled on firm tannins that made them stark in their youth, Cos Labory's wines have for the last ten years changed in style, becoming more pleasant and gaining in depth and refinement (its vineyard is adjacent to those of Lafite-Rothschild and Cos d'Estournel). “Probably the best value in the 1855 classification to date”, as Bettane & Desseauve (Guide 2025) points out.
The Audoy family having sold its vineyard to the neighboring Cos d'Estournel at the beginning of 2023, a new era begins at Cos Labory.
The 2021 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 94/100 “The wine is still supple and pleasant. The wood is still a little marked, but the substance is beautiful, with a nice grain and fruit”.
Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2023): 90/100 “The 2021 Cos Labory is a potent, rustic wine. Scorched earth, incense, leather and tobacco add to an impression of viril rusticity. Potent, burly tannins reinforce that first impression. The 2021 needs time to come around, but i expect it will always be rather monolithic in bearing.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2022-2034
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Previously settled on firm tannins that made them stark in their youth, Cos Labory's wines have for the last ten years changed in style, becoming more pleasant and gaining in depth and refinement (its vineyard is adjacent to those of Lafite-Rothschild and Cos d'Estournel). “Probably the best value in the 1855 classification to date”, as Bettane & Desseauve (Guide 2025) points out.
The Audoy family having sold its vineyard to the neighboring Cos d'Estournel at the beginning of 2023, a new era begins at Cos Labory.
The 2019 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (December 2022): 94/100 “This is a bargain not to be missed. This discreet cru classé, in the shadow of the stars Cos d'Estournel, Montrose or now Calon Ségur, has been playing its part with precision for years. Tastings of the 2005, 2012 and 2019 show that the wines are more than serious, in a style that is always balanced and classically Médoc. A mark of great confidence."
J-M Quarin (March 2022): 92/100 “The wine moves forward with savor, gaining flavor from the middle to the finish, all without ever marking the tannin. Good length. A superb Outsider.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2022-2034
- Potential alcohol:
- 13.5%
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Previously settled on firm tannins that made them stark in their youth, Cos Labory's wines have for the last ten years changed in style, becoming more pleasant and gaining in depth and refinement (its vineyard is adjacent to those of Lafite-Rothschild and Cos d'Estournel). “Probably the best value in the 1855 classification to date”, as Bettane & Desseauve (Guide 2025) points out.
The Audoy family having sold its vineyard to the neighboring Cos d'Estournel at the beginning of 2023, a new era begins at Cos Labory.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
-
Previously settled on firm tannins that made them stark in their youth, Cos Labory's wines have for the last ten years changed in style, becoming more pleasant and gaining in depth and refinement (its vineyard is adjacent to those of Lafite-Rothschild and Cos d'Estournel). “Probably the best value in the 1855 classification to date”, as Bettane & Desseauve (Guide 2025) points out.
The Audoy family having sold its vineyard to the neighboring Cos d'Estournel at the beginning of 2023, a new era begins at Cos Labory.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Potential alcohol:
- 13.5%
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The very high quality of Cos d'Estournel's recent vintages is impressive, placing it undoubtedly among the first great classified growths of the Médoc. A single qualifier comes to mind when we think of Cos d'Estournel: monumental, for its wines as well as for its cellar.
The 2021 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 96/100 “Cos 2021 has an admirable structure, with nerve and depth. A great classic, balanced, silky and easy to digest."
J.M Quarin (February 2024): 96/100
Vinous (N.Martin - November 2023): 93/100 “The 2021 Cos d'Estournel has retained a Cabernet Sauvignon-driven nose, with pencil shaving scents infusing the black fruit, and a touch of dark chocolate and loam coming through with aeration. It is well-defined and composed, though it doesn't have the complexity of some of the great recent vintages from the estate. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly chalky tannins on the entry. Showing modest depth, it's quite sapid, with a touch of brininess to the fruit. This is not flamboyant Cos d'estournel, but it is very well composed and lingers temptingly on the finish. Give five to seven years in bottle.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 5 to 10 years
- Apogée:
- 2030-2048
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The very high quality of Cos d'Estournel's recent vintages is impressive, placing it undoubtedly among the first great classified growths of the Médoc. A single qualifier comes to mind when we think of Cos d'Estournel: monumental, for its wines as well as for its cellar.
The 2020 vintage in the press:
Vinous (N. Martin - January 2024): 95+/100 “The 2020 Cos d'Estournel has a more understated bouquet than its peers, demanding more coaxing from the glass to reveal its gravel-tinged black fruit—quintessential Saint-Estèphe, really. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, white-pepper-infused black fruit, gentle grip and quite a persistent finish. It's a bit uncompromising at the moment, but it should evolve into an excellent wine.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 3 to 5 years
- Apogée:
- 2030-2048
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The very high quality of Cos d'Estournel's recent vintages is impressive, placing it undoubtedly among the first great classified growths of the Médoc. A single qualifier comes to mind when we think of Cos d'Estournel: monumental, for its wines as well as for its cellar.
The 2016 vintage in the press:
J-M Quarin (August 2019): 98/100 “The best ever! Dark, intense, purple and beautiful color. Intense, fine, ripe-fruited nose. Powerful. Soft on the attack, then dense and melting, with class in the touch, the wine glides between the middle and the finish, ascending in its unfolding, complex and long. It has a lot of energy, and a lot of taste too."
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 5 to 10 years
- Apogée:
- 2030-2048
- Potential alcohol:
- 13.5%
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The very high quality of Cos d'Estournel's recent vintages is impressive, placing it undoubtedly among the first great classified growths of the Médoc. A single qualifier comes to mind when we think of Cos d'Estournel: monumental, for its wines as well as for its cellar.
The 2014 vintage in the press:
Vinous (N. Martin - February 2024): 93/100 “The 2014 Cos d'Estournel has a wonderful bouquet. Compared directly with Montrose, there is a notch more exuberance and precision, with layers of rich but delineated plummy black fruit laced with rose petals and dark chocolate. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins. There's a lovely depth of fruit and a sense of symmetry plus sapidity that compels you back for more. Silky texture, this is a Cos d'Estournel that will give a lot of pleasure ine the coming years.”
J-M Quarin (June 2018): 94/100 “Caressing on the attack, tasty in the mid-palate, a tad austere yet pleasant, the wine finishes tasty and a little more marked by tannin than others. Good length."
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 3 to 5 years
- Apogée:
- 2027-2040
- Potential alcohol:
- 14%
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The very high quality of Cos d'Estournel's recent vintages is impressive, placing it undoubtedly among the first great classified growths of the Médoc. A single qualifier comes to mind when we think of Cos d'Estournel: monumental, for its wines as well as for its cellar.
The 2012 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2024): 95/100 “All elegance and refinement.”
J-M Quarin (June 2018): 94/100 “Soft from the attack, juicy in the middle palate, melting, enveloping and powerful, very tasty, even if the tannin is a bit present, the wine finishes long and sappy.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2022-2032
- Potential alcohol:
- 14%
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The very high quality of Cos d'Estournel's recent vintages is impressive, placing it undoubtedly among the first great classified growths of the Médoc. A single qualifier comes to mind when we think of Cos d'Estournel: monumental, for its wines as well as for its cellar.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2024-2042