1966 Chateau Cos d'Estournel

Name: 1966 Chateau Cos d'Estournel
Brand: Chateau Cos d'Estournel
SKU: 364882bad59453aa02d6c96538d5b1e9
Price: 512.38 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 92 (6 reviews)

Saint-Estephe, France

- Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 368 / 750ml

3.5 from 3 User Ratings
92 / 100 6 Critic Reviews
Style Red - Savory and Classic
Grape Variety Bordeaux Blend Red
Food Pairing Beef and Venison

Organic
- Second Growth. Deuxieme Grand Cru Classe in 1855.
  
  Critic tasting note: (1966 vintage) "Ruby, brick rim. Scented, detailed, minerals, touch of minty, nuanced, tobacco, some cedar, so bright and detailed. Fresh acidity, few tannins, stunning balance, minerals, bright, layered, intense, stunning. Absolutely lovely, maybe the best 1966 I have had;" - Christer Byklum
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Chateau Cos d'Estournel

14 products ranged between $34 - $1,005 (Avg. price ex tax)

Region or Appellation

Saint-Estephe

Medoc / Bordeaux / France

Grape Variety / Blend

Bordeaux Blend Red

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc & Petit Verdot

Style

Red Wine

Red - Savory and Classic

Food Pairing

Beef and Venison

The general rule with all red meat is the leaner the meat, the...

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About the Product

Classification: 2eme Grand Cru Classé
Producer Notes: Cos d’Estournel is slow to reveal itself. Little by little, it evokes stories of distant places, market stalls brimming with unfamiliar fruits, spices and wares, village festivities warmed by the joy of revelers and the setting sun, and sumptuous visions of ladies and their voluptuous curves. A myriad of scents, colors and tastes appeals to the senses. The Grand Vin of Cos d’Estournel is both demure and deliberately sensuous, a fascinating and elegant nectar.
Drinking Window: 2002-2007

Analytical Data

Alcohol ABV: 13.5 - 14.5%
Sweetness: Dry

Production Attributes

Maturation: Oaked
Ownership: Michel Reybier
Closure Type: Cork

Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine

Ribeye steak on the bone Main Course: With snail Béarnaise; Western

Steak frites Main Course: Minute steak with fries; Contains: beef steak; French

Beef rib, roast Main Course: Western

Cheddar Cheese Course: British

Details

About the Product

Classification: 2eme Grand Cru Classé
Producer Notes: Cos d’Estournel is slow to reveal itself. Little by little, it evokes stories of distant places, market stalls brimming with unfamiliar fruits, spices and wares, village festivities warmed by the joy of revelers and the setting sun, and sumptuous visions of ladies and their voluptuous curves. A myriad of scents, colors and tastes appeals to the senses. The Grand Vin of Cos d’Estournel is both demure and deliberately sensuous, a fascinating and elegant nectar.
Drinking Window: 2002-2007

Analytical Data

Alcohol ABV: 13.5 - 14.5%
Sweetness: Dry

Production Attributes

Maturation: Oaked
Ownership: Michel Reybier
Closure Type: Cork

Critics Scores & Reviews

(6)

1966 vintage

92 / 100

6 scores

95 - 100

90 - 94

85 - 89

80 - 84

75 - 79

0 - 74

When to drink: 2002 to 2007

95 / 100 Christer Byklum

1966 Vintage Tasted: Jul 2023

Ruby, brick rim. Scented, detailed, minerals, touch of minty, nuanced, tobacco, some cedar, so bright and detailed. Fresh acidity, few tannins, stunning balance, minerals, bright, layered, intense, stunning. Absolutely lovely, maybe the best 1966 I have had;

About Christer Byklum

90 / 100 Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

1966 Vintage Tasted: Mar 2016

With wines older than 15 or more years, it's always a gamble. With wines that are 50 years of age, it's a crap shoot. But we got lucky because this bottle was the best example I've ever tasted. Splash decanted to remove the sediment, the medium bodied wine offered sweet red fruits, exotic spices, cigar box and tobacco on the nose. Medium bodied, with a fresh quality to the soft, red berries and cassis, there was a beautiful old school charm in all the best ways that carried through the finish.

About Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

89 / 100 Falstaff

1966 Vintage Tasted: Jan 2005

Kräftiges Karmingranat, zarter Wasserrand, erstaunlich vitale Farbe, in der Nase zart nussig, nach Sesam und Karamell, feine Preiselbeeraromen, zarter Anklang an Bitterschoko, am Gaumen frisch, zart vegetal, etwas Schlehen, schlankere Struktur, von einer vitalen Säure getragen, Kirschen im Abgang, sehr gute Verfassung, hat in einer guten Flasche noch einige Jahre vor sich.

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96 - 98 / 100 Robert Parker The Wine Advocate

1966 Vintage Tasted: Jan 2000

When to drink: 2002 to 2007

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93 / 100 Jean-Marc Quarin

1966 Vintage Tasted: Sep 1997

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88 / 100 CellarTracker

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All 96 / 100 $ 233 2024 94 / 100 $ 120 2023 96 / 100 $ 164 2022 97 / 100 $ 300 2021 94 / 100 $ 215 2020 96 / 100 $ 240 2019 97 / 100 $ 219 2018 96 / 100 $ 233 2017 95 / 100 $ 177

2016 97 / 100 $ 273 2015 94 / 100 $ 215 2014 94 / 100 $ 180 2013 91 / 100 $ 148 2012 92 / 100 $ 181 2011 92 / 100 $ 184 2010 96 / 100 $ 339 2009 94 / 100 $ 392 2008 93 / 100 $ 192 2007 91 / 100 $ 165 2006 93 / 100 $ 180 2005 95 / 100 $ 287 2004 92 / 100 $ 160 2003 94 / 100 $ 255 2002 92 / 100 $ 180 2001 92 / 100 $ 205 2000 93 / 100 $ 309 1999 89 / 100 $ 164 1998 90 / 100 $ 253 1997 89 / 100 $ 175 1996 93 / 100 $ 267 1995 92 / 100 $ 240 1994 91 / 100 $ 168 1993 89 / 100 $ 148 1992 88 / 100 $ 147 1991 88 / 100 $ 169 1990 92 / 100 $ 316 1989 93 / 100 $ 320 1988 90 / 100 $ 219 1987 85 / 100 $ 152 1986 93 / 100 $ 285 1985 92 / 100 $ 376 1984 87 / 100 $ 167 1983 87 / 100 $ 193 1982 94 / 100 $ 564 1981 86 / 100 $ 167 1980 88 / 100 $ 159 1979 87 / 100 $ 191 1978 88 / 100 $ 193 1977 85 / 100 $ 424 1976 84 / 100 $ 148 1975 85 / 100 $ 240 1974 83 / 100 $ 123 1973 89 / 100 $ 157 1972 86 / 100 $ 220 1971 88 / 100 $ 219 1970 87 / 100 $ 209 1969 85 / 100 $ 195 1968 – – 1967 89 / 100 $ 240 1966 92 / 100 $ 368 1964 89 / 100 $ 260 1963 – $ 712 1962 89 / 100 $ 204 1961 93 / 100 $ 753 1960 – $ 1,002 1959 88 / 100 $ 728 1958 85 / 100 $ 508 1957 – $ 561 1956 – $ 1,342 1955 93 / 100 $ 500 1954 – $ 602 1953 91 / 100 $ 1,932 1952 82 / 100 $ 1,402 1951 – – 1950 – $ 301 1949 96 / 100 $ 1,671 1948 93 / 100 $ 653 1947 93 / 100 $ 568 1946 – – 1945 90 / 100 $ 1,537 1944 – – 1943 – – 1942 – – 1940 – $ 712 1939 65 / 100 – 1938 – – 1937 – $ 586 1936 – $ 554 1935 – – 1934 – $ 1,788 1933 88 / 100 – 1930 – – 1929 94 / 100 $ 777 1928 93 / 100 $ 993 1927 – – 1926 – $ 1,988 1925 – – 1924 95 / 100 $ 793 1923 – $ 964 1922 – $ 1,822 1921 – – 1920 – – 1918 – $ 1,162 1917 – $ 1,058 1916 – – 1913 – – 1911 – – 1909 – – 1908 – – 1907 – $ 5,541 1904 75 / 100 – 1900 – – 1898 – – 1895 – – 1890 – $ 4,381 1878 – $ 6,526 1870 95 / 100 – 1868 – – 1865 – $ 6,917 1855 – – 1850 – – 1800 – –

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1966 Vintage: Bordeaux Learn more

Vintage quality: Excellent

Current condition: Ready to drink, likely past it

For Bordeaux, the 1966 vintage was reasonably good and has held up surprisingly well.

The growing season neither disappointed nor wowed, but remained relatively average, delivering the slightly cool summer that Bordeaux was known for before the warmi...

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