ST. ESTÈPHE · LEFT BANK

St Estèphe is the northernmost of the most important communes of the Médoc and borders Pauillac on its southernmost border, with only a gully and stream separates it from Ch. Lafite. To the north lies the Bas-Médoc. St Estèphe is defined by the depth of its gravel, which is ubiquitous but of varying depths and occasionally very shallow, when clay predominates. This keeps the soil cooler and wetter than its counterparts so that the wines can appear fresh in lighter vintages, but superbly successful in hot, dry years. The best châteauxs in the south of the commune have the deepest soil and the thickest gravel. St Estèphe is the least gravelly of main Médoc communes and in the north of the commune the vineyards are heavier and more clay-based leading to a rustic style of wine being produced. The wines can appear austere in youth with a discernable ferric note at some châteaux, but the best typically display good depth of colour, pronounced acidity an tannins in youth and are exceptionally long-lived. At their best, they are the equal of almost any Bordeaux. The well-regarded St Estèphe co-operative controls the production of about half the appellation.

2021 CHÂTEAU CAPBERN
· ST. ESTÈPHE AOC  
· HVE3 CERTIFICATION
+102692 · 12x750ml
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70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot.
The 2021 is a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot at 12.8% alcohol. Offering cool Cabernet aromas of flowers, crunchy hedgerow fruit and gravel, this is fragrant, poised and with an easy sense of balance. Lots of red fruits, plums, and fine stones on the palate, culminating in a precise focused finish with well-mannered tannins. Juicy and bright.
Chateau Capbern Gasqueton is also good when served with Asian dishes, hearty fish courses like tuna, mushrooms, pasta, and cheese.

STATUS: OPEN
JMQ: 92 || DC: 91 || JL: 91 || RP: 90 || WS: 89 || NM: 89 || JA: 87

VINTAGE NOTES:
21 || 14

2021 CHÂTEAU LILIAN LADOUYS
· ST. ESTÈPHE AOC   CRU BOURGEOIS EXCEPTIONNEL
· CERTIFIED ORGANIC (2021)
+771460 · 12x750ml
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53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot, 1% Cabernet Franc.
With a proportion of Merlot identical to the 2009 and 2010 vintages, Château Lilian Ladouys 2021 is characterized by elegant notes of fresh fruit, a rich, charming, and captivating nose revealing spice-filled aromas of incense and bitter cocoa. The ample and velvety mouth presents a well bound, fine and structured frame, supported by Cabernet Sauvignon.
Lilian Ladouys is best served at 15.5 degrees Celsius, 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool, almost cellar temperature gives the wine more freshness and lift. Pair with bone-in ribeye steak, wild boar, lamb stew. Lilian Ladouys is best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted braised, and grilled dishes. Lilian Ladouys is also good with Asian dishes, hearty fish courses like tuna, mushrooms, and pasta.

STATUS: OPEN
JL: 92 || JS: 91 || TA: 91 || JD: 91 || JA: 90 || RP: 89 || JMQ: 89

VINTAGE NOTES:
21 || 20 || 19 || 18 || 17 || 16 || 14 || 12 || 11 || 10 || 09

2020 CHÂTEAU LILIAN LADOUYS
· ST. ESTÈPHE AOC   CRU BOURGEOIS
· CERTIFIED ORGANIC (2021)
+749582 · 12x750ml
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50% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Petit Verdot, 1% Cabernet Franc.
The fragrance of Cha^teau Lilian Ladouys 2020 blends fresh blackberries and notes of Burlat cherry; the palate is rounded, powerful and intense, with velvety tannins. The wine has the breadth and generosity to encompass notes of liquorice, orange peel and cocoa.
Lilian Ladouys is best served at 15.5 degrees Celsius, 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool, almost cellar temperature gives the wine more freshness and lift. Pair with bone-in ribeye steak, wild boar, lamb stew. Lilian Ladouys is best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted braised, and grilled dishes. Lilian Ladouys is also good with Asian dishes, hearty fish courses like tuna, mushrooms, and pasta.

STATUS: OPEN
DC: 93 || JL: 93 || JS: 92 || JD: 92 || TA: 91 || WS: 90+ || JMQ: 90 || WI: 89

VINTAGE NOTES:
20 || 19 || 18 || 17 || 16 || 14 || 12 || 11 || 10 || 09

2021 CHÂTEAU MONTROSE
· ST. ESTÈPHE AOC   2ND GRAND CRU CLASSE
· CONVERSION TO ORGANIC - STARTED IN 2019
+832570 · 6x750ml
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62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot.
Montrose 2021 is dominated by delicate toasted aromas of pine nuts and hazelnuts. A seductive fragrance of rose essential oil wafts out with the swirl of the glass, infusing a sense of elegance. I really like Montrose’s fresh acidity and its layers of dense yet refined tannins. Not only do they fill the entire palate with bright laughter, but also deliver a more rounded and silkier mouthfeel. If we are to define the previous three vintages of Montrose as Rhapsody, then the 2021 vintage will be interpreted as an elegant waltz.
Chateau Montrose is best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, and grilled dishes.

STATUS: OPEN
RP: 97 || JMQ: 96 || DC: 95 || JA: 95 || JL: 95 || TA: 95 || WS: 92 || JR: 17+

VINTAGE NOTES:
21 || 20 || 19 || 18 || 17 || 16 || 15 || 14 || 13 || 12 || 10 || 07 || 05

2014 CHÂTEAU MONTROSE
· ST. ESTÈPHE AOC   2ND GRAND CRU CLASSE
· CONVERSION TO ORGANIC - STARTED IN 2019
+801720 · 6x750ml
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61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot.
Smooth, nuanced and deep. Sustained by vivaciousness coming from high acidity. The barrel sample reminded me of the 2005 en primeur, but with more charm. It conveyed 2009 like ripeness, but with greater freshness. Nuance and power, full bodied, and a long finish.
Great with lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised and grilled dishes.

STATUS: OPEN
JA: 97 || WE: 97 || VN: 97 || DC: 97 || WS: 95 || TA: 93 || JR: 17

VINTAGE NOTES:
14 || 19 || 18 || 17 || 16 || 15 || 13 || 12 || 10 || 07 || 05

2019 CHÂTEAU TRONQUOY
· ST. ESTÈPHE AOC   CRU BOURGEOIS
· ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY VITICULTURE
+870072 · 6x750ml
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50% Merlot, 44% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Petit Verdot.
Formerly called Tronquoy-Lalonde. Despite the blend being 50% Merlot, 44% Cabernet Sauvignon and 6% Petit Verdot, it is the Cabernet aromas that predominate here with lush notes of plums, spice, cedar wood and liquorice. The wine is silky and a little closed at first. With time it opens up to reveal bramble and cassis fruit and a vein of savoury acidity. There is a firm reverberation of fresh tannin on the long finish which promises well for its aging potential.
Tronquoy Lalande is best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, stewed, and grilled dishes. With its spicy character, Tronquoy Lalande also pairs well with a wide variety of Asian dishes.

STATUS: OPEN
WI: 94 || JS: 94 || JL: 94 || RP: 93+ || DC: 93 || JA: 93 || JMQ: 93 || WE: 92 || NM: 92 || JD: 92 || WS: 91 || JR: 17.5

VINTAGE NOTES:
19 || 18 || 16 || 15

2018 CHÂTEAU TRONQUOY LALANDE
· ST. ESTÈPHE AOC   CRU BOURGEOIS
· ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY VITICULTURE
+871456 · 6x750ml
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51% Merlot, 44% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Petit Verdot, 2% Cabernet Franc.
Deep ruby colour, dark and intense. The nose reveals beautiful black fruit notes (blackcurrant, blackberry) accompanied by spicy notes and discreet oak. Full on the palate, with good aromatic complexity. The tannins are powerful but silky. The long finish, slightly saline, is well balanced. 2018 is a very fine vintage which reveals all the richness of the terroir of Château Tronquoy- Lalande.
Tronquoy Lalande is best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, stewed, and grilled dishes. With its spicy character, Tronquoy Lalande also pairs well with a wide variety of Asian dishes.

STATUS: OPEN
RP: 93+ || JD: 93 || JMQ: 93 || WE: 92 || WS: 91 || JR: 18.5

VINTAGE NOTES:
18 || 16

2010 HÉTSZOLO ASZÚ PUTTONYOS TOKAJI
· BY CH. COS D'ESTOURNEL, ST. ESTÈPHE
· TOKAJI, HUNGARY AOC   PREMIER CRU
· CERTIFIED ORGANIC (2014)
+802045 · 6x500ml
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100% Furmint.
ln 2009, Michel Reybier from Chateau Cos d'Estournel in St. Estephe, became the new owner of this historic winery. Fantastic fruity, lightness, airiness almost. It comes from a rich wine, but thanks to 2010, it has incredible refreshing, vibrant acids. Its aroma and taste include fresh pineapple, citrus, white flowers. A vibrant, vibrant, wonderful Aszú wine.
Attractive companion of foie gras or even some spicy oriental food. Goes well with creamy, nutty or fruity desserts, blue cheese.

STATUS: OPEN
NM: 92

VINTAGE NOTES:
10 || 04

2021 LA DAME DE MONTROSE
· ST. ESTÈPHE AOC
· CONVERSION TO ORGANIC - STARTED IN 2019
+854987 · 12x750ml
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53% Merlot, 38% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Petit Verdot, 3% Cabernet Franc.
The 2021 vintage wasn’t an easy one for second wines, but this really delivers. The fact that St Estèphe received less rain at the end of September than further south in the Médoc seems to have helped the property gain a very homogenous maturity across the board. That shines through in this wine. It is sapid, but with intensity and a fine, spicy, charcoal edge. It captures the linear appeal of the appellation but without any weak points. As with the grand vin, at its own level, this is rather special. Drink 2024-2034.
Best served at 15.5 degrees Celsius, 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool, almost cellar temperature gives the wine more freshness and lift. Best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, and grilled dishes.

STATUS: OPEN
VN: 92 || JMQ: 92 || TA: 91 || RP: 90 || DC: 90 || JA: 90 ||

VINTAGE NOTES:
21 || 19 || 17 || 16 || 14 || 96

2021 LE MARQUIS DE CALON SEGUR
· ST. ESTÈPHE AOC   2nd WINE
· HVE3 CERTIFICATION
+102909· 6x750ml
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58% Merlot, 42% Cabernet Franc.
The 2nd wine of Calon Segur.Medium-deep crimson. Pure dark plum, blackberry fruits with herb notes. Inky deep wine with red and blackberry fruits, chocolaty/ chalky firm textures, and chinotto/ cola notes. Finishes grippy firm with attractive mineral length. Sturdy and fresh with saturated fruit. 58% merlot, 42% cabernet sauvignon. 17 months in 30% new French oak barriques.
Chateau Calon Segur is best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, stewed, and grilled dishes. Chateau Phelan Segur also makes a good match with several different Asian courses..

STATUS: OPEN
TA: 92 || VN: 92 || JS: 91 || JL: 91 || JMQ: 91 || RP: 90+ || DC: 90 || NM: 90 || JA: 89 || WS: 88 ||

VINTAGE NOTES:
21 || 15

2021 PAGODES DE COS
· ST. ESTÈPHE · 2ND WINE
· HVE3 CERTIFICATION (2019) & ISO 14001 CERTIFICATION (2020)
+102911 · 12x750ml
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60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot.
From its creation in 1994, Pagodes de Cos has been produced from grapes grown on a clearly identified terroir whose vines are forty years old on average. Each vintage is an excellent introduction to the style of Cos d’Estournel. True to the spirit of Pagodes de Cos, the 2021 vintage is succulent, serious, and sophisticated, a wine that is delightful from a young age. Pronounced notes of blueberry, redcurrant, and strawberry are complemented by smoky, chocolate aromas and a touch of cinnamon that lend a certain complexity, making for a round, elegant, immensely enjoyable wine.
The wines from Chateau Cos d’Estournel is best served at 17-18 degrees Celsius. As they continue to warm up in the glass, they will release their full palette of aromas and reveal their most subtle, delicate nuances. Older vintages might need very little decanting, just enough to remove the sediment. Best served with all types of classic.

STATUS: OPEN
JS: 93 || JL: 92 || JMQ: 92 || RP: 91 || TA: 91 || WS: 90 || DC: 90 || JA: 90 || NM: 90 || VN: 90 || JR: 16

VINTAGE NOTES:
21 || 19 || 18 || 17 || 16 || 15 || 14 || 10

2014 PAGODES DE COS
· ST. ESTÈPHE AOC  
· HVE3 CERTIFICATION (2019) & ISO 14001 CERTIFICATION (2020)
+847787 · 6x750ml
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55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 43% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot.
Pagodes de Cos comes from a clearly defined terroir and is developing its own personality. Velvety, fresh and fruity, the wine charms from the outset while already showing the structure of a Grand Vin. Its attractive mineral character gives it smoothness, and it expresses the richness of its terroir with great delicacy. « Pagodes de Cos touches our hearts deeply » says Aymeric de Gironde, « offering a nice introduction to the style of Cos d’Estournel. It is the promise of the discovery of a more complex universe.
Great with lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised and grilled dishes.

STATUS: OPEN
JS: 93 || WE: 93 || VN; 92 || WS: 90 || JL: 90 || JR: 17+

VINTAGE NOTES:
14 || 21 || 19 || 18 || 17 || 16 || 15 || 10