"Power, structure and grace"
Made a couple of years after the château's legendary owner, Bruno Prats, sold it to the Taillan group, this is a charming, mid-weight Cos with plenty of typical spice and herbal notes. Drinking deliciously now.
There were some glorious wines from the 1998 vintage though the spotlight was much more on the wines of St Emilion and Pomerol than the Left Bank. The wines of the Medoc were initially underrated but time has shown that the châteaux with the finest terroir, like Cos d'Estournel, which is undoubtedly the leading producer in St Estephe, made wines that over time have developed into complex and high-quality wines that were well worth the wait.