Château Cos d'Estournel
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Château Cos d'Estournel (commonly referred to as Cos) is a winery in the Saint-Estèphe appellation of the Bordeaux region of France. It is also the name of the red wine produced by this property. The château was classified as one of the fifteen Deuxièmes Crus (Second Growths) in the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855 (today there are only 14 Second Growths, with Château Mouton-Rothschild being reclassified as a First Growth). Since 1855, it has generally been regarded as one of the best and consistent Second Growths, often called Super Seconds. The property is adjacent to Château Lafite-Rothschild in the neighboring commune of Pauillac.
[edit] History
The name Cos refers to a hill of pebbles in Gascon dialect. The name was given in 1810 by Louis-Gaspard d'Estournel.
In 1852, it was purchased by the English banker Charles Cecil Martyns.
In 1869, it was sold to the Spanish Errazu family.
In 1889, it was sold to the Bordeaux-based Hostein family.
In 1894, control passed to Louis-Victor Charmolue, by his marriage to Marie-Thérèse Hostein; he also controlled Château Montrose.
In 1917, it was sold to Fernand Ginestet.
It remained in the Ginestet family and in 1970 became part of Domaines Prats, the holdings of the Ginestet and Prats families, and controlled by Bruno Prats.
