Château

Château Cossieu-Coutelin

A small Saint-Estèphe of 3.3 hectares on high gravelly rises, in the hands of the Quancard family of Bordeaux since 1977 and sold by their house, Cheval Quancard.

Appellation
Saint-Estèphe

The estate

Cossieu-Coutelin is a vineyard of 3.3 hectares, bought in 1977 by Marcel and Christian Quancard and part of their Bordeaux wine house, Cheval Quancard; it is held through SCEA M&C Quancard, and Julien Salles is its director. The vines grow on clay and limestone over high gravelly rises, 52% Merlot and 48% Cabernet Sauvignon, planted at 8,000 a hectare and 28 years old on average.

The 2018 came from a yield of 50 hectoliters a hectare, with 4 days of cold soak, then a gentle fermentation at 27°C over 32 days, and 12 months in French oak barrels, 60% of them new.

At a glance

Appellation
Saint-Estèphe
Commune
Saint-Estèphe
Classification
No classification
Owner
SCEA M&C Quancard; bought in 1977 by Marcel and Christian Quancard
Direction
Julien Salles
Vineyard
3.3 hectares; 8,000 vines a hectare; vines 28 years old on average
Ground
Clay and limestone on high gravelly rises
Grapes
Merlot 52%, Cabernet Sauvignon 48%
Cellar
The 2018: 4 days cold, then 32 days at 27°C; 12 months in French oak, 60% new
Wines
Château Cossieu-Coutelin
The house
Cheval Quancard, Bordeaux

Sources: Cheval Quancard, Château Cossieu-Coutelin 2018 · Cheval Quancard, Château Cossieu-Coutelin, technical sheet 2018 · Cheval Quancard, the vineyards · Maison du Vin de Saint-Estèphe, Château Cossieu Coutelin

The record

Château Cossieu-Coutelin is in the Saint-Estèphe appellation.

The 1855 Classification was published on April 18, 1855, drawn up by the brokers of the Bordeaux exchange for the Exposition Universelle in Paris.

Source: Conseil des Grands Crus Classés en 1855

Cru Classé

By invitation only.

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