- Cos d’Estournel 2022 has been released at £2,232 per 12×75.
- Neal Martin scored the wine a barrel range of 95-97 points.
- Buyers looking for value might want to consider the 2016, 2019, 2020 vintages.
As part of this year’s Bordeaux En Primeur campaign, Cos d’Estournel 2022 has been released at €186 per bottle ex-négociant, up 29.2% on the 2021 release (€144 per bottle).
It is being offered by the international trade for £2,232 per 12×75, a 30.1% increase on the 2021’s opening price (£1,716 a case).
At this price, buyers looking for value may want to consider back vintages such as the 2016, 2019 and 2020 vintages. See more pricing analysis below.
The 2022 Cos d’Estournel has been awarded two potential 100-point scores, alongside a 100-point score from Jean-Marc Quarin.
Critics’ scores
Neal Martin (Vinous) scored the wine a barrel range of 95-97 points.
Antonio Galloni (Vinous) also gave the wine a barrel range of 95-97 and said ‘The 2022 Cos d’Estournel is stunning. Rich and statuesque in bearing, the 2022 captures all the best this vintage had to offer’. He added, ‘I imagine the 2022 will need a good 15-20 years to be at its finest’.
Jean-Marc Quarin awarded the wine a perfect 100 points and commented that ‘never before has this cru obtained such an appreciation’. He added that the wine is ‘captivating from the onset, captivating in the middle, accompanied by a thousand complex and vibrant sophisticated flavors’.
James Suckling gave it a barrel range of 98-99 points. In his tasting note he said there was an ‘unique structure to this wine and very Cos with all the spices and dark fruits’.
Meanwhile, William Kelley (Wine Advocate) awarded it a lower range of 93-95 points. In his tasting note, he commented that ‘the 2022’s chunky, glass-staining style makes it Ducru Beaucaillou’s only rival for the title of most extracted second growth of the Médoc’.
Fair Value analysis
There is no significant correlation between Cos d’Estournel Market Prices and Neal Martin scores – the chosen critic for Liv-ex’s ‘Fair Value’ methodology.
Based on the chart above, buyers looking for value have plenty of options to choose from. The 2016 vintage scored 100 points from Neal Martin and is available at a Market Price of £1,820 per 12×75, an 18.5% discount to today’s release.
The 2019 vintage also looks attractive, with a score of 97 points from Neal Martin who noted that it was ‘vibrant and energetic’ and ‘built for the long-term’ when he tasted it blind at the annual Southwold tasting. It is currently available at a 38.0% discount to today’s release.
The 97-point 2020 and the 96-point 2014 vintages also look attractive at a discount of 38.5% and 46.2% respectively to today’s release.
Other releases
Cos d’Estournel’s second label, Pagodes de Cos 2022, was also released today for €38.40 per bottle ex-negociant, up 23.1% on the 2021 release price of €31.20. See more pricing analysis here.
Cos d’Estournel Blanc 2022 was also released today for €123.60 per bottle ex-negociant, up 16.6% on the 2021 release price of €106. For more pricing analysis, click here.
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Liv-ex analysis is drawn from the world’s most comprehensive database of fine wine prices. The data reflects the real-time activity of Liv-ex’s 620+ merchant members from across the globe. Together they represent the largest pool of liquidity in the world – currently £100m of bids and offers across 16,000 wines.
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