10 x 100-Points 👑 Cos d'Estournel 2016 Anniversary Set "Magical. Bona Fide Show Stopper."
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Originally sent to our list on October 9, 2026. Pricing and availability reflect that date — for current pricing and stock, see artisan.wine.
• Only 5 Sets Allocated · Expected To Sell Out Today
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A Personal Note
Dear Artisans,
This magical release celebrates the 10th anniversary of one of Cos d’Estournel’s greatest vintages of all time, 2016: two bottles of Cos d’Estournel and one of Pagodes de Cos, in the château’s own Limited-Edition case.
The bottles have been kept at the estate since bottling, ten years of ageing in perfect conditions, and this case is the first re-release of the 2016 since en primeur. It is also the last: following the 2010 and 2015, it closes the château’s trilogy of Anniversary Limited Editions.
We were allocated only five sets. The château will not give us more, and we expect to sell out today.
Five 100-Point Scores
Wine Advocate, Vinous, The Wine Independent, The Wine Cellar Insider and James Suckling all gave the 2016 a perfect 100.
Neal Martin at Vinous called it “a bona fide showstopper, the best that I had encountered in over 20 years of visiting the estate” and, from bottle, “a monumental, benchmark Cos d’Estournel.” Lisa Perrotti-Brown: “The palate is simply electric… Just. Magic.” James Suckling: “Extravagant. Magical.”
And Five From Collectors
The people who have opened it agree. On CellarTracker, the 2016 carries five 100-point notes: “Legendary… I am absolutely smitten and cannot find a single flaw.”
CellarTracker community notes on the 2016
Good Luck Finding It On Your Own
If you tried to buy the 2016 Cos d’Estournel on your own, good luck. Belmont Wine Exchange might have a few bottles, at $385 each. Bottles on the secondary market come with no guarantee of where they have been.
These come directly from the château, in pristine condition, with guaranteed provenance. And the Pagodes de Cos 2016 is a delicious, amazing second wine on its own, and that would run you up to $100 if you could find it.
They arrive from the château in Bordeaux in January 2027.
The 10th Anniversary Limited-Edition case
The Château
Cos d’Estournel began in the early 1800s, when Louis Gaspard d’Estournel decided to vinify his vineyards near the village of Cos separately. In 1855 it was classified a Second Growth. Michel Reybier bought it in 2000 and built a new barrel cellar and a 100% gravity-flow winemaking cellar, a first for the region.
James Tran
Artisan Wine & Spirits
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Why This Matters
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The 10th Anniversary Case · Only 5 Sets
2016 Cos d’Estournel Anniversary Case.
Two Cos d’Estournel 2016 and one Pagodes de Cos 2016, in the château’s wooden case.
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Cos d’Estournel 2016 × 2 + Pagodes de Cos 2016 × 1
10th Anniversary Limited Edition · Saint-Estèphe · Bordeaux
Cos d’Estournel 2016
Pagodes de Cos 2016
The Grand Vin is 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot and 1% Cabernet Franc, aged 15 months in oak. The Pagodes, the second wine, is about half Cabernet Sauvignon and half Merlot; Decanter’s Jane Anson: “Proof that in the great vintages, the smart money should be seeking out second wines of classified growths.” The five 100-point reviews, then the two highest on the Pagodes:
Good Luck Finding It On Your Own
If you tried to buy the 2016 Cos d’Estournel on your own, good luck. Belmont Wine Exchange might have a few bottles at $385 each. Bottles on the secondary market come with no guarantee of where they have been.
These come directly from the château, in pristine condition, with guaranteed provenance. And the Pagodes de Cos 2016 is a delicious, amazing second wine on its own, and that would run you up to $100 if you could find it.
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Want Cos d’Estournel Now?
The Last Few Bottles Of 2018 And 2019.
In stock today.
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Cos d’Estournel 2018 · Monumental
Cos d’Estournel 2018
Saint-Estèphe · Bordeaux
Wine Advocate and Jeb Dunnuck at 98+, James Suckling and Vinous at 98. Dunnuck: “a legendary Saint-Estèphe that will need a good decade of bottle age yet evolve for 50 years or more.”
“An incredible wine from this estate that’s as good as anything in the vintage.” — Jeb Dunnuck
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Cos d’Estournel 2019 · Half Bottles
Cos d’Estournel 2019 · 375 ml
Saint-Estèphe · Bordeaux
James Suckling, The Wine Independent and Falstaff at 99. Neal Martin found that “it reminds me of the 2016 towards the finish.” A half bottle is just right for two.
“A classic wine with historical grip and power. Real Bordeaux.” — James Suckling
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The Bottom Line
Five sets, straight from the château.
Two bottles of 100-point Cos d’Estournel 2016 and one Pagodes de Cos, in the 10th Anniversary case, are $599.99, arriving January 2027. We have only five sets, and we expect them to be gone today. Want Cos now? The 2018 is $289.99 and the 2019 half bottles $149.97.
Cheers,
— James Tran
Artisan Wine & Spirits
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Only 5 Sets Allocated · Expected To Sell Out Today
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