Cos And Only Cos
If you are in Paris, after visiting Arc de Triomphe, a 20-minute stroll down Champs-Élysées will take you to La Réserve Paris, a lovely hotel where you can enjoy either a light or a fancy lunch at the Michelin-starred La Gabriel restaurant. If you are in the mood for wine, their menu offers a fabulous selection of different vintages from Château Cos d'Estournel.
That is no coincidence. La Réserve Paris and Château Cos d'Estournel share the same devoted owner, Michel Reybier, who created an intensely intimate and luxurious experience that took luxury spa and hotel to a new level before acquiring the storied estate in Bordeaux.
Michel Reybier and Louis Gaspard d’Estournel, the founding owner of Cos, are two very different men who share one common thread – a passion that borders on obsession for their beloved wine estate that is fondly referred to simply as Cos by Bordeaux lovers.
Louis Gaspard d’Estournel famously watched his next neighbor, Château Lafite, turning out fabulous wine year after year, and proclaimed that his land was also in a position to produce top quality wine. As his claim was not readily accepted by the Bordeaux wine trade at the time, Louis Gaspard d’Estournel decided to distribute his wine himself. He sent barrels traveling across land and ocean to the Far East, selling a healthy quantity of the wine to various Indian kings. The rich and Petit Verdot-induced spicy wine of Cos paired so well with the richly spiced Indian food, he was given the nickname of the Maharaja of Saint-Estèphe.
Today, Michel Reybier has mirrored Louis Gaspard d’Estournel in his dedication to Cos. The two men couldn’t be more different in terms of personality: Louis Gaspard d’Estournel was the more flamboyant character, Michel Reybier is the discreet and disciplined hotelier. Yet, upon his first visit to Cos, Michel Reybier set his sight on acquiring it. His vision is eloquently summed up by the engravings he ordered put on each bottle of the 2020 vintage: 'It had to be Cos and only Cos."
Earlier this year, in anticipation of people's desire to resume travel again after the pandemic, Cos d’Estournel released a limited-edition Exotic Travel Box, featuring 4 magnums of top-rated vintages during Michel Reybier’s tenure – the 2000, 2010, 2015 and 2016. Each buyer of these special edition cases can schedule a private tour of Cos, followed by a lunch at the restaurant of La Maison d'Estournel. Without any doubt, Michel Reybier's staff are prepared to wow the visitors with an experience of a lifetime. Only 3 cases remain unsold at Laguna Cellar. Are you interested in taking a trip to the exotic Cos d'Estournel?
