{"id":14480,"date":"2020-03-09T11:00:48","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T10:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cos.projet-client.com\/an-inestimable-ecosystem\/"},"modified":"2020-03-09T11:00:48","modified_gmt":"2020-03-09T10:00:48","slug":"an-inestimable-ecosystem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.estournel.com\/en\/home\/cos-chronicle\/an-inestimable-ecosystem\/","title":{"rendered":"An Inestimable Ecosystem"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”A rich, complex environment” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_separator][vc_column_text]\u201cExceptionally diverse soils, exposures and ages of vines, a natural legacy,\u201d is how Technical Director Dominique Arango\u00efts describes the terroir of Cos d\u2019Estournel.<\/p>\n

Remarkable and unique, its geographic location between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gironde Estuary has blessed it with great diversity: it is truly an outstanding ecosystem, a colony of living creatures that coexist and interact with one another.<\/p>\n

This diversity produces grapes and wines that are often quite different from one plot of the vineyard to another; this is the secret behind the incredible depth and complexity of the estate\u2019s wines.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”5547″ img_size=”1620×1080″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”custom” el_width=”30″ accent_color=”#a30b34″][vc_custom_heading text=”It is the secret behind the incredible depth and complexity of a great Cos d’Estournel.” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_separator color=”custom” el_width=”30″ accent_color=”#a30b34″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”5549″ img_size=”1620×1080″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]It is an ecosystem that the estate\u2019s teams are dedicated to protecting and preserving for future generations. At the start, Louis-Gaspard d\u2019Estournel had already perceived the extraordinary potential of his estate and its vines. Driven by his intuition, he began acquiring the best plots on the hill, stopping at nothing to expand his vineyard and making his estate exemplary in the diversity of its landscape. Today, the hundred hectares of Cos d\u2019Estournel are a mosaic of plots that are wholly integrated with their rich, complex environment.<\/p>\n

The men and women of the estate pursue winegrowing techniques in harmony with the vineyard\u2019s natural surroundings, including its hedges, ponds and bodies of water, forests and pastures. Indeed, as the estate\u2019s founder used to say, \u201cNothing must be neglected.\u201d In the vineyard, each member of the team is responsible for tending to the same vine plants year after year; it is an approach that fosters an intimate understanding, not only of the vines in question, but also of each plot and its surroundings.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”gray-color justify”]The vine is treated with utmost respect, as so is the estate\u2019s natural environment, for all is part of a greater whole. And so it is that the enchanting wines of Cos d\u2019Estournel, truly the stuff of legends, are born of this colony of living creatures that coexist in harmony with their natural habitat.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cos d\u2019Estournel\u2019s vines are part of a rich, complex ecosystem that produces legendary, fascinating wines\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1749,"featured_media":14486,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[124,140],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-journal-de-bord","category-article"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t