Frankrike

Chateau Cos Labory

Chateau Cos Labory 5eme Cru Classe Saint-Estephe

Bordeaux

Saint-Estephe

The 2018 Cos Labory has a deep garnet purple color. It delivers notes of baked blackberries, chocolate-covered cherries, and mulberries, with hints of bay leaves and cedar. Medium-bodied, the palate is restrained and lively, with a chewy texture and plenty of fruit to pave the way to the finish. 

by Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW

Mørke bringebær, røde plommer, lyse blåbær og noe blyantspiss. 

Mye primærfrukt på smak. Forsvinner litt fort. Ok balanse.

Smakt hos Cos d’Estournel. 

Expert

Evident grilled cedar and campfire smoke on the nose, high spice, dark berry fruits, orange peel and earth. You can see certainly imagine that this is a far better wine that would have been made under the former regime, but it is still a far more rustic St Estèphe than the rest of the portfolio. Harvest 23 September to 8 October. 3.63 pH. 20% new oak. Second year of organic conversion, and second vintage under the new Cos d'Estournel team, headed up by Angélique Vigouroux. 

Inside Bordeaux

The arrival of Cos d'Estournel at Cos Labory in May 2023 has got to be one of the most interesting purchases of recent years. There are of course similarities between the two properties - same hill, after all, and direct neighbours. But where Cos is east and south-facing, Cos is west and north facing. And they are taking on a seriously old school property, without even temperature control in the cellars (rectified on arrival, as you can imagine). There is a differennce in the quality of the aromatics from recent vintages of Cos Labory, and concentrated black fruits shot through with turmeric and sage spices, although the tannins are still austere and old school. The hard thing for Cos in my opinion will be to guard a little bit the style of Cos Labory, or you may as well put all the grapes together and just increase the production of the 2nd Growth. Will be fascinating to watch. Conversion to organics underway.

The 2022 Cos Labory is composed of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 7% Petit Verdot, and 2% Cabernet Franc. Deep garnet-purple in color, it features cheery notions of Morello cherries, wild blueberries, and freshly crushed blackcurrant, with hints of lavender, forest floor, and bay leaves. The full-bodied palate has impressive concentration and a rock-solid structure of firm, grainy tannins with bold freshness and a long, earthy finish. This is an impressive first showing by the new owner, Michel Reybier! pH 3.71.

Pencil lead, blackcurrant, black cherry, this is successful, old school, unfussy but with confident tannins, easy to approach - an 1855 classified estate that doesn't need the full 10 years before drinking. It is never as complex as its other classified St Estèphe siblings but this is enjoyable and well made.

Bright fruit on display, a ton of pencil lead, graphite, slate and cassis bud. There is a lot being held back at this point, with rosebud and rose stems suggesting the fresher side of Cabernet Sauvignon. A charmingly unfussy expression of classified St Estephe as is often the case with Cos Labory, but there is concentration here.

Not always the most consistent 1855 estate, but it really shows its potential with the 2016 vintage. Love the marzipan and aniseed that comes in waves through the palate, set against plump and bright black fruits. Firm but supple tannins, this has got to be the greatest Cos Labory vintage of the past 20 years or more. 57hl/h yield, harvest October 3 to 12. 50% new oak, 3.6ph.

In the running for the most under the radar of all 1855 estates, this showcases the quality of the vintage. You'll find plenty of black fruit, firm tannins that are a little underripe but add backbond to the wine, and have an easy charm. In the Haut Marbuzet school of characterful, enjoyable St Estèphe, with clear ageing potential. 50% new oak, harvest September 25 to October 13.

Utviklede aromaer. Noe frukt i form av solbær og bjørnebær, men domineres av blyantkvess, treverk, våt matjord, lær og tobakk. Kurant kompleksitet i vinen, men man føler gjennom hele drikkekurven at dette er en vin som har lagt toppformen bak seg, uten at det betyr at den er ferdig av den grunn. En fin Bordeaux fra en litt kjip årgang hvis eneste feil egentlig er å havne sammen med de vinene den har i den aktuelle smakingen.

2024	Ingen prisIkke tilgjengelig	Strålende
2023	Ingen prisIkke tilgjengelig	Strålende
2022	Ingen prisIkke tilgjengelig	Eksepsjonell
2021	Ingen prisIkke tilgjengelig	Meget god
2020	Ingen prisIkke tilgjengelig	Strålende

Kategori	Rødvin
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Produsent	Chateau Cos Labory
Årgang	2018
Land	Frankrike, Bordeaux, Saint-Estephe
Flaskestørrelse	75 cl

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