France

Cabernet Sauvignon

Merlot

Cabernet Franc

Petit Verdot

Ch. Cos d'Estournel

Cos d'Estournel 2eme Cru Classe Saint-Estephe

Bordeaux

Saint-Estephe

The 2022 Cos d'Estournel, composed of 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Petit Verdot, is deep garnet-purple in color. It needs quite a lot of shaking and swirling to unlock fragrant notes of warm cassis, redcurrant jelly, and black raspberries, leading to hints of rose oil, Indian spices, cedar chest, and sandalwood, plus a touch of crushed rocks. The medium to full-bodied palate is very classic, with a solid backbone of firm, ripe tannins and impressive tension to support the taut, muscular black and red fruit layers, finishing very long and with remarkable purity. pH 3.79, TPI 90.

by Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW

Inky colour with violet edging, this is full of intense damson, incense, baked plum and black chocolate. A huge quantity of tannins but the texture is velvety, giving a creamy edge to the fruits, with contrast and freshness provided by orange zest and slate. Some of the old Merlot vines on gravel were picked early to tame them but generally the vineyard took the vintage in its stride, and almost 75% of production is in the 1st wine. Harvest September 7 to 23, 33hl/h yield, 90IPT, 50% new oak. Potential upscore in bottle.

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Amateur

Deep garnet-purple in color. Requires a little swirling to unlock notes of fresh blackcurrants and kirsch, leading to suggestions of bay leaves, wet slate, and tapenade with a touch of violets. The light-bodied palate is refreshing and elegant with fine-grained tannins and a whispery finish.

Aroma av anise, blyantspiss, vanilje, moreller, kirsebær, tyttebær, perfyme, 

Havy tanninstruktur, vil lagres veldig godt, må være tålmodig,  

Poeng 96

WSET 2

Expert

The 2020 Cos d’Estournel has a deep garnet-purple color. It is very closed at this youthful stage but with much shaking it opens out to vivacious notes of crushed blackcurrants, juicy blackberries, kirsch, and cinnamon stick, plus suggestions of star anise, lilacs, and crushed rocks. The medium-bodied palate shimmers with energetic black fruit and mineral layers, supported by fine-grained, beautifully ripe tannins and seamless freshness, finishing very long and fragrant. A very elegant expression of Cos, and absolutely beguiling!

Composed of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon and 35% Merlot, the 2019 Cos d'Estournel is deep garnet-purple in color. It is slightly closed to begin, revealing slow-emerging scents of baked black cherries, mulberries, fragrant earth, and potpourri, leading to a core of warm cassis and pencil shavings. The medium to full-bodied palate is rock-solid, well-supporting the tightly wound, muscular black fruit, finishing with plenty of freshness and a minerally lift. It will require another 4-5 years to emerge from this cocoon and spread its wings.

The 2018 Cos d’Estournel has a deep garnet-purple color. It gives up notes of vanilla, dark chocolate, and licorice, over a core of blackcurrant cordial, stewed plums, and boysenberries. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is chock-full of black fruit preserves, with a rock-solid, grainy texture and a very long, spicy finish. 

Ekstremt steinete, kaffekake, tobakk, mørk bakst. Ekstremt pent strukturert, nydelig 17- utgave. 

Exceptional quality, silky tannins, cinammon, turmeric, cloves, grilled liqourice root, crushed rocks, almost seamless, so full of life and character, and brambled fruit. Chcooate, damson, so juicy and characterful, and singing of St Estèphe character, this is the appellation at its best. Decades ahead of it. Shame about the heavy bottle. 100% new oak.Michel Reybier owner, Aymeric de Gironde director (his last year in the role before heading over to Troplong Mondot).

A kick and a squeeze of brambled fruit sets the opening notes, and this captures the exuberance of the vintage, slowed down by a slate scrape expression of the tannins, together with cumin, cigar box, crayon and black pepper spice. Well judged, more luscious than many in this corner of the Médoc in 2015 and it works, delivering concentration and ageability. Scores higher than its 2014, unusually for St Estèphe. Michel Reybier owner, Aymeric de Gironde director.

Composed of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, and 2% Cabernet Franc, 2014 Cos d’Estournel has a medium to deep garnet-brick color. Notes of sandalwood, dried roses, star anise, and plum preserves slowly emerge from the glass, leading to a core of red currant jelly and kirsch. The medium-bodied palate delivers fine-grained tannins and a lively backbone to support the maturing red and black fruit preserves flavors, finishing on a lingering licorice note.

The 2013 Cos d’Estournel has a medium garnet color, with a touch of brick. Notes of dried sage, new leather, tobacco leaf, and cedar lead on the nose, giving way to wafts of olives and dusty soil. The medium-bodied palate is chewy and a tad tart, with a firm, rugged finish.

The 2012 Cos d'Estournel is medium to deep garnet-purple colored. It features notes of mocha, cedar chest, and licorice over a core of warm cassis and blackberry preserves with a hint of wild sage. The medium-bodied palate has a chewy backbone of oak-inspired tannins with delicate fruit and an herbal, lifted finish.

Stands head and shoulders above the 2009 at this point, here you get the creaminess and power of a great vintage, with tannins that head towards monster-territory, and yet there is real delicacy and hidden complexity here, gorgeous quality, brilliant stuff, exoistc, incense , cinnamon; 100% new oak.

A wine that caused plenty of arguments among critics and wine lovers at the time, and 15 years on it remains full on and pumped up. Silky texture, smoked caramel, intense cracked pepper, cloves, incense, olive peel, blackberry and damson fruits, impactful but a little too much even now. The terroir character is just starting to assert itself, and this is a one point upscore since I tasted it at the ten years on point. 100% new oak.

A blend of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, and 2% Petit Verdot, the 2006 Cos d’Estournel has a medium garnet color with a touch of brick. Slowly, it unfurls with soft-spoken scents of black raspberries, Morello cherries, and dried Provence herbs, plus touches of pencil shavings and fallen leaves. The medium-bodied palate is surprisingly youthful, with pleasantly chewy tannins and racy tension lifting the red berry and herbal flavors, finishing with a real skip in its step. Flirting with the crunchy side of ripeness, it’s aging slowly. Very nicely done!

Vibrant, with stately ruby red depths, touches of smoked oak, grilled cocoa bean and liqourice. This is powerful, with depths to the slate-strewn tannins. Tobacco, saffron, sage, crushed stones, baked earth, there is an opulent ripeness to the fruit, just on the precipice of tertiary. A lovely wine, big shouldered still with a few years before reaching its plateau. A few years ago I wrote of the Cos 2005, 'Good luck trying to predict when this wine will reach its end', and I still absolutely stand by that comment. 100% new oak.

Ruby red. Violets, cassis, licorice, anise, exotic and sweet pipe tobacco. Fresh acidity. Blueberries, cassis, licorice, anise, tobacco and spice. Polished tannins. Very long.

Magnum.

Duft av tørket fruktig, samt røde jordbær, rosin, lys sjokolade, tobakk, lær, sedertre og hvit pepper.

Smak av tørket jordbær, syrlige lyse plommer, og lakris. Syren er fortsatt pen, og tanninene er silke. Medium + konsentrasjon.

Smakt hos Chateau Cos d'Estournel.

En fantastisk balansert vin. Finishen er herlig lang. Noter av tobakk, appelsinskall og mørke bær. Solbær og lær er også verdt å nevne.

En vin helt i sin prime.

Amatør

Tasted for a Decanter masterclass back in May, this is yet another wine this year that proves 1996 Médocs are totally on their game, and should not be ignored. For me this is one of the all-time best vintages of Cos, combining the gourmet truffle and cocoa bean welcome that this estate is known for with the powerful tannic frame of St Estephe, and ripe but still juicy cassis fruits. So much personality and pleasure on offer here. 65% new oak.

Certified Sommelier

Masse frukt her fortsatt. Moden rips, skogsbær og solbær. Lær, tobakk, lakris og eukalyptus. Stor utvikling i glasset og over noen timer lufting. Strukturen er helt myk og tanninene fullstendig nedbrytt. På helt perfekt sted nå etter min mening. 

Fragrant floral notes, the most muscular of the two 1989s, with plenty of power. Cos is known for its exoticism, and a hot year like 1989 helps to draw ou that side of things, with fruitcake, olive tapenade, fennel and black pepper spices, and a smoky caramel edge to the finish. Plenty of St Estèphe signature, and a showcase for how Cabernet Sauvignon ages so slowly on these gravel-clay soils on the borders of Pauillac. Bruno Prats was owner at the time, as we are here a full 11 years before the arrival of Michel Reybier. Likely to have been over 50hl/h yield, as this was an extremely abundant years - and provided the highest natural (with no chaptilisation, which was common at the time) alcohol on record at the time. 100% new oak. There is a youthful feel to this Cos, but it is less nuanced than the Pavie (I would suggest choosing the 1990 Cos if given the choice between the two because, although not tasted here, I have found it to be a more consistent). Still plenty of life ahead, when it may gain extra complexity - never count these out.

Ja takk mer av dette!

Fyldigmed eksplosjon av mørke bær. Fantastisk perfyme. 

Ruby red with a garnet rim. Exotic and spicy with blueberries, blackberries, leather, figs and minerals. Fresh acidity. Vibrant with blackberries, sweet cherries, licorice and leather. Nice structure with integrated tannins. Long

This mature bottle of Cos D'Estournel was just superb. Lighter than I would have expected from Cos (usually a rather heavy wine with chocolate, coffee etc). Very nice indeed!

Ekstremt ung vin for alderen. 
Bekmørk farge med duft av karamell og «lakris». 
Som sort kremfløte i munnen og en lang finish der tanninene slipper mens smaken holder ut. Overraskende bra igjen fra Cos

Særs overasket over at denne var livlig etter nesten 70 år!

Tasted at Lafite (alongside the Lafite Rothschild 1988, which was delicious but did not overshadow this amazing wine). Ethereal, if a wine can truly be described that way. Gossamer fine tannins, a blush of raspberry and blackberry fruits, giving way to undergrowth, white truffle, barely-there saffron and cold ash. It had been held in the cellars at Lafite for as long as the current generation can remember, so had not travelled more than 300m from its site of production. There is no realistic drink by date on this wine, and the blend is also unknown, although almost certainly dominant Cabernet Sauvignon (possibly with Malbec, Castet, Cabernet Franc alongside, perhas a trace of Merlot). The Basque Errazu family had been owners of Cos since just the year before, buying from London banker Charles-Cecil Martyns in 1869. I hardly need to add that the score means nothing - it is just a number to tell you that drinking this wine provided an exceptional moment in time.

Category	Red wine
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Producer	Ch. Cos d'Estournel
Vintages	2022
Country	France, Bordeaux, Saint-Estephe
Bottle	75 cl

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