Château Cos d'Estournel
Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend
Plum and black fruit, some red / new world-forward and quite modern. Not to mention delicious 🤤
Plum and black fruit, some red / new world-forward and quite modern. Not to mention delicious 🤤
Dec 30th, 20192009 Claret tasting with tasting group. My 6th, group 6th. Leafy, green olive, citrus zest, meat. Extremely tart, aggressively tannic. Brett. on the pushy side.
2009 Claret tasting with tasting group. My 6th, group 6th. Leafy, green olive, citrus zest, meat. Extremely tart, aggressively tannic. Brett. on the pushy side.
Jan 29th, 2018Decanted roughly an hour. Nice scent of cedar, graphite, ripe blackberries. Firm tannins, lengthy finish.
Decanted roughly an hour. Nice scent of cedar, graphite, ripe blackberries. Firm tannins, lengthy finish.
1 person found it helpfulJul 3rd, 202299+/100. Flirting with perfection. Might be one in 5 to 6 years. Huge aging potential.
99+/100. Flirting with perfection. Might be one in 5 to 6 years. Huge aging potential.
Jul 14th, 2014Decanted and simmered for hours. By Hour 3+ this broadened into a deep and luxurious wine. Ripe fruit - currant blackberry. Nice mouthfeel with some mineral residue. Not a long tail on this but it did linger still. Not particularly fragrant. A bit inward overall but all the pieces good and bad kinda fit together and it was nonetheless quite enjoyable.
Decanted and simmered for hours. By Hour 3+ this broadened into a deep and luxurious wine. Ripe fruit - currant blackberry. Nice mouthfeel with some mineral residue. Not a long tail on this but it did linger still. Not particularly fragrant. A bit inward overall but all the pieces good and bad kinda fit together and it was nonetheless quite enjoyable.
Feb 26th, 2024Opened smoothly and the cork was soaked deep red. Immediate hit of perfume and an inviting aroma at the bottle and on first pour. The wine is rich and velvety. Nice balance between inviting but limited mature fruit and a finish with earthy elements and the alcohol was at the right level. Lots of depth to this. It has a weighty mouthfeel. It’s a lingering joy.
Opened smoothly and the cork was soaked deep red. Immediate hit of perfume and an inviting aroma at the bottle and on first pour. The wine is rich and velvety. Nice balance between inviting but limited mature fruit and a finish with earthy elements and the alcohol was at the right level. Lots of depth to this. It has a weighty mouthfeel. It’s a lingering joy.
Jul 28th, 2023Dark and complex. Brooding Bordeaux. Black fruit, dark cherries and currant.
Dark and complex. Brooding Bordeaux. Black fruit, dark cherries and currant.
Jun 11th, 2023Cos d’Estournel tasting. Very interesting trying these at the same time. The 2000 and the 1990 were what I was expecting and great but the 2005-2009 were clearly more refined. WOTN for me.
Cos d’Estournel tasting. Very interesting trying these at the same time. The 2000 and the 1990 were what I was expecting and great but the 2005-2009 were clearly more refined. WOTN for me.
Mar 18th, 2023