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2018 Cos d'Estournel, St Estèphe, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
Not ready
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW
97-100/100
Product: 20188004367
2018 Cos d'Estournel, St Estèphe, Bordeaux

Description

Less is more in the case of Cos this year. New oak has been reduced by 20% and the slow, cool extraction techniques employed have produced quite an intellectual style of Cos. The bouquet is energetic but tight, and the palate fine-grained and compact, yet with the tell-tale warm spices and blackcurrant embedded in the fabric of the wine. Drink 2028-2050.

Blend: 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2018
Maturity Not ready
Body Full Bodied
Producer Cos d'Estournel

Critics reviews

Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW 97-100/100
The 2018 Cos d'Estournel is composed of 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot and 1% Cabernet Franc and has 14.59% alcohol. Aging in 50% new barriques, it has a deep purple-black color and drifts effortlessly, gracefully, seductively out of the glass with slowly unfurling notions of blackcurrant cordial, wild blueberries, chocolate-covered cherries and plum pudding with touches of violets, licorice, wild roses and yeast extract plus a waft of loose tobacco. The full-bodied palate is built like a brick house with a solid frame of super firm, super ripe tannins and seamless freshness to back up the vibrant, crunchy, oh-so-muscular fruit, finishing long with loads of mineral layers. Amazing structure will keep this beauty for at least half a century and probably a full one!Lisa Perrotti-Brown - 23/04/2019
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, (Apr 2019)

About this wine

Cos d'Estournel

Château Cos d`Estournel is named after its 19th century owner, Louis-Gaspard d'Estournel, and it was he who built the bizarre oriental edifice that is a landmark for any tourist in the Médoc. Today Cos d'Estournel is without doubt the leading estate in St-Estéphe. It is located in the south of the appellation on the border with Pauillac and its vineyards are superbly sited on a south-facing gravel ridge with a high clay content, just north of Lafite.
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Saint-Estèphe

Saint-Estèphe

Saint-Estèphe is the northernmost of the most important communes of the Médoc, bordering Pauillac on its southernmost border, with only a gully and stream separating it from Ch. Lafite Rothschild. The wines can appear austere in youth, but the best typically display good depth of colour, pronounced acidity and tannins in youth, and are exceptionally long-lived. At their best, they are the equal of almost any Bordeaux.
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