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The very high quality of Cos d'Estournel's recent vintages is impressive, placing it undoubtedly among the first great classified growths of the Médoc. A single qualifier comes to mind when we think of Cos d'Estournel: monumental, for its wines as well as for its cellar.
The 2016 vintage in the press:
J-M Quarin (August 2019): 98/100 “The best ever! Dark, intense, purple and beautiful color. Intense, fine, ripe-fruited nose. Powerful. Soft on the attack, then dense and melting, with class in the touch, the wine glides between the middle and the finish, ascending in its unfolding, complex and long. It has a lot of energy, and a lot of taste too."
Vinous (N. Martin - January 2020): 100/100 "In my last sighted review of the 2016 Cos d'Estournel, I wrote: "I suspect it will close down for a period in tis youth". Perhaps it is already beginning to shut down, because though this wine was deeply impressive, it fell just a notch short of ethereal previous bottles, despite its"pixelated black fruit" on the nose and "sublime balance" on the palate. I tasted the wine twice thereafter, though this time with a 4-6 hour decant, and this revealed the Cos d'Estournel that has amazed since I first tasted it out of barrel."
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 5 to 10 years
- Apogée:
- 2030-2048
- Potential alcohol:
- 13.5%