chateau cos destournel 2eme cru classe st estephe

Château Cos d'Estournel

Château Cos d'Estournel, 2eme Cru Classé, St Estèphe, 2022

Name: Château Cos d'Estournel, 2eme Cru Classé, St Estèphe
Brand: Château Cos d'Estournel
Price: 1116 GBP

97/100

Inside Bordeaux

97-99/100

The Wine Independent

95/100

Vinous

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2022
6x75cl
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£1,116.00

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

We really admire what the Cos team has done over the last few years, but the 2022 left us slightly perplexed. We know the team has been angling for a more refined, toned-down style, but we couldn't help feeling this needed a bit more of the old Cos umph. It could all knit together beautifully during élevage; at present it feels a bit sturdy and lacking in flesh. With notes of mint, sage, wild herbs and blackcurrant, this needs quite a bit of coaxing to reveal glycerol rich berries and some really alluring perfume. The mid-palate feels a touch diffuse – very structured and austere fruit, but ripe. There is potential – let's hope it comes together in barrel. 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot.

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Critic Reviews

97/100

Jane Anson,

Inside Bordeaux

Intense, concentrated, spicy, cured leather, ink, saddle, creamy cassis and black cherry fruits, laced with bitter chocolate, concentrated incense and velvety tannins. Exceptional quality. Tasted twice, second time at the estate, 50% new oak, Dominique Arangoïts technical director, Eric Boissenot consultant.

drinking window 2029 - 2044

date of review 03/2025

95/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2022 Cos d'Estournel is one of the most reticent wines on the nose at the moment (bottled in July, it is most likely due to the timing). But the quality is still evident, with a beguiling mixture of red and black fruit, truffle and violet aromas mingling in the glass. There is a sense of finesse here that was forsaken for a period 15 to 25 years ago when this estate coveted power. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannins that frame the pretty black fruit, desiccated orange peel and graphite notes. I admire that it could only be a Saint-Estèphe with a relatively austere finish that suggests it will repay considerable cellaring. This is for the most patient amongst you.

drinking window 2032 - 2065

date of review 02/2025

97-99/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

The Wine Independent

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.

drinking window 2030 - 2062

date of review 05/2023

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Specifications

Country:

France

Region:

Bordeaux

Appellation:

St Estèphe

Producer:

Château Cos d'Estournel

style:

Red Wine

Grape Variety:

Cab Sauvignon Merlot

abv:

13%

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