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

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

    97/100
    Inside Bordeaux
    93-95/100
    Robert Parker Wine Advocate
    97/100
    The Wine Independent
    95/100
    Vinous
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    1. 2022

      6x75cl

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      £1,359.94

    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
    Chris Kissack,
    The Wine Independent
    The blend of the grand vin is 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot and 1% each Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, picked during what was the estate’s earliest harvest since 1989, and this accounts for more than half the production in this vintage, higher than usual, a sign of the quality within 2022. The élevage was in 50% new oak, and it was bottled in July 2024. The aromatics are dark, concentrated and spiced, with dried blackcurrant fruits, black olive, damson and rose, crushed gravel and a touch of fragrant mint. A supple, polished, seductive texture follows on the palate, with a wealth of dark liquorice and dried olive fruits wrapped in a superb frame of tightly knit and confident tannins, which linger with a tight and spicy intent on the finish. A wine which combines the dark and exotic fruit of the vintage with a fresh, powdery, sooty and tannic structure. Hugely impressive, with a great future. One for the cellar, as I can see this benefiting from a couple of decades of gentle slumber. Tasted twice. The alcohol is 14.04%, with 14% on the label.
    drinking window 2030 - 2062
    date of review 06/2025
    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
    93-95/100
    William Kelley,
    Robert Parker Wine Advocate
    The 2022 Cos d'Estournel unwinds in the glass with aromas of sweet berries, plum liqueur and rich spices, followed by a full-bodied, broad-shouldered and muscular palate that's rich and structured, with a ripe core of fruit and chewy tannins. Harvest dates were relatively early this year, and maturation is occurring in only 50% new oak; yet the 2022's chunky, glass-staining style makes it Ducru Beaucaillou's only rival for the title of most extracted second growth of the Medoc.
    date of review 04/2023

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    Country:
    France
    Region:
    Bordeaux
    Appellation:
    St Estèphe
    style:
    Red Wine
    Grape Variety:
    Cab Sauvignon Merlot
    abv:
    13%

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