We’ve coated the wines of Chateau Cos d’Estournel, a second-growth wine in Bordeaux’s Medoc-situated St. Estephe area, prior to now, however at this time we’re digging right into a particular deal with — a decade-old classic of the producer’s flagship bottling that’s nonetheless obtainable for buy in a newly reissued tenth anniversary version.
The wine is a Cabernet Sauvignon dominant mix with 23.5% merlot and 1.5% cabernet franc rounding it out.
2015 Cos d’Estournel Saint-Estephe Evaluate
Fairly dry and chic, that is Bordeaux with a degree of sophistication that solely emerges with loads of time within the cellar. Fairly florals and tea leaf notes give the nostril a elevate, however they meander their option to a mild and under no circumstances overwhelming physique that layers in mild notes of anise and eucalyptus, dropped atop extra insistent notes of blackberry, cassis, and leathery tannin. This wine is rarely pushy with oak, however slightly explores its terroir in earnest. Modest notes of tarry asphalt hold the whole lot low to the bottom, trudging by means of ample moist earth, ending with hints of bay leaf and rosemary. At 13.5% abv, you possibly can inform it’s fairly mild on its toes, even when they find yourself slightly coated in mud.
A- / $200
2015 Cos d’Estournel Saint-Estephe
USD200
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