Very perfumed and fresh up at Cos d`Estournel - not at all monolithic, so they appear to have seen the light. It isn`t a huge wine, but is elegant and long with an extended mineral finish. Cos is half the production in 2014 and Pagodes de Cos the other half. 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot and 3% Cab Franc. Very impressive wine, but not because of massive girth, rather its complexity and fine tannins give pleasure. (CW 30/03/15)
- Producer
- Chateau Cos d`Estournel
- Origin
- St-Estephe, Medoc, Bordeaux FRANCE
- Colour
- red
- Wine Style
- dry
- Closure Style
- cork
- Maturity
- young
- Bottle Size
- 75cl
- Case Quantity
- 6
- Wine Score
- 94 points, Jean-Marc Quarin, quarin.com, April 2015
93-95 points, Neal Martin, erobertparker.com, April 2015
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Jean-Marc Quarin
Fragrant on the nose – fruit and flowers. Smooth and soft on the palate with body and a finely woven finish. A blend of 65% cabernet sauvignon, 33% merlot, 2% cabernet franc, Alcohol content: 14,2°. pH: 3,77 (higher than usual) IPT: 85 (higher than usual). 94 points
Neal Martin
The Château Cos d`Estournel 2014 is a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc picked between 25 September and 10 October at 33.7 hectoliters per hectare. The pH came in at 3.77 and an IPT of 87, quite high compared to some other properties in the northern Médoc. It has "cool" nose, by that I mean it is not a flamboyant set of aromatics like the 2009 or 2010, but rather "streamlined" and focused, very delineated with black fruit intermingling with incense and iris. It is very controlled. The palate is medium-bodied with supple, but "full" tannins in the mouth that lend this Cos d`Estournel impressive volume. There is an unerring purity here, a gradual crescendo of intensity towards a pepper y finish that lingers long. This is an impressive Grand Vin - classic Cos d`Estournel. Tasted three times with consistent notes. 93-95 points
