Cos dEstournel 2eme Cru Classe SaintEstephe

Cos d'Estournel 2eme Cru Classe Saint-Estephe 2005

Retail Price (inc. GST) (750ml)

Per Bottle: $470.46

Wine Profile

Vintage

2005

98 Robert Parker Wine Advocate+

The 2005 Cos d'Estournel is blended of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc. Deep garnet colored, it is still a little closed and youthfully shy. With coaxing, the nose is just beginning to offer glimpses at vivacious kirsch, red roses, violets, licorice and mocha scents over a crème de cassis, blackberry pie and chocolate-covered cherry core with wafts of chargrill, mossy bark and truffles. Full-bodied, concentrated and wonderfully complex in the mouth, the palate is just beginning to reveal the true potential of this wine, with tightly wound layers of perfumed black fruits and earthy notions bound by a rock-solid frame of firm, grainy tannins and finishing with epic persistence. This still needs 5-6 years, but I love how this beauty is shaping up!!

Drinking Window: 2018 - 2045

Reviewer Name: Lisa Perrotti-Brown

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97 Vinous+

99 James Suckling+

Aroma Notes-

Cos d’Estournel is a Bordeaux master class: a wine that has fine, precise concentration and yet elegance. It broods in the glass, very dark with an inky-purple colour. The nose has elements of pure cassis, small berries, dark fruit, cinnamon and a touch of anise. The palate is perfectly structured: everything is in balance, including the oak, ...

The Grape/Blend

Cabernet Sauvignon

Chocolate, vanilla, black currant, cedar, pepper and high tannins Cabernet Sauvignon is the jet setter of grapes. It travels all over the world, but being a late bloomer, it thrives in warm climates. When it matures, it is famous for intensity and depth of taste, balanced with a solid acidity due to the gentle ripening.The tiny, thick-skinned grape is packed with flavour, dark blue colour and tannins. Grown all over the world, the flavours vary. In France, it is often blended with the softer Merlot or the cooler Cabernet Franc, and is usually a bit higher in acidity.In the southern sphere

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The Region

Bordeaux, Saint-Estephe

Instead, a heavy clay and limestone base dominates this area, resulting in poorer-draining soils, delayed ripening, and higher acidity levels in the wines.These factors mean that, over the last few decades, many Saint-Estèphe's winemakers have increased their emphasis on Merlot, as it performs better on clay-rich soils than Cabernet Sauvignon. Because wines from here have traditionally been rather austere and tight in youth, Merlot also serves to soften the texture. Clay soils ability to retain moisture can come in handy during the occasional drought-like summers that have been known to bring ...

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