2016 Chateau Cos d'Estournel,St. Estephe,2e GCC 1,5l
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The 2016 Cos d'Estournel has quite an intense bouquet with blackberry, briar and mint, good intensity, gaining complexity in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins, a little granular in texture, savoury with dried blood and peppercorns, though the finish veers round and delivers surprising finesse and tenderness. I feel this has closed down and, as I mentioned back in 2020 when it received a perfect score, it really needs a five or six year decant. Immense potential. Tasted blind at the Southwold 10-Year-On tasting.
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James Suckling
Wine Enthusiast
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Luscious yet restrained, this is a classically-styled Cos, especially when you compare it to the exuberance of 2015. Cassis, cedar, sandalwood, incense, sculpted and very Left Bank, plenty of life in front but this is a little more ready than perhaps I expected it to be. Great quality, 100% new oak. Michel Reybier owner, Aymeric de Gironde director, in his last year in the role before heading over to Troplong Mondot.
Exceptional quality, silky tannins, cinammon, turmeric, cloves, grilled liqourice root, crushed rocks, almost seamless, so full of life and character, and brambled fruit. Chcooate, damson, so juicy and characterful, and singing of St Estèphe character, this is the appellation at its best. Decades ahead of it. Shame about the heavy bottle. 100% new oak.Michel Reybier owner, Aymeric de Gironde director (his last year in the role before heading over to Troplong Mondot).
Fresh and lush with lots of fruit within quite a marked structure. Not quite ready yet but clearly a very superior wine. (JR)