Chateau Cos d'Estournel St-Estèphe 2. Cru Classé 2016

"Extravagant. Magical." - James Suckling

Anmeldelser af Chateau Cos d'Estournel St-Estèphe 2. Cru Classé 2016

100/100 Robert Parker
"...deep garnet-purple colored and starts off a little closed and reticent, opening out slowly and seductively to reveal beautiful lilacs, rose hip tea, crushed stones and camphor nuances over a core of crème de cassis, kirsch, wild blueberries and mocha plus wafts of incense and wood smoke. The palate is simply electric, charged with an energy and depth of flavors that seem to defy the elegance and ethereal nature of its medium-bodied weight, featuring super ripe, densely pixelated tannins that firmly frame the myriad of fruit and floral sparks, finishing with epic length. Just. Magic."

100/100 James Suckling
"This is muscular yet so well defined and toned. Full-bodied with deep and dense fruit on the palate, yet powerful and rich at the same time. So much sandalwood and blackberry character. Chewy and rich at the finish. This is a warm and generous wine, but the alcohol is just over 13 degrees. Not that high. Love the finish. Extravagant. Magical." 

100/100 Vinous
"The 2016 Cos d’Estournel was a bona fide showstopper out of barrel, the best that I had encountered in over 20 years of visiting the estate during en primeur, so my expectations were piled high when I returned to find out how it performs in bottle. Deep, almost opaque in color, it sports a very intense but broody bouquet with fathomless deep black fruit tinged with blueberry and violet. The aromas almost seem to envelop the senses. The palate is medium-bodied with ultra-fine tannin that I have never witnessed in any other vintage of Cos d’Estournel. There is a beguiling symmetry to this Saint-Estèphe, as well as unerring mineralité. The persistent, tobacco-tinged finish can be felt 60 second after the wine has departed. This is a monumental, benchmark Cos d’Estournel that will give not years but decades of pleasure"

99/100 Vert de Vin Magazine
97/100 Decanter
96/100 Wine Enthusiast
96/100 Wine Spectator

Bag om Château Cos d’Estournel

Château Cos d’Estournel er noget af det første, man møder, når man kommer til St-Estèphe fra Pauillac, og nogle har peget på, at stilen er tættere på Pauillac end St-Estèphe.

Slottet tog sin moderne form efter 1811, hvor Louis d’Estournel overtog roret, og efter at have været i adskillige hænder blev slottet i 2000 købt af Michel Reybier, som havde tjent en formue i fødevarebranchen.

I 2018 lancerede vinhuset en helt særlig vin: COS100, som blev produceret af Merlot-druer fra deres ældste vinstokke. Vinen blev kun lavet i én årgang og i en meget begrænset produktion. Overskuddet gik til en velgørende organisation.

Stilen hos Château Cos d’Estounel er opulent og rig på grund af Merlot-druen, men uden at elegancen forsvinder. Niveauet er efter manges eksperters mening snublende nær 1. Cru Classé - et synspunkt som finder næring i en imponerende serie af ”perfekte” 100 point ratings hos Robert Parker.