Château Cos-d'Estournel - St.-Estèphe 2005 (12 pack bottles)

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Producer	Château Cos-d'Estournel
Country	France
Region	Bordeaux
Subregion	St.-Estephe
Varietal	Bordeaux Blend
Vintage	2005
Sku	3698
Size	12 pack bottles

The purity of fruit in this is fascinating with plums, currants and other dark fruits. Then there is another layer of spices and chocolate. So much cassis. Full and very layered with chewy polished tannins and a long, long finish. Just starting to open. Changes all the time.

"Black in color with aromas of orange peel new leather currant berry and Christmas pudding. Full-bodied with layers of velvety tannins and a long long finish of fruit and spices. The cashmere texture is all there."

Gorgeous blackcurrants, smoked tobacco, chocolate, gravelly earth, and spicy notes all define the 2005 Château Cos D'Estournel, a deep, full-bodied, powerful expression of this terroir that does everything right. Massively concentrated, rich, and unctuous, it nevertheless stays flawlessly balanced and has ripe, polished tannins. Needing plenty of air to show at its best, it's just now getting to the early stages of its prime drinking window and has another 30 years or more of longevity. A word of warning, I have found some variability in this wine with some bottles being more evolved and tired than expected. Provenance is key.

The 2005 Cos d?Estournel is another great success from this property which is owned by Michel Reybier. A superstar of St.-Estèphe in this vintage this wine has a dense ruby/purple color beautiful sweet cassis and blackcurrant fruit some floral notes spice and a touch of oak in a full-bodied layered impressive multi-dimensional style. The tannins are surprisingly sweet and well-integrated as is the acidity alcohol and wood. This is a beauty and certainly the top wine of St.-Estèphe. Drink it over the next 25+ years.

Saint-Estèphe has a reputation for tannins, and this 2005 Cos lives up to that. But it does much more, because the tannins add richness along with intensely ripe black fruits, dark plums and figs. The dense tannins are finely balanced with fresh acidity, and a long-lasting aftertaste. Impressive.

(IPT of 88) Red-ruby. Knockout nose combines currant espresso earth and exotic spices. Wonderfully round and sweet with outstanding volume and density. A spherical seamless wine that saturates the entire palate. The huge but lush tannins coat the teeth. This is accessible now but has the sheer material for long aging.

"Good ruby-red. Knockout nose combines currant, plum, minerals, licorice and graphite. Wonderfully sweet, rich and deep, but with near-perfect balancing acidity to frame the wine's lush fruit. This superb 2005 h