Cos d'Estournel - St. Estephe 2021 (Futures) (Pre-arrival) (750ml)
Price: $195.00
| Producer | Cos d'Estournel |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | Saint-Estephe |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blends |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Sku | 1005867 |
| Size | 750ml |
Jane Anson: 96 Points
This vintage which can be overly straight and austere benefits from the house style of Cos where they are happy to add a twist of gourmet glamour and I am seriously impressed with this wine. It showcases the successful sides of a cool vintage in spades with bitter black chocolate cool blue fruits lemongrass and turmeric and black pepper spices. 55% new oak. 3.79ph. 53% of overall production is for the 1st wine the rest in Pagodes. Easily one of the wines of the vintage.
twiJames Suckling: 94-95 Points
16 May 2022 ? A firm red with solid compact tannins. Medium to full body with plenty of blackcurrant pencil-lead and graphite character. Compact and structured throughout with a firm finish. Linear and muscular tannins at the end that are very formed and curated. It will be interesting to see how this one evolves. 64% cabernet sauvignon 30% merlot 4% cabernet franc and 2% petit verdot.
Vinous: 94-96 Points
The 2021 Cos d'Estournel is a wine of real breadth and volume. It is also quite a departure from recent vintages in that strong Cabernet aromatics are very much front and center. Cedar tobacco dried herbs menthol and licorice lend notable complexity to the bouquet. I expect the 2021 will need time to be at its best. Cos is usually much more alluring in its youth than the reticent but hugely promising 2021.
Wine Advocate: 94-95 Points
The 2021 Cos d'Estournel is very promising offering up rich aromas of dark berries plums exotic spices loamy soil and rose petals followed by a medium to full-bodied deep and seamless palate that's impressively vibrant and concentrated with powdery tannins bright acids and a long penetrating finish. Only 53% of the production made it into the grand vin and the blend is 64% Cabernet Sauvignon 30% Merlot 4% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. Technical director Dominique Arangoïts reports that Cos was spared by frost and coulure at flowering harvesting between September 23 and October 4 and fermenting a touch hotter than has been the case in recent years at around 28-29 degrees Celsius.
The Wine Independent: 93-95 Points
The 2021 Cos d'Estournel is a blend of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon 30% Merlot 4% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet-purple in color it struts out of the glass with classic scents of blackcurrant pastilles ripe juicy plums and cedar chest followed by hints of crushed rocks pencil shavings and cinnamon stick. Light to medium-bodied the palate is tightly wound with firm grainy tannins and integrated freshness supporting the intense mineral-laced fruit finishing long and savory.
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