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19 Rene Gabriel
08: 85 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 12 % Merlot, 3 % Cabernet Franc. 55 % Grand Vin. Extrem dunkle Farbe Violett-Purpur. Aromatisches, tiefgründiges Bouquet, Trüffelnoten, Gewürznelken, Arabicakaffee, getrocknete Heidelbeeren, aber auch geniale Komponenten von würzigem Cabernet und dunklen, exotischen Hölzern zeigend. Im Gaumen satt, konzentriertes Extrakt, recht feine Tannine, wunderschön balanciert, bleibt hier vorwiegend im schwarzbeerigen Bereich, extrem langes Finale. Hier merkt man gar nicht, dass es sich eventuell bei diesem Cos um ein schwieriges Jahr handeln könnte. Ein ganz grosser Grand Cru und eine Meisterleistung im Rebberg und wie auch bei der Selektion! 09: Momentan wirkt er etwas weniger versprechend als bei der Primeurprobe. Unter den herrlichen Röstnoten zeigen sich rote Krischen, Milchkaffee und Schokonoten. Im Gaumen weich und schön würzig. Femininer Cos mit Finessen.
19 Rene Gabriel
08: 85 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 12 % Merlot, 3 % Cabernet Franc. 55 % Grand Vin. Extrem dunkle Farbe Violett-Purpur. Aromatisches, tiefgründiges Bouquet, Trüffelnoten, Gewürznelken, Arabicakaffee, getrocknete Heidelbeeren, aber auch geniale Komponenten von würzigem Cabernet und dunklen, exotischen Hölzern zeigend. Im Gaumen satt, konzentriertes Extrakt, recht feine Tannine, wunderschön balanciert, bleibt hier vorwiegend im schwarzbeerigen Bereich, extrem langes Finale. Hier merkt man gar nicht, dass es sich eventuell bei diesem Cos um ein schwieriges Jahr handeln könnte. Ein ganz grosser Grand Cru und eine Meisterleistung im Rebberg und wie auch bei der Selektion! 09: Momentan wirkt er etwas weniger versprechend als bei der Primeurprobe. Unter den herrlichen Röstnoten zeigen sich rote Krischen, Milchkaffee und Schokonoten. Im Gaumen weich und schön würzig. Femininer Cos mit Finessen.
90 Robert Parker
The 2007 Cos d'Estournel is blended of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc. It has a deep garnet-brick color and the nose reveals quite a lot of evolution—more than the previous six vintages tasted before it in this tasting—with notes of prunes, figs, chargrill and dried herbs plus hints of raisin cake, leather, balsamic and incense. Medium-bodied, refreshing and mature in the mouth, it delivers a good concentration of savory/spicy flavors and an herbal lift on the finish. It should remain at this evolutionary plateau for the next decade, before it begins to decline.
90 Wine Spectator
Fresh mushroom on the nose, with dark fruits and berries. Full-bodied, with soft, velvety tannins and a rich, fruity finish. Balanced and pretty, with lovely length. Best after 2012. 22,000 cases made. –JS
90 Robert Parker
The 2007 Cos d'Estournel is blended of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc. It has a deep garnet-brick color and the nose reveals quite a lot of evolution—more than the previous six vintages tasted before it in this tasting—with notes of prunes, figs, chargrill and dried herbs plus hints of raisin cake, leather, balsamic and incense. Medium-bodied, refreshing and mature in the mouth, it delivers a good concentration of savory/spicy flavors and an herbal lift on the finish. It should remain at this evolutionary plateau for the next decade, before it begins to decline.
90 Wine Spectator
Fresh mushroom on the nose, with dark fruits and berries. Full-bodied, with soft, velvety tannins and a rich, fruity finish. Balanced and pretty, with lovely length. Best after 2012. 22,000 cases made. –JS
90 James Suckling
A silky and fine 2007 with mushroom, berry and light coffee character. Just a hint of dark fruits. Medium to full body. Round tannins. Drink now. I underestimated this.
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Château Cos d'Estournel
Producing some of the greatest wines in the Médoc, Château Cos d'Estournel is undoubtedly the premier estate in Saint-Estèphe. The all-encompassing 91-hectares of vineyards surround the majestic, almost oriental domaine on the hill of Cos. Founder, Louis Gaspard d’Estournel was better known as “the Maharajah of Saint-Estèphe” in the 1800s because of his distant conquests, with his wines reaching as far as India. He built these exotic pagodas we see today in celebration of his successes. The property currently belongs to French multi-millionaire Michel Reybier, who has upheld the founding values of excellence and has pushed forth the quality even more so since 2000. Reybier’s impressive investments in cutting-edge technologies has brought the estate to new heights. The prominent vinification techniques include must-concentration, malolactic in barrel and new oak for ageing. The Cos d’Estournel is an age-worthy robust but harmonious wine that builds in intensity and complexity with ten years’ time. The second wine was initially labeled Marbuzet, which itself is a Cru Bourgeois, but it is now bottled as Les Pagodes de Cos. In 1852, he had to sell due to his overwhelming debts. The château was then sold twice more before the Ginestet family purchased it in 1917. Their ancestors, the Prats family retained it until 2000 when they sold it to Michel Reybier, a French multi-millionaire, who has spent considerable sums to carry forth Louis Gaspard d'Estournel's original avant garde style and to push forth the quality of the wine. Today, it arguably produces the grandest wine in St. Estèphe though some would argue that neighbouring Montrose surpasses it.