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Cos d'Estournel 2010 300cl

2eme Grand Cru Classé | St. Estephe | Bordeaux | France
CHF 1’610.70
Critics scores
99 Robert Parker
Deep garnet in color, the 2010 Cos d'Estournel unfurls slowly, measuredly, releasing delicate notes of dried mulberries, stewed plums and blackcurrant pastilles before giving way to notions of potpourri, black cherry compote and chocolate box plus touches of dried sage, tobacco and new leather. Medium to full-bodied, the palate has a rock-solid foundation of very firm, grainy tannins and very lively acidity supporting the remarkable intensity of tightly wound fruit layers, finishing very long and fragrant. Give it another 4-5 years in bottle and this will be stunning!
99 Robert Parker
Deep garnet in color, the 2010 Cos d'Estournel unfurls slowly, measuredly, releasing delicate notes of dried mulberries, stewed plums and blackcurrant pastilles before giving way to notions of potpourri, black cherry compote and chocolate box plus touches of dried sage, tobacco and new leather. Medium to full-bodied, the palate has a rock-solid foundation of very firm, grainy tannins and very lively acidity supporting the remarkable intensity of tightly wound fruit layers, finishing very long and fragrant. Give it another 4-5 years in bottle and this will be stunning!
98 James Suckling
There’s clarity and beauty to this wine as always with pure dark berry, stones and spices. Some clove too. Full body, firm and silky tannins and a long finish. Pure and precise wine with so much class. Try in 2020.
19 Rene Gabriel
78 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 19 % Merlot, 2 % Cabernet Franc, 1 % Petit Verdot. 38 hl/ha. 55 % Grand Vin. Extrem dunkles Purpur mit lila und violetten Reflexen. Viel schwarze Kirschen, dunkle Edelhölzer, Szechuanpfeffer und feine Teernuancen aufweisend, die die Tiefe des Weines anzeigen. Dichter, fleischiger Gaumen, sattes Extrakt gut stützende, reife Säure mit einer noble, aber doch verlangenden Adstringenz, wie beim Pagodes im Innern Aromen zeigend die an einen legendären Henry-Jayer-Burgunder erinnern, Maulbeeren und Cassis. Rückkehr zur Klassik mit einem vielleicht bald legendären, extrem langlebigen, wie schon erwähnt burgundisch schmeckenden Cos.
19 Rene Gabriel
78 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 19 % Merlot, 2 % Cabernet Franc, 1 % Petit Verdot. 38 hl/ha. 55 % Grand Vin. Extrem dunkles Purpur mit lila und violetten Reflexen. Viel schwarze Kirschen, dunkle Edelhölzer, Szechuanpfeffer und feine Teernuancen aufweisend, die die Tiefe des Weines anzeigen. Dichter, fleischiger Gaumen, sattes Extrakt gut stützende, reife Säure mit einer noble, aber doch verlangenden Adstringenz, wie beim Pagodes im Innern Aromen zeigend die an einen legendären Henry-Jayer-Burgunder erinnern, Maulbeeren und Cassis. Rückkehr zur Klassik mit einem vielleicht bald legendären, extrem langlebigen, wie schon erwähnt burgundisch schmeckenden Cos.
95 Wine Spectator
An extremely well-sculpted, modern wine, with an enormous core of plum sauce, blackberry coulis and cassis fruit to match the ambitious roasted apple wood-, black tea- and tobacco-infused toast. Dense and chewy now, displaying the tannic spine of the vintage, this remains integrated, racy and incredibly long, offering a piercing chalky backbone that rivets everything together. Best from 2018 through 2038. –JM
95 Wine Spectator
An extremely well-sculpted, modern wine, with an enormous core of plum sauce, blackberry coulis and cassis fruit to match the ambitious roasted apple wood-, black tea- and tobacco-infused toast. Dense and chewy now, displaying the tannic spine of the vintage, this remains integrated, racy and incredibly long, offering a piercing chalky backbone that rivets everything together. Best from 2018 through 2038. –JM
Producer
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.