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  • Country ranking ?

    903
  • Producer ranking ?

    21
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    now to 2025
  • Food Pairing

    Skirt Steak with Pomegranate Sauce

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The Story

The call of faraway lands. As mysterious and intriguing as a lone adventurer returning from a solitary sail, Cos d’Estournel is slow to reveal itself. Little by little, it evokes stories of distant places, market stalls brimming with unfamiliar fruits, spices and wares, village festivities warmed by the joy of revelers and the setting sun, and sumptuous visions of ladies and their voluptuous curves. A myriad of scents, colors and tastes appeal...

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Wine Information

No vintage in the post-World War era has a reputation as great as 1945. Its legendary status is well deserved based solely on the quality of the wines, but the fact that it is the “victory” vintage following World War II only adds to its luster. 1945 was a remarkably good vintage for virtually every wine region in the world, but it was especially great for Claret. Interestingly, the harvest in Bordeaux got underway on September 13th, the same ...

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Vintage 1945

The best vintage in the world – 1947 or 1945? Tastingbook has tasted all the best wines from these two great vintages.

If wine producers from different regions were asked to name the best vintages in their wine history, most would name 1947 or 1945 as one of the greats. If we then compared them, there would probably only be one vintage that most, if not all, producers had named on the list – 1947.

We wanted to test this theory and we tas...

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Tasting note

color

Medium

ending

Medium and Spicy

nose

Intense

recommend

Yes

taste

Multi-dimensional, Rich, Ripe and Elegant

Written Notes

The 1945 Cos d’Estournel set the evening on the right course with a fabulous nose full of smoke, cedar, charcoal and nut. This was a clean and smooth wine. Its palate was satiny, balanced and creamy. While delicate, it was still charming, with delectable cherry flavors and a nice, dry finish. The Fink found it ‘more interesting’ than some of the warmups (94).
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The 1945 Cos d'Estournel is a vintage that I have tasted before. This example was acquired from the cellars of Berry Brothers & Rudd but château-bottled. It is actually quite similar to the previous example that I encountered back in 2003: deep in color, presenting a fresh, eucalyptus-tinged bouquet that seems to expand with time. Likewise, the palate bears similarities, with its succulent ripe tannins. It is elegant despite a modicum of dryness on the finish. Perhaps the one difference is that this bottle shows less precision than the one before, though it remains a thoroughly pleasurable Saint-Estèphe. Tasted at Koala's 1945 dinner.

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Origin

St-Estèphe, Bordeaux

Vintage Quality

Excellent

Value For Money

Good

Investment potential

No Potential

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