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  • Country ranking ?

    161
  • Producer ranking ?

    4
  • Decanting time

    4h
  • When to drink

    from 2028
  • Food Pairing

    Roast Leg of Lamb with Mint Pesto & Mustard Crumbs

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Cos d’Estournel 2019 has been released at €110 per bottle ex-negociant, down 23.6% on the 2018(€144).

The wine is being offered by the trade at £1,368 per 12×75, a decrease of 23% on the 2018 release of £1,776 per case.

It comes with an international recommended price tag of 1100 HK, 139 CHF, 153 USD, 15 840 JPY. It has been reported that the chateau will be donating €1 for each bottle sold to the hospitality industry.

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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

Silky, delicate and immensely profound, the 2019 vintage embodies the quintessence of Cos d’Estournel. Multi-faceted, it delivers aromas of cinnamon and jasmine alongside fine mineral notes and a touch of spice that perfectly structures the wine through its finish. A dazzling expression of the estate’s terroir, exceptional and full of grace, Cos d’Estournel 2019 is an alluring vintage with universal appeal that promises many wonderful years of...

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Vintage 2019

BORDEAUX 2019 VINTAGE

When I was visiting Bordeaux early March, Corona was a threat on the horizon and France has been more concerned by a strike of the air traffic control. However, I was travelling to Bordeaux and had the chance to get some first insights to the 2019 vintage. I was very much looking forward to the “en primeur tastings” which were scheduled for March 26, 2020 but the tastings were cancelled mid-March. Immediately I contact...

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Written Notes

Tasted in February 2022. 65% C. Sauvignon + 35% Merlot, 14% alcohol. The wine here definitively breaks up with old-style Cos with the gentler and more soil character-oriented style, which started in 2014. Fabulous nose of blueberries and violets, flavours of tobacco leaf, grilled bacon, graphite which are so typical for C. Sauvignon here. A scent of black winter truffle on the palate. Extremely refined and sophisticated on the nose and palate, multilayered with stunning complexity, depth and length. Touch down!!

  • 99p

A very powerful and structured Cos. It’s full and layered, but not overpowering in terms of fruit. It’s more about the abundant, very fine tannins. It’s a classic wine with historical grip and power. Real Bordeaux. Sophisticated and provocative. Barrel Sample: 98-99

  • 99p

Dark purple colour with violet hue and black core. Profound nose with multilayered aroma reminiscent of blackberries and blackcurrants, vanilla and hints of gingerbread spices, discreet flowery touch in the background, subtle oak. On the palate rich yet elegant, velvety tannins and delicate acidity, opulent fruit, mild spices and subtle toasting flavour, a true expression of Cos d'Estournel's terroir. (Tasted on Mai 19, 2020)

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Origin

St-Estèphe, Bordeaux

Inside Information

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 99 points

Harvest for the grand vin began on the 23rd of September and finished on the 7th of October. Composed of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon and 35% Merlot (with no Petit Verdot or Cabernet Franc this year), yields for this wine in 2019 were 43 hectoliters per hectare, and it is aging in 55% new oak. It came in at an alcohol level of 14.02% and an IPT of 67. Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, the 2019 Cos d'Estournel soars out of the glass with vibrant black raspberries, Black Forest cake and crushed blackcurrants scents plus nuances of red roses, wild sage, dark chocolate and cast-iron pan with a waft of woodsmoke. The medium to full-bodied palate is taut, muscular and built like a skyscraper, with firm, grainy tannins and seamless freshness supporting the concentrated black fruit flavors, finishing with incredible length and depth. This wine so beautifully, clearly captures the juxtaposition between the periods of dry heat and those hallelujah moments of refreshing rain - the hallmarks of this great vintage. It's a vinous masterpiece in the making. 
Barrel Sample: (97-99)+

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