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    1 194
  • Producer ranking ?

    39
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    from 2020
  • Food Pairing

    Salmon and avocado blinis

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Cos d’Estournel Blanc derives its unique style from the winemaking methods employed at the estate. As it ages it will evolve constantly, revealing different facets of its personality over time.
During the first three years after harvest, Cos d’Estournel Blanc offers intense aromas of fruits and flowers. After four or five years of aging, it will develop toasted notes and a lovely roundness, gaining in depth as it reaches the height of its aro...

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The Story

The power of the elements. Unique in character, Cos d’Estournel Blanc evokes the coolness of sea spray and salty sea winds whipping one’s face while also conjuring the warmth and richness of the land. A generous, lively wine, it brings to mind a slice of bread spread thickly with quince jam, a sun-drenched stall of autumn fruit or sudden recollections of the sweetest summer moments.

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Wine Information

A floral nose and pure aromas of fruit play against a luscious sensation of roundness. Long and fully rendered, it is a balanced wine with great density. The cool temperatures during the growing cycle proved ideal in allowing the Sauvignon Blanc grapes to preserve their fruity aromas.

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Vintage 2017

Bordeaux 2017 - A year of contrast

Life is not fair and neither is nature. As the earth warms, flowering becomes earlier and the risk of frost damage increases. Few winemakers remember the frosts of 1991, but their legacy is still haunting. When meteorologists predicted a cold blast on the nights of April 27 and 28, there was a real sense of panic. Most with the means deployed, candles, wind turbines, helicopters, lit hay, took all the meas...

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80% Sauvignon Blanc, 20% Sémillon. Vine roots are 50 years old. Grafted over from Cabernet Sauvignon in 2004. 10,000 bottles of the white grand vin. Sauvignon likes to ripen slowly so the 2017 summer was good. 'We want the same precison and fruit on the white as on the red'. Only 6% new oak. pH 3.1.
The oak and the fruit are entwined on the nose to give finesse, with both citrus and mealy oak creaminess. Smells beautifully creamy and yet utterly fresh with just a suggestion of clementine. Mouth-filling freshness, that creamy texture and a long, pink-grapefruit finish. Rich and concentrated but not at all heavy, incredibly persistent. So fresh on the finish, mouth-watering and with a maritime freshness. (JH)

  • 90p

Pale lemon yellow. Apples, minerals, fruity, some grapefruits nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, apples, minerals, detailed, elegant, nuanced, refined, long. 92-94

  • 93p

Bright yellow colour with green hue. Wonderful nose with aroma reminiscent of grapefruit, physalis, lemon peel, hints of lime in the background. Aromatic herbs in the background. On the palate well structured with crisp acidity, excellent length and depth. 96

  • 96p
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Origin

St-Estèphe, Bordeaux

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