Château Cos d'Estournel Saint-Estèphe 2014
Bordeaux wine 2ème Grand Cru Classé
Robert Parker : 94 points
Wine Spectator : 94 points
Your Cellarman : 96 points
Red wine 2014
- Area : Bordeaux
- Name : Saint-Estèphe
- Grape variety : Cabernet-franc, Cabernet-sauvignon, Merlot, Petit-Verdot
- Structure : Deep, Finesse, Fleshy, Powerful, Sappy
- Families of flavor : Earth, Fresh fruits, Minerals, Spices
- Conservation : A boire jusqu'en 2035 et plus
- Temperature of service : 16-17°
- Mets/wines agreements : Baron d'agneau aux herbes, Magret de canard aux figues, Pigeon rôti aux cèpes
- Capacity : Bottle (0,75 L)
Description of the Château Cos d'Estournel
Niveau légèrement bas
Robert Parker : 94 points
The 2014 Cos d’Estournel is destined to turn into a very lovely Saint Estèphe. This bottle was actually tasted over a period of a few hours. The word "cool" is one that reappeared in my vernacular now that the wine is in bottle. The estate is known for producing a more luxuriant and extravagant bouquet compared to its Saint Estèphe peers, yet this vintage is streamlined (to re-appropriate my original descriptor). It’s unashamedly focused and delineated. It delivers intense blackberry and bilberry scents, again with a touch of iris. The palate is beautifully balanced with not a single hair out of place. The acidity is well judged and I noticed that after two or three hours, there was a faint vein of graphite that lends it a Pauillac-like personality, no surprise given that it lies just across the border. It will require several years in bottle for the tannins to mellow, but the result will be a very attractive, quite correct, fresh and precise Cos d’Estournel that will bestow two or three decades of drinking enjoyment. Tasted February 2017.
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