Château Cos-d'Estournel - St.-Estèphe 2020 (750ml)
Price: $319.99
| Producer | Château Cos-d'Estournel |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | St.-Estephe |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Size | 750ml |
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Vinous: 97 Points
The 2020 Cos d'Estournel which was bottled in July has lost some of the exoticism that it showed out of barrel. Within five minutes of aeration it develops a complex bouquet: black fruit laced with graphite and subtle cedar aromas a charcoal back-note and later pressed iris flowers. I foresee this gaining more nuance with bottle age. The palate is taut lean and precise. Lightly spiced on the entry with finely-chiseled tannins again not quite as precocious as it showed in barrel allowing the terroir to come through more. There is something almost understated about this vintage vis-à-vis others razor-sharp precision with just the right amount of salinity on the finish. This is a classy offering that will mature beautifully in bottle. A keeper. - By Neal Martin on December 2022 The 2020 Cos d'Estournel is a wine of extreme elegance. Silky and light on its feet the 2020 is incredibly nuanced. In fact it is without question the most finessed of all the top wines in Saint-Estèphe showing more in common with some of its neighbors in the north of Pauillac than the more potent wines of Saint-Estèphe. Impossibly soft silky tannins wrap around a core of dark red fruit spice and orange zest. The 2020 is not a huge Cos but rather a wine for readers who appreciate elegance over power. I can't wait to see how it ages. Magnificent.
