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2016 Cos d'Estournel, St Estèphe, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
Not ready
Product: 20168004367
2016 Cos d'Estournel, St Estèphe, Bordeaux

Description

This is one of the best Cos d’Estournels we have tasted in recent years: a wine that has fine, precise concentration and yet a real elegance. It broods in the glass, very dark with an inky-purple colour. The nose has elements of pure cassis, small berries, dark fruit, cinnamon and a touch of anise. The palate is perfectly structured: everything is in balance including the oak, tannin and fruit. It finishes long with a pleasing, fresh attack building and building into a crescendo.

Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon 76%, Merlot 23%, Cabernet Franc 1%
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2016
Maturity Not ready
Body Full Bodied
Producer Cos d'Estournel

About this wine

Cos d'Estournel

Château Cos d`Estournel is named after its 19th century owner, Louis-Gaspard d'Estournel, and it was he who built the bizarre oriental edifice that is a landmark for any tourist in the Médoc. Today Cos d'Estournel is without doubt the leading estate in St-Estéphe. It is located in the south of the appellation on the border with Pauillac and its vineyards are superbly sited on a south-facing gravel ridge with a high clay content, just north of Lafite.
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Saint-Estèphe

Saint-Estèphe

Saint-Estèphe is the northernmost of the most important communes of the Médoc, bordering Pauillac on its southernmost border, with only a gully and stream separating it from Ch. Lafite Rothschild. The wines can appear austere in youth, but the best typically display good depth of colour, pronounced acidity and tannins in youth, and are exceptionally long-lived. At their best, they are the equal of almost any Bordeaux.
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