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Jeb Dunnuck
Drinking at point today, the 2000 Château Cos D'Estournel offers a beautifully complex, mature profile of darker fruits, leafy tobacco, cedarwood, and plenty of earthy, spicy nuances. It’s medium-bodied, elegant, and layered on the palate, with fine, integrated tannins. I love it today, but it will no doubt evolve gracefully over the coming 15-20 years. The blend of the 2000 is 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot, and 2% Cabernet Franc. Review by Jeb Dunnuck. Issue Date: October 2023. Drink Date: 2023 - 2043.
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97
Robert Parker Wine Advocate
Blended of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc, the 2000 Cos d'Estournel is deep garnet in color with a touch of brick and sporting a lot of tertiary evolution on the nose. It leaps from the glass with opulent sandalwood, Chinese five spice, cigar box and leather scents over a core of prunes, baked cherries, dried mulberries and eucalyptus plus a touch of potpourri. Medium-bodied, the palate is laden with fragrant fruitcake and exotic spice layers, framed by wonderfully plush tannins and a refreshing line, finishing with an exhilarating menthol lift. Review by Lisa Perrotti-Brown. Issue Date: November 2018. Drink Date: 2018 - 2035.
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91
Vinous
The 2000 Cos d’Estournel, last tasted at the epic vertical, has much the same nose as it did three years ago. Bold and demonstrative, it delivers scents of blackberry, prune, fig, dark chocolate and perhaps a more East Asian tincture; I don’t know why, but there is something that reminds me of South Korean cuisine. Burnt honey? The palate is medium-bodied, and this bottle feels quite feral, offering exotic black fruit that hints at the Mediterranean, and some dry tannins toward the ever so slightly bretty finish. I actually found the previous bottle a little fresher and I wonder if we are beginning to see some variation in evolution. Review by Neal Martin. Issue Date: June 2021. Drink Date: N/A.
2000 Chateau Cos d'Estournel, Saint-Estephe, France
While in its youth, it showed mainly notes of roasted fruit and sweet spices, the wine has taken today a full body. Soft and fresh, it offers a beautiful aromatic expression, in a pleasant balance.
CABERNET SAUVIGNON : 60%
MERLOT : 40%