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2018 Château Cos d'Estournel - Angry Wine Merchant
2018 Château Cos d'Estournel - Angry Wine Merchant
2018 Château Cos d'Estournel - Angry Wine Merchant
2018 Château Cos d'Estournel - Angry Wine Merchant
2018 Château Cos d'Estournel - Angry Wine Merchant
2018 Château Cos d'Estournel - Angry Wine Merchant
2018 Château Cos d'Estournel - Angry Wine Merchant
2018 Château Cos d'Estournel - Angry Wine Merchant
2018 Château Cos d'Estournel - Angry Wine Merchant
2018 Château Cos d'Estournel - Angry Wine Merchant
2018 Château Cos d'Estournel - Angry Wine Merchant
2018 Château Cos d'Estournel - Angry Wine Merchant
2018 Château Cos d'Estournel - Angry Wine Merchant
2018 Château Cos d'Estournel - Angry Wine Merchant

2018 Chateau Cos d'Estournel

Red Bordeaux Blend

France / Bordeaux / Medoc / Saint-Estephe

$1,470
JD 98
RP 98
V 98
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2eme Grand Cru Classé

2018 Chateau Cos d'Estournel, Saint-Estephe, France

CABERNET SAUVIGNON : 74%

MERLOT : 23% <

CABERNET FRANC : 2% <

PETIT VERDOT : 1% <

Finely structured and vibrant, Cos d’Estournel 2018 is both powerful and balanced, with very soft tannins. It offers a multitude of nuances, including remarkably elegant spices and an extremely long and lingering finish.

It is an extraordinary vintage with immense cellaring potential that will surely count among the most legendary vintages of the estate.

 

JD 98

Jeb Dunnuck

(Rating 98+) An incredible wine from this estate that's as good as anything in the vintage, the 2018 Château Cos D'Estournel checks in as 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Petit Verdot that was brought up in 50% new French oak. While some 2018s are going to offer pleasure right out of the gate, this isn't one of them, but rather it's a backward, tannic powerhouse of a wine that has flawless balance as well as a level of purity that's off the charts. Thrilling crème de cassis fruit, notes of lead pencil, damp earth, cedarwood, violets, and acacia flowers, full-bodied richness, masses of ultra-fine tannins, and a great, great finish all make for a legendary Saint-Estèphe that will need a good decade of bottle age yet evolve for 50 years or more. If you are tempted to try a bottle in its youth, it needs lots of air. Reviewed by Jeb Dunnuck. Tasting date: March 11, 2021. Drinking window: 2031-2081.
RP 98

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

(Rating 98+) The 2018 Cos d'Estournel is a blend of 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot and 1% Cabernet Franc, aged in 50% new oak barriques. The alcohol weighs in at just over 14.5%. Sporting a deep purple-black color, it needs a lot of swirling to begin to unlock a powerful nose of crème de cassis, stewed plums, wild blueberries and chocolate-covered cherries, followed by nuances of Sichuan pepper, star anise, tree and clove oil, plus a waft of charcoal. The full-bodied palate is densely packed with taut, muscular black fruits and earthy layers, framed by super firm, ripe, grainy tannins and seamless freshness, finishing very long and wonderfully earthy. A very impressive behemoth, this is going to need a good seven to 10 years to truly show its stuff and should drink for a good 40 years and beyond. Reviewed by Lisa Perrotti-Brown. Issue date: March 31, 2021. Drinking window: 2028-2068.
V 98

Vinous

The 2018 Cos d'Estournel is a racy, powerful Saint-Estèphe that is going to need quite a bit of time to find its center. Today, it is tightly wound, but all the energy is there. Lush and extravagantly ripe, the 2018 possesses tremendous depth and plenty of energy to back it all up. Here, too, I found the wine a bit more expressive and giving en primeur. Reviewed by Antonio Galloni. Tasting date: March 2021. Drinking window: 2028 - 2058.

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JD 98

Jeb Dunnuck

(Rating 98+) An incredible wine from this estate that's as good as anything in the vintage, the 2018 Château Cos D'Estournel checks in as 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Petit Verdot that was brought up in 50% new French oak. While some 2018s are going to offer pleasure right out of the gate, this isn't one of them, but rather it's a backward, tannic powerhouse of a wine that has flawless balance as well as a level of purity that's off the charts. Thrilling crème de cassis fruit, notes of lead pencil, damp earth, cedarwood, violets, and acacia flowers, full-bodied richness, masses of ultra-fine tannins, and a great, great finish all make for a legendary Saint-Estèphe that will need a good decade of bottle age yet evolve for 50 years or more. If you are tempted to try a bottle in its youth, it needs lots of air. Reviewed by Jeb Dunnuck. Tasting date: March 11, 2021. Drinking window: 2031-2081.
RP 98

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

(Rating 98+) The 2018 Cos d'Estournel is a blend of 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot and 1% Cabernet Franc, aged in 50% new oak barriques. The alcohol weighs in at just over 14.5%. Sporting a deep purple-black color, it needs a lot of swirling to begin to unlock a powerful nose of crème de cassis, stewed plums, wild blueberries and chocolate-covered cherries, followed by nuances of Sichuan pepper, star anise, tree and clove oil, plus a waft of charcoal. The full-bodied palate is densely packed with taut, muscular black fruits and earthy layers, framed by super firm, ripe, grainy tannins and seamless freshness, finishing very long and wonderfully earthy. A very impressive behemoth, this is going to need a good seven to 10 years to truly show its stuff and should drink for a good 40 years and beyond. Reviewed by Lisa Perrotti-Brown. Issue date: March 31, 2021. Drinking window: 2028-2068.
V 98

Vinous

The 2018 Cos d'Estournel is a racy, powerful Saint-Estèphe that is going to need quite a bit of time to find its center. Today, it is tightly wound, but all the energy is there. Lush and extravagantly ripe, the 2018 possesses tremendous depth and plenty of energy to back it all up. Here, too, I found the wine a bit more expressive and giving en primeur. Reviewed by Antonio Galloni. Tasting date: March 2021. Drinking window: 2028 - 2058.

2018 Chateau Cos d'Estournel, Saint-Estephe, France

CABERNET SAUVIGNON : 74%

MERLOT : 23% <

CABERNET FRANC : 2% <

PETIT VERDOT : 1% <

Finely structured and vibrant, Cos d’Estournel 2018 is both powerful and balanced, with very soft tannins. It offers a multitude of nuances, including remarkably elegant spices and an extremely long and lingering finish.

It is an extraordinary vintage with immense cellaring potential that will surely count among the most legendary vintages of the estate.

 

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