Cos d'Estournel: Chateau Cos d’Estournel 2eme Cru 2018

Chateau Cos d’Estournel 2eme Cru 2018

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98–100
100
2
Cabernet Sauvignon 74%, Merlot 23%, Cabernet Franc 2%, Petit Verdot 1%
5
rød, tør
14,5% Vol.
Modenhed til at drikke: 2030–2077
Pakket ind i: 6 OHK
9
voluminøs og kraftfuld
rig på tanniner
3
Lobenberg: 98–100/100
Wine Cellar Insider: 98–100/100
Suckling: 98-99/100
Jeb Dunnuck: 97-99+/100
Parker: 97-100/100
Galloni: 97-100/100
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Frankrig, Bordeaux, Sankt Estephe
7
Allergener: Sulfitter, Information om aftapper
lobenberg

Heiner Lobenberg om:
Chateau Cos d’Estournel 2eme Cru 2018

98–100
/100

Lobenberg: En super 2ème Cru, som sammen med La Mission, Las Cases, Pichon Lalande og Ducru ligger relativt tæt på Premier Crus. Ligesom Montrose, Ducru og Las Cases er Cos en af de vingårde, hvor sorteringen er særlig omhyggelig. Ikke alene gentages den grønne høst flere gange, men druerne sorteres også igen ved hjælp af optisk sorteringsudstyr. Kun perfekt modne druer kommer i pressen. Gæring overvejende i stål, modning overvejende i nyt træ, gæring foregår spontant. 2018-blandingen består af 74% Cab. Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 2% Cab. Franc og 1% Petit Verdot. Her, som med alle top Saint Estèphes, er vi relativt tæt på 80% Cabernet. Det skyldes opvarmningen og tendensen til større finesse. Cabernet er helt sikkert bedre egnet til denne klimaændring. Jeg var særligt begejstret for denne vin, da 2016 var den bedste Cos i vores tid og for mig et rent 100 point. Hvad kan 2018 opnå med dette niveau af modenhed? Næsen er helt atypisk for Cos. Sort, lakrids, violer, men ikke kraftig, snarere fin. Ligesom denne forbløffende 2018-årgang generelt er en legende, fin og moden årgang uden fedme eller overdreven vægt som 2003 eller endda 2009. Nej, 2018 er meget tættere på 2016. Smagere har i årtier sammenlignet med 1982 med hensyn til skønheden i smagningen. Munden er en sand fornøjelse, fordi den er så elegant og fin. Cassis, violer, lakrids, brombær og endnu sødere morbær kommer til. Lakridsen er tydelig, saltet er også tydeligt, alt i alt meget smukt sammenvævet, viser stor harmoni og afslører stor finesse på trods af sin store modenhed. En stor Cos, men som man nogle gange siger, så er det bedre det godes fjende. Og 2016 var så astronomisk og ekstraordinær, at jeg ikke vil give 2018 100 point, selv om mange andre end jeg gør det. Ikke desto mindre er det en virkelig stor vin, som helt sikkert er en af top 3 i den periode, hvor jeg smagte Cos. 98-100/100

98–100
/100

Wine Cellar Insider om: Chateau Cos d’Estournel 2eme Cru

With its telltale Asian spice perfume, the color is impossible to see through. Full-bodied, dense, rich and fleshy, the wine coats your palate with a display of red and black fruits, spice, smoke, earth and licorice. The tannins are polished. The fruit, even with this much weight and flesh, remains fresh and balanced. The finish keeps on going long after the wine has left its glass and gone to where it was intended to go. I timed it, and it surpassed the 60 second mark! This is positively stunning and if you’re a lover of COS, as this is one of the best vintages produced in the long history of the estate, this belongs in your cellar. The wine was made from blending 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, reaching 14.6% alcohol with a pH of 3.7. The harvest took place September 19 to October 6. The Grand Vin was made from only 65% of the harvest. 98-100/100

98-99
/100

Suckling om: Chateau Cos d’Estournel 2eme Cru

-- Suckling: The beautiful integration of ripe fruit and ripe tannins gives the wine a layered and agile mouthfeel. Soft and gorgeous with silky tannins that really kick in at the finish and carry the wine for a long time. 98-99/100

97-99+
/100

Jeb Dunnuck om: Chateau Cos d’Estournel 2eme Cru

Deeply colored, the 2018 Cos D'Estournel shows the incredible purity and elegance that this estate delivers these days as well as fabulous crème de cassis, graphite, white flowers, and spicy oak aromas and flavors. Made from 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc and the rest Petit Verdot, aging in 50% new barrels, it builds with time in the glass and has a full-bodied, decadent yet also seamless mouthfeel, layers of tannins, and a great finish. This is as classy as it gets and certainly a candidate for the King of Saint-Estèphe in 2018. Given its purity and balance as well as depth of fruit, it should offer loads of pleasure in its youth yet also evolve nicely for 3-4 decades. This estate has been on an incredible roll over the past 7-8 years and this is another killer wine. For those interested in the technical data, this wine hit 14.59% alcohol, with a pH of 3.69, total acids of 3.3, and a whopping IPT of 80. 97-99+/100

97-100
/100

Parker om: Chateau Cos d’Estournel 2eme Cru

-- Parker: The 2018 Cos d'Estournel is composed of 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot and 1% Cabernet Franc and has 14.59% alcohol. Aging in 50% new barriques, it has a deep purple-black color and drifts effortlessly, gracefully, seductively out of the glass with slowly unfurling notions of blackcurrant cordial, wild blueberries, chocolate-covered cherries and plum pudding with touches of violets, licorice, wild roses and yeast extract plus a waft of loose tobacco. The full-bodied palate is built like a brick house with a solid frame of super firm, super ripe tannins and seamless freshness to back up the vibrant, crunchy, oh-so-muscular fruit, finishing long with loads of mineral layers. Amazing structure will keep this beauty for at least half a century and probably a full one! 97-100/100

97-100
/100

Galloni om: Chateau Cos d’Estournel 2eme Cru

--Galloni: A regal, soaring Saint-Estèphe, the 2018 Cos d'Estournel is also clearly one of the wines of the vintage. On the palate, the 2018 is dark and sumptuous, with striking aromatic presence and silky tannins that wrap around a rich core of exotic fruit. Black cherry, savory herbs, leather, spice and menthol build in the glass in a wine that is both aromatically intense and richly textured. The 2018 has been nothing short of breathtaking on the two occasions I have tasted it so far. Don't miss it. 97-100/100

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Cos d’Estournel

Bruno Prats, den tidligere ejer af Cos d'Estournel, er en af avantgardisterne inden for moderne vinfremstillingsteknologi. Under hans søn Jean Guillaume arbejdede ejendommen, som blev solgt til en investor, sig frem til toppen af Bordeaux i 2012.

Chateau Cos d’Estournel 2eme Cru 2018