2009

Château Cos d'Estournel

6er OHK/OWC
2e cru classé St- Estephe , Grand Cru

Château Cos d'Estournel

Beschreibung

2009 Chateau Cos-d‘Estournel 2eme cru classe St-Estephe AOC,
Château Cos d'Estournel

Gereiftes Rot mit besorgniserregenden Braunreflexen. Dann aber schon in der Nase der Eindruck von frischer Präsenz, gereift zwar, aber auch einnehmend mit einem Hauch von Peperoni. Am Gaumen zeigen sich Kaffee- und Lakritznoten, auch Leder. Dahinter lauert jedoch eine noch sehr reife Brombeer- und Pflaumenmarmelade-Frucht. Elegant, seidig, relaxed, souverän. Ganz grosses und sehr zugängliches Bordeaux-Kino.  

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:
One of the greatest young wines I have ever tasted, the monumental 2009 Cos d’Estournel has lived up to its pre-bottling potential. A remarkable effort from winemaking guru Jean-Guillaume Prats and owner Michel Reybier, this blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Merlot (33%) and a touch of Cabernet Franc (2%) was cropped at 33 hectoliters per hectare. It boasts an inky/black/purple color along with an extraordinary bouquet of white flowers interwoven with blackberry and blueberry liqueur, incense, charcoal and graphite. The wine hits the palate with extraordinary purity, balance and intensity as well as perfect equilibrium, and a seamless integration of tannin, acidity, wood and alcohol. An iconic wine as well as a remarkable achievement, it is the greatest Cos d’Estournel ever produced. It is approachable enough at present that one could appreciate it with several hours of decanting, but it will not hit its prime for a decade, and should age effortlessly for a half century. 100/100

James Suckling:
What a fabulous nose of currants, raspberries and Indian spices. Nutmeg and clover. Full-bodied, with an amazing precision and superb compacted fruit. Endless. Laser guided. Shows such intensity. Decadent and rich and changing all the time. Mystical wine. Dense, yet agile. More refined than when I tasted it in November in Hong Kong.
Try in 2018.