Yves Beck 97 points: "64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot Cos 2021 se révèle en chuchotant, en se manifestant de manière pondérée mais plurielle ! Il fait d’une pierre deux coups en annonçant subtilité et profondeur. Le boisé fait office de transporteur aromatique. Même s’il est dominant, il ne barre pas la route à des éléments tels que graphite, baies noires et iris. En bouche le vin cumule le côté crémeux et la puissance. Les tannins sont veloutés tout en étant denses tandis que la structure acide agit en coulisse. Un Cos qui se profile lentement à l’image de ses tannins qui apparaissent vers le milieu de bouche et qui tirent l’ensemble gustatif avec eux, tout en créant une symbiose convaincante avec l’acidité. Il demande à s’épanouir, mais ce qu’il présente aujourd’hui est déjà très convaincant !" Drinking Window 2027 - 2057, Reviewed on 30.11.23 by Yves Beck
Inside Bordeaux 96 points: "This vintage, which can be overly straight and austere, benefits from the house style of Cos, where they are happy to add a twist of gourmet glamour, and I am seriously impressed with this wine. It showcases the successful sides of a cool vintage in spades, with bitter black chocolate, cool blue fruits, lemongrass and turmeric and black pepper spices. 55% new oak. 3.79ph. 53% of overall production is for the 1st wine, the rest in Pagodes. Easily one of the wines of the vintage." Drinking Window 2028 - 2042, Reviewed on 07.04.22 by Jane Anson
Vinum 96 points: "expressiv, tiefgründig, kräuter, exotische gewürze, schwarzkirsche, cassis, florale noten. am gaumen elegant und frisch, kerniges tannin, baut druck auf, zeigt biss, bleibt tänzerisch leicht; hallt sehr lange rotfruchtig nach. ein delikater cos mit trinkfluss und einem nicht zu unterschätzenden reifepotential." Drinking Window 2027 - 2050, Reviewed on 01.09.24 by Vinum
The Wine Cellar Insider 96 points: "Dried flowers, smoke, licorice, Indian spices, black cherries, plums , chocolate, and a hint of blue fruit shows up with ease in the perfume. The palate is the wine shines. Here, you find layers of supple, creamy ripe, black and red fruits, polished textures, creamy, soft tannins and a finish that builds and lingers with its waves if fruit and subtle, smoked herb note that comes in at the end of the finish. The wine was made from blending 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 1% Petit Verdot and 1% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2026-2055." , Reviewed on 09.03.24 by The Wine Cellar Insider
Decanter 96 points: "This stands out for its structure, subtle power, balance and finesse. Perfumed and softly sweet on the nose, ripe and concentrated, glorious and inviting. Creamy and chalky at the same time, lovely texture and density with bright and concentrated strawberry and red cherry fruit. Crisp, sweet, salty and sour, a lovely combination of flavours and textures with great drive and an undercurrent of minerality and salty wet stone finish – real St-Estèphe signature." Drinking Window 2027 - 2048, Reviewed on 30.11.23 by Decanter
The Wine Independent 95+ points: "A blend of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot, the 2021 Cos d’Estounel has a deep purple-black color. It hits the ground running with expressive notes of black cherries, fresh blackcurrants, and mulberries, leading to hints of violets, crushed rocks, black olives, and forest floor. Light-bodied and tightly wound in the mouth, the palate features vibrant black berry and floral layers, with a fine-grained texture and bright acidity, finishing long and minerally." Drinking Window 2028 - 2060, Reviewed on 23.04.24 by Lisa Perrotti-Brown
The Wine Palate 95 points: "A blend of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot, the 2021 Cos d’Estounel has a deep purple-black color. It hits the ground running with expressive notes of black cherries, fresh blackcurrants, and mulberries, leading to hints of violets, crushed rocks, black olives, and forest floor. Light-bodied and tightly wound in the mouth, the palate features vibrant black berry and floral layers, with a fine-grained texture and bright acidity, finishing long and minerally." Drinking Window 2027 - 2047, Reviewed on 03.01.26 by Lisa Perrotti-Brown
Inside Bordeaux 95 points: "Lovely stuff, elegant and sculpted, great quality, showcasing the successful side of a cool vintage. There is some austerity, as you would expect, with chewy tannins holding blueberry and black cherry fruits, well balanced with grilled cinnamon and sandalwood smoke. 55% new oak. Among the wines of the vintage." Drinking Window 2028 - 2041, Reviewed on 06.12.23 by Jane Anson
Rene Gabriel 18 points: "Kunz Fassprobe 2022: (64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot, 12.74% vol. Alkohol) Samtenes, dichtes, komplexes, fein cremiges, tiefes, dunkles Bouquet, Pflaumen, Mocca, Edelhölzer, Korinthen, Minze, dunkles Schokolade. Kraftvoller, dichtverwobener, eleganter, frischer Gaumen mit dichter, dunkler Frucht, viel feinem Tannin, cremiger, vielschichtiger Struktur, kräftiger, süsser, dunkler Aromatik, sehr langer, voller, fein üppiger Abgang mit vielen Rückaromen. Kann noch zulegen." Drinking Window 2030 - 2055 by Rene Gabriel
James Suckling 95 points: "Floral aromas with violets, lavender and currants. Lead pencil, too. Medium-bodied, with fine tannins that caress and please. Elegant and sophisticated. Linear line of tannins running through this. Needs two or three years to soften. Hold for now." , Reviewed on 16.12.23 by James Suckling
The Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 94-95 points: "The 2021 Cos d'Estournel is very promising, offering up rich aromas of dark berries, plums, exotic spices, loamy soil and rose petals, followed by a medium to full-bodied, deep and seamless palate that's impressively vibrant and concentrated, with powdery tannins, bright acids and a long, penetrating finish. Only 53% of the production made it into the grand vin, and the blend is 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. Technical director Dominique Arangoïts reports that Cos was spared by frost and coulure at flowering, harvesting between September 23 and October 4, and fermenting a touch hotter than has been the case in recent years, at around 28-29 degrees Celsius." Drinking Window 2026 - 2045, Reviewed on 29.04.22 by William Kelley
James Suckling 94-95 points: "A firm red with solid, compact tannins. Medium to full body with plenty of blackcurrant, pencil-lead and graphite character. Compact and structured throughout, with a firm finish. Linear and muscular tannins at the end that are very formed and curated. It will be interesting to see how this one evolves. 64% cabernet sauvignon, 30% merlot, 4% cabernet franc and 2% petit verdot." , Reviewed on 16.05.22 by James Suckling
The Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 93+ points: "The 2021 Cos d'Estournel is one of the denser, more muscular wines of the vintage, wafting from the glass with aromas of dark berries, cassis, charcoal, sweet cigar wrapper and subtle hints of smoked meats, framed by a touch of toasty new oak. Medium to full-bodied, ample and fleshy, it's rich and quite concentrated for the vintage, with a chassis of sweet, generously extracted tannin and a long, lusty finish." Drinking Window 2026 - 2045, Reviewed on 08.02.24 by William Kelley
Vinous Antonio Galloni 93 points: "The 2021 Cos d’Estournel marries power with finesse. It has all the intensity that is typical of the wines here, but also a real sense of precision. Dark-toned fruit, licorice, leather, spice, tobacco and incense all unfold in a rich, heady wine with bitter, astringent tannins. The 2021 is hard to taste today, as it is decidedly quiet and understated." Drinking Window 2031 - 2051, Reviewed on 28.02.24 by Antonio Galloni
The Wine Spectator 93 points: "alluring from the get-go, with boysenberry and creamed plum flavors that offer an almost exotic edge, backed by liberal accents of rooibos tea, mulling spices and sweet tobacco. caressing in the end, this also shows a chalky spine that's better integrated than most in this vintage, plus a pretty, lingering curl of alder. cabernet sauvignon, merlot, petit verdot and cabernet franc. best from 2025 through 2037. 14,500 cases made." , Reviewed on 30.04.24 by James Molesworth
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