2021 Chateau Cos d'Estournel - Grand Cru Classe St. Estephe

Decanter.com – 96 pts – GH: *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.* - 12/2023

Falstaff Magazin – 94 pts – PM: *Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Ockerrandaufhellung. Zart nach Grafit und Cassis, schwarze Waldbeeren, feine Kräuterwürze, ein Hauch von Edelholz, etwas Nugat unterlegt. Saftig, schwarze Beeren, frisch strukturiert, integrierte Tannine, mineralisch, wird von weiterer Flaschenreife profitieren.* - 03/2024

Vinum Magazin – 17,5/20 pts: *Zurückhaltend ausbaugeprägt; beginnt fleischig, die Tannine sind sehr rund und geschmeidig, endet fruchtig und auf dezenten Kräuternoten; besonders stilvoll, harmonisch und stimmig: dürfte abgefüllt noch höher notieren.*

WeinWisser – 19/20 pts - TB: *Der Cos d‘Estournel konnte gegenüber den Primeur- Verkostungen noch leicht zulegen. Satt und viskos in der Farbe, extrem konzentriert. Satt, süßlich und likörig-schokoladig, zeigt er sich in der Nase sehr reichhaltig mit Graphit und Lakritze. Supersaftig und konzentriert im Mund, extrem wuchtig und kernig. Sehr mächtiger Cos mit viel Weite und Struktur. Ganz offen und stimmig, dennoch braucht das Zeit. Unter den 3 Top-Weinen aus St.-Estèphe der wuchtigste. 13.0 Vol.-%.* - 02/2024

JancisRobinson.com – 17++/20pts – JL: *64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot. Cask sample. Dark and reticent with a touch of cassis as the wine opens. Linear and firm with a rich but fine tannic frame. Solid through the mid palate and on through the finish. Structured and with plenty of matière. Well within itself so room to develop.* - 04/2022

Vinous.com – 93 pts – AG: *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.* - 12/2023

Vinous.com – 93 pts – NM: *The 2021 Cos d'Estournel has retained a Cabernet Sauvignon-driven nose, with pencil shaving scents infusing the black fruit, and a touch of dark chocolate and loam coming through with aeration. It is well-defined and composed, though it doesn't have the complexity of some of the great recent vintages from the estate. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly chalky tannins on the entry. Showing modest depth, it’s quite sapid, with a touch of brininess to the fruit. This is not a flamboyant Cos d'Estournel, but it is very well composed and lingers temptingly on the finish. Give this five to seven years in bottle.* - 11/2023

Thewinecellarinsider.com – 96 pts – JL: *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.* - 03/2024