2019 Chateau Cos d'Estournel Blanc - Bordeaux Blanc AC

Decanter.com – 97 pts – JA: *One of the best Cos Blancs for years, this is a real return to form, a great white wine that has presence and impact. Fantastic balance of rich, textured stone fruit with a fresh finish. You'll find salinity, slate texture, jasmine flowers and white pepper spice. It was a warmer year overall than 2017, and the white vines needed rain, which they got eventually but relatively late, meaning half the harvest was done on before the rain and the other half after some freshening rainfall, which perhaps accounts for this unusual but rather beautiful marrying of the two styles. Concentrated, powerful, balanced and complex. I love it.* - 05/2020

Falstaff Magazin – 95 pts – PM: *Helles Gelbgrün, Silberreflexe. Etwas Karamell, Mango, Marille, feine Nuancen von Wiesenkräuter, zarte Holzwürze, mineralisch-zitroniger Touch unterlegt. Elegante Textur, weiße Frucht, dezente Süße, etwas Ananas, gut integrierte Holzkomponente, noch sehr zurückhaltend, verfügt über Kraft und Länge, ein komplexer Speisenbegleiter mir Reifepotenzial.* - 03/2022

JancisRobinson.com – 16,5/20pts – JL: *65% Sauvignon Blanc, 35% Sémillon. Barrel sample. Intense and more restrained than the white Pagodes. More of a white-fruit/pear aroma. Round, ripe and opulent on the palate. Almost seems like there’s some residual sugar but it’s definitely dry and the pH low (3.15). Clean finish.* - 06/2020

Vinous.com – 94 pts – AG: *The 2019 Cos d'Estournel Blanc is terrific. Broad and resonant in feel, the Blanc offers a compelling mix of richness and energy. Citrus peel, flowers, mint, sage and white pepper lend aromatic brilliance. The 35% Sémillon in the blend adds weight and an attractive tropical flair that emerges with a bit of aeration.* - 02/2022

Vinous.com – 92 pts – NM: *The 2019 Cos d'Estournel Blanc saw a light 8% new oak and was bottled in September 2020. There is clearly a step up in complexity /vis-à-vis/ the Pagodes de Cos Blanc, with more delineation and /mineralité/, and touches of mirabelle and wild peach emerging with time. The well-balanced palate offers melon, Golden Delicious apple and yellow plum notes, fine acidity, and ample weight on a finish that is texturally not dissimilar to a Corton-Charlemagne. Excellent.* - 05/2019

Thewinecellarinsider.com – 95 pts – JL: *Flowers, pomelo, lemon curd and a refreshing touch of spicy, green apples and vanilla gives this fresh, lively, crisp, slightly honeyed wine its character. You can enjoy this with pleasure on release. Drink from 2022-2032.* - 03/2022