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Chateau Cos d'Estournel 1986
St. Estephe
8bn, 2ts, 4lbsl, 1ll, 2nl, 11lscl, 12nc
Bottle (12)

The Dressage Collection – A standout consignment from a repeat New Jersey consignor, featuring an impressive lineup of Bordeaux. All wines have been stored in a temperature-controlled home cellar.

"The 1986 is a highly extracted wine, with a black/ruby color and plenty of toasty, smoky notes in its bouquet that suggest ripe plums and licorice. Evolving at a glacial pace, it exhibits massive, huge, ripe, extremely concentrated flavors with impressive depth and richness." (95 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, Oct. 1994)

"Tasted at the property, the 1986 Cos d'Estournel, which was aged in 90% new oak and is a blend of 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc, is a vintage that I had not tasted for a number of years. It has a healthy color, quite deep with just a thin bricking on the rim. The nose is quite intense, quite voluptuous for a 1986, perhaps blind I might have mistaken it for a 1985. Red plum, licorice and graphite, there is something rounded and sensual about this 1986—although it does not have the complexity of the greatest vintages of Cos d'Estournel. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannin, savory and almost meaty on the mouth, nicely balanced and then...BAM! There's a real spicy, black pepper kick on the finish originating from the Cabernet Sauvignon. It does not possess the structure or persistence of the greatest 1986s, rather a Claret that I know would just shine and complement dishes at the dinner table. Drinking perfectly now, this Cos d'Estournel has another 15-20 years to offer." (92 pts. Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, Dec. 2016)


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Auction Dates
March, 2025
14th Friday
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