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Chateau Cos d'Estournel 2005 . St. Estephe. owc. Bottle (12). ... (Total: 12 Btls. )
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Chateau Cos d'Estournel 2005St. Estephe
owc
Bottle (12)
"It boasts an inky/purple color as well as a glorious perfume of licorice, Asian spices, creme de cassis, blackberries, and toasty oak. This full-bodied St.-Estephe is exceptionally powerful, pure, and dense with a layered mid-palate that builds like a skyscraper. While there are massive tannins, they are remarkably velvety and well-integrated in this big, backstrapping effort that should enjoy an unusually long life." (98pts Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #176, April 2008)
"The 2005 Cos d’Estournel is another great success from this property, which is owned by Michel Reybier. A superstar of St.-Estèphe in this vintage, this wine has a dense ruby/purple color, beautiful, sweet cassis and blackcurrant fruit, some floral notes, spice and a touch of oak in a full-bodied, layered, impressive multi-dimensional style. The tannins are surprisingly sweet and well-integrated, as is the acidity, alcohol and wood. This is a beauty and certainly the top wine of St.-Estèphe." (97 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #219, June 2015)
"The 2005 Cos d'Estournel is a vintage that I have encountered several times over the years. Here, as part of a 2005 horizontal of the top Bordeaux, it mirrors previous bottles. It has a tightly-wound bouquet at first with blackberry, scorched earth, juniper and hints of leather. More backward that its peers and clearly requiring another three to five years or an extremely long decant. The palate is robust, masculine, dense and yet comes with fine tannins and plenty of energy. It has a precision that derives from its propitious terroir and yet there is no question that it needs 15, perhaps 20 years before it will reach its drinking plateau." (96 pts. Neal Martin, Vinous, Mar. 2018)
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Auction Info
2014 March 21 - 22 Fine & Rare Wine Signature Auction - Beverly Hills #5183 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
March, 2014
21st
Friday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 6
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