Chateau Cos d´Estournel - Chateau Cos d´Estournel blanc 2024

JAMES SUCKLING: "A full-bodied white that’s 60% sauvignon blanc and 40% semillon. Very bright acidity with creamy wood influence. Intense kiwis, green stone fruit and guavas. Long, intense, textured and so vibrant, with a lasting, mouthwatering finish."

DECANTER: "Lemon balm, creaminess, some waxy fruit, acacia and white peach. Lovely scents and more than just citrus. Round, layered and interesting, this has a tiny touch of pineapple giving sweetness and bitterness with peach and pear and crisp apple too. Lovely weight and focus to this. Layered and determined but with a gentle confidence. Great for the vintage, tangy, clean, pure but so alive! Really just amazing energy here. I love it. Great complexity and nuance. Ageing 8% new barrels. 3.04pH."

VINUM: "Etwas kräftiger in der Farbe als Pagodes, mit mehr exotischen Früchten im Duft, die das zitrische Boukett ergänzen, darüber Fenchelsamen und florale Noten; reichhaltig am Gaumen, dabei federleicht, baut Druck auf, bleibt hochelegant, Säure und Frucht in perfekter Harmonie, frisch, langanhaltend, ausgewogen. Ein sensationeller Cos d'Estournel blanc."

ANSON: "Restrained right now, just getting revved up, delivering pear, saffron, elderflower, white tea and liquorice root. Limestone soils in northern Médoc, field grafted from Cabernet Sauvignon in 2021. This needs carafing, and should take a few years before really opening up, but has a ton of texture, confidence and character. 3.04 pH. Harvest 17 to 27 September. 8% new oak."

WEINWISSER: "verwobenes Bouquet, Weingartenpfirsich, frisch geriebene Mandeln und erkalteter Grüntee. Am sublimen Gaumen mit seifiger Textur, balancierter Rasse und schlankem Körper. Im gebündelten, fein aromatischen Finale Schlüsselblume und Agrume."

FALSTAFF: "Helles Gelbgrün, silberfarbene Reflexe. Zarte weiße Tropenfrucht, ein Hauch von Mango und Guaven, florale Nuancen, mineralisch, Limettenzesten sind unterlegt. Mittlerer Körper, leichtfüßig, feine weiße Frucht, frischer Säurebogen, salzig-zitronig im Abgang, ein delikater Speisenbegleiter mit sicherem Reifepotenzial."

LISA PERROTTI-BROWN: "Features notes of fresh lemon juice, grapefruit, and lime leaves, with touches of sea spray and yuzu. The light-bodied palate delivers intense citrus flavors with chalky sparks and a crisp backbone, finishing with impressive length."

JEB DUNNUCK: "In contrast, the 2024 Château Cos D'Estournel Blanc is more Sauvignon Blanc-dominated and is based on 60% Sauvignon Blanc and 40% Semillon, resting all in just 8% new oak. It's cut from the same cloth as the Pagodes and has racy citrus, lime, crushed stone, and minty, grassy nuances as well as medium-bodied richness on the palate. It's balanced and has a layered, elegant mouthfeel and outstanding length."