Chateau Cos d´Estournel 2024

VINUM: "Leuchtendes Rubinrot; feinduftig und tiefgründig, sehr floral, strahlende Frucht, kräuterwürzige Noten, ein Parfüm sondergleichen; der Auftakt ist subtil, fast scheu, dann baut der Wein aus, sehr gute Struktur, grosse Eleganz, feinste Tannine, wunderbare Säure; dieser Cos zeigt Trinkfluss und Finesse, hallt lange nach, endet auf einen Mix aus Brombeeren, Johannisbeeren und Blutorangen. Ein Cos von grosser Eleganz."

JAMES SUCKLING: "There is huge depth and lots of intensity from this year's Cos. Quite powerful, deeply colored and dense, but there is freshness. Concentrated and tight-grained, with a full body and a pretty lengthy finish. Quite unique for its broadness and density, with lots of blackberries in the finish."

DECANTER: "Wonderful fragrance coming out of the glass, perfumed notes with cedar, cherry and chocolate. Juicy, sweetly chewy and grippy, this has so much personality straight away with such density in the mouth for the vintage but so well controlled. Great intensity and follow through with a direct line but not too lean at all. Freshness is there but ripeness is too so you have a great combination of structure and focus. Precise and refined but utterly joyful too. It keeps a straight line towards the finish, narrowing with cola, liquorice and slate but this will grow over ageing. Wonderful, a great effort. 13% press. 0.5% Petit Verdot completes the blend. Ageing 50% new barrels. 3.57pH. A yield of 30hl/ha. Kept organic status."

WEINWISSER: "60 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 38 % Merlot, 1.5 % Cabernet Franc, 0.5 % Petit Verdot, Alkohol 12.76 vol %, pH 3.57. Sehr komplexes Bouquet, edle Cassiswürze, Szechuanpfeffer und Madrascurry. Im zweiten Ansatz indische Gewürze und roter Johannisbeernektar. Am tiefgründigen Gaumen mit fleischigem Extrakt, engmaschigem Tanningerüst und trainiertem Körper. Im konzentrierten, langen Finale verschlankt sich der Grand Vin und endet mit dunkler Mineralik und mehliger Adstringenz, gepaart mit edler Bitternis."

THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "With a pleasing depth of color, the wine exudes a blend of dark currants, Asian spices, flowers, smoke, and crème de cassis, enhancing the aromatic profile. On the palate, the wine is fresh, supple, elegant, and almost creamy, providing the perfect backdrop for its layers of mineral-driven fruits. This is an excellent example of a modern take on old-school classicism. Allow it a few years to develop further, and it will be even better. This shows remarkable strength for the vintage. The wine comprises 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 1% Petit Verdot, and 1% Cabernet Franc, with 13% press wine. It has an ABV of 12.8% and a pH of 3.57. The harvest occurred from September 23 to October 7, yielding 30 hectoliters per hectare. The Grand Vin was produced from 46% of the harvest. The wine will be approachable early in its life, yet it possesses the potential to age for decades. Drink from 2029-2060."

ANSON: "Highly textural, with layers and depth, this shows savoury and slim black fruits, real finesse, beautifully precise and grippy texture, cocoa bean, espresso, lovely quality. This feels genuinely old school in the best sense of the word. Harvest 23 September to 7 October. 3.52 pH. 20% new oak, 46% 1st wine."

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "The 2024 Cos d'Estournel is shaping up beautifully. Offering up aromas of sweet cassis, plums, pencil shavings and iris, it's medium to full-bodied, supple and suave, reflecting this estate's pivot to a more harmonious, less aggressively extracted style. With a layered, seamless core of fruit framed by plenty of sweet, powdery tannin, it's a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot, 1.5% Cabernet Franc and 0.5% Petit Verdot that checks in at 12.7% alcohol. Cos is an early-ripening terroir, and that clearly played to the relative strengths of the vintage. Harvest here began with the estate's old-vine Merlot on gravel on September 23, concluding with the last Cabernet Sauvignon on October 7."

JEB DUNNUCK: "The 2024 Château Cos D'Estournel is a clear step up, with a concentrated, rich, yet still elegant profile. Cassis, graphite, crushed stone, and freshly sharpened pencil notes all define the aromatics, and it's medium to full-bodied, has a focused, structured mouthfeel, good acidity, and building tannins. It's going to require patience but is clearly an outstanding Cos in the making. Based on 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot, 1.5% Cabernet Franc, and a splash of Petit Verdot, resting in 50% new oak, it hit 12.76% with a pH of 3.57 and an IPT of 71."

FALSTAFF: "Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Feinwürzig, dunkle Waldbeeren, schwarze Kirschen, tabakig, einladende Cassisnuancen sind unterlegt. Komplex, saftig, elegant, frische dunkle Beeren, angenehme Extraktsüße, reife Tannine, mineralisch, anhaftend, zeigt Länge und Reifepotenzial."

LISA PERROTTI-BROWN: "Deep garnet-purple in color. Requires a little swirling to unlock notes of fresh blackcurrants and kirsch, leading to suggestions of bay leaves, wet slate, and tapenade with a touch of violets. The light-bodied palate is refreshing and elegant with fine-grained tannins and a whispery finish."