Chateau Cos d' Estournel 2018 Bordeaux Red Wine
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(98+ JD) An incredible wine from this estate that's as good
as anything in the vintage, the 2018 Chateau Cos D Estournel checks in as 74%
Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Petit Verdot that was
brought up in 50% new French oak. While some 2018s are going to offer pleasure
right out of the gate, this isn't one of them, but rather it's a backward,
tannic powerhouse of a wine that has flawless balance as well as a level of
purity that's off the charts. Thrilling creme de cassis fruit, notes of lead
pencil, damp earth, cedarwood, violets, and acacia flowers, full-bodied
richness, masses of ultra-fine tannins, and a great, great finish all make for
a legendary Saint-Estephe that will need a good decade of bottle age yet evolve
for 50 years or more. If you are tempted to try a bottle in its youth, it needs
lots of air