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Cos D`Estournel 1500cl (Ex Chateau) 2000
HED53069
1500 cl
13%
£11,800.00
Taxes included.
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The 2000 release from Saint-Estèphe estate, Cos d’Estournel is a classic blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc, and is just entering its prime drinking phase. Medium to full-bodied, it is superbly balanced and precise, with excellent depth of fruit, perfectly ripe tannins and subtle mature character just beginning to emerge. If consuming soon, then decanting is strongly recommended.
96 Jane Anson
High floral aromatics, and fully melted tannins that welcome you in. Cigar box, sandalwood, tobacco, damson, fully in its drinking window, black liquorice and soy. 100% new oak. First vintage of Michel Reybier as owner, having bought the estate from the (brief tenure) of a Taillan-South American joint venture, and before that the long-term owner Bruno Prats. Jean-Guillaume Prats remained in place at the time as director, with today's technical director Dominique Arangoits joined also in 2000. Plenty of deposit so make sure you carafe carefully.Jane Anson18th June 2026
96 Jancis Robinson
Composed of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot, and 2% Cabernet Franc, the 2000 Cos d'Estournel has a medium brick color and a fragrant perfume of powdered cinnamon, incense, rose oil, and unsmoked cigars, leading to a core of dried cherries and mulberries with a touch of cardamom. The medium-bodied palate is elegantly crafted and silky with a refreshing line and perfumed finish. Very pretty and it’s drinking beautifully now!Lisa Perrotti-Brown14th March 2024
94 Vinous
The 2000 Cos d’Estournel, which never quite grabbed me from barrel, is maturing nicely in bottle. As it approaches two decades, it continues to offer an intense, almost ambitious bouquet with blackberry, hints of dark chocolate, tobacco and scorched earth. Both vigor and delineation is present here. The palate is medium-bodied rather than full-bodied these days, very well balanced if not possessing the poise and precision of the 2001. It fans out with confidence towards the finish that is lithe, yet provides sufficient grip and persistence to suggest it will give another two decades of drinking pleasure. Tasted at the Cos d’Estournel vertical in London.Neal Martin23rd December 2024
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