Château Cos-d'Estournel - St.-Estèphe 2010 (750ml)
Price: $369.00
| Producer | Château Cos-d'Estournel |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | St.-Estephe |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2010 |
| Sku | 8513 |
| Size | 750ml |
The 2010 Cos d'Estournel presents with a beautiful deep crimson color. The aromas of of blackberries and liquorice are prominent on the nose. On the palate the wine is powerful in structure. This is an extremely precise wine and worth waiting for!"
Wine Advocate: 99 Points
Deep garnet in color the 2010 Cos d'Estournel unfurls slowly measuredly releasing delicate notes of dried mulberries stewed plums and blackcurrant pastilles before giving way to notions of potpourri black cherry compote and chocolate box plus touches of dried sage tobacco and new leather. Medium to full-bodied the palate has a rock-solid foundation of very firm grainy tannins and very lively acidity supporting the remarkable intensity of tightly wound fruit layers finishing very long and fragrant. Give it another 4-5 years in bottle and this will be stunning! Published: Mar 05 2020
Jeb Dunnuck: 98 Points
The 2010 Château Cos D'Estournel is based on 78% Cabernet Sauvignon 19% Merlot 2% Cabernet Franc and the rest Petit Verdot that was pulled from just 55% of the total production and aged in 80% new French oak. Hitting 14.5% natural alcohol this still dense purple-hued beauty offers extraordinary notes of blackcurrants unsmoked tobacco graphite freshly sharpened pencils and chocolate. Full-bodied massively concentrated and flawlessly balanced on the palate it has building tannins a skyscraper-like mouthfeel that opens up with time in the glass and a great great finish. Made in a much more focused precise and structured style compared to the more flamboyant 2009 it needs another 7-8 years of bottle age and will be a 50 60 if not 75+ year wine. (Drink between 2030-2085)
Wine Spectator: 97 Points
A great contrast to the '09 this feels even denser with dark plum black currant and fig sauce flavors that pump along. The spine is all graphite and chalk giving this a riveting feel through the finish. The cut is terrific no easy feat considering how dense the fruit is. A stunning wine.?Non-blind Cos-d'Estournel vertical (December 2015). Best from 2025 through 2045. 16000 cases made.
James Suckling: 97 Points
"Lifted nose of dried flowers walnuts and dark fruits. Intense nose. A full-bodied wine with powerful flavors of blackberries coffee dried herbs and spices. Super silky tannins and a long long finish. Layered and flashy. Try in 2018."
Vinous: 97 Points
The 2010 Cos d?Estournel is initially backward on the nose yet it eventually unfurls to reveal pixelated black fruit crushed stone cedar and pine cones wonderful precision and focus. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannins that frame the multi-layered black fruit laced with cedar and black pepper. Great body superb length and outstanding precision on the finish - what more would you want? Tasted blind at Farr Vintners 10-Year On Bordeaux horizontal. (Drink between 2025-2065) The 2010 Cos d?Estournel has long been my preference over the 2009. That vintage kowtowed to the crowd and yes to critics. The 2010 is less compromising but more intellectual. It has a scintillating pixelated bouquet with intense black fruit asphalt and mint aromas ? vivid and bright much more focused and certainly less flamboyant than the 2009. The palate is medium-bodied with a huge chassis; a Saint-Estèphe clearly built for the long-term with enormous grip and enthralling tension. As before there is a liberal sprinkling of white pepper towards the finish and is exceptionally long. The 2010 is the finest Cos d?Estournel until the more finessed 2016 comes along. It is a deeply impressive wine but it will appeal more to those that prefer classic Bordeaux to one boasting tons of fruit as pleasurable as that might be. Tasted at the Cos d?Estournel vertical in London. (Drink between 2020-2060)
Wine Enthusiast: 95-97 Points
This is a complex and rich wine dominated by superripe fruit. It is a wine of extremes, of fruit, of dark tannins allied to some bitterness from the black chocolate extract. Ripe plums and sweet black fruits are given a lift at the end with bright acidity.
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