Cos d'Estournel - 2010 (750ml) St. Estephe with subtle intensity and length

with subtle intensity and length

Philippe Dhalluin

majestic classic

sweet tannins and a medium-bodied

Extremely concentrated

Cos d'Estournel - 2010 (750ml) St. Estephe with subtle intensity and lengthThe 2010 is a more structured, restrained, less flamboyant version of the 2009. A final blend of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot that hit 14. 5% natural alcohol, this wine (which represents only 55% of the estate's production) is full bodied, classic and built along the lines of the 2000 (although that wine was made before Reybier acquired the estate and upgraded quality significantly). This wine