2016 CHÂTEAU COS D‘ESTOURNEL (SUBSKRIPTION)

Château Cos d’Estournel ganz klar und fein. Keine überbordende Opulenz, sondern mehr Finesse und Eleganz. Samtig, weich, vielschichtig – der Stil hat sich verändert und zwar nur zum Besten! Zu erwähnen wäre da noch, dass Cos keine Preiserhöhung auf den 2015er gemacht hat. Das ist ein vorzügliches Zeichen, hoffentlich folgen dem noch einige weitere Châteaux. (97+)

Wine Advocate: 98-100/100 Punkte 
"The 2016 Cos d'Estournel takes the 2016 baton and runs with it. A blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot and 1% Cabernet Franc that was picked between 26 September and 15 October at 45 hectoliters per hectare, this fabulous Saint Estèphe will be matured in 60% new oak. The alcohol level this year is 13.07%, which proprietor Michel Reybier reminded me is almost 1.5% lower than in 2010. This is clearly a more classically styled Cos d'Estournel that is completely different than say, the 2009 Cos d'Estournel and the more flamboyant, exotic wines in recent years. It actually bears more stylistic similarities to its neighbor Montrose. It is extremely detailed with blackberry and a touch of boysenberry, the fruit almost "creeping up" on you by stealth and then underneath, an undertow of minerals, wet limestone and even flint. The palate has astonishing: exquisite balance, perhaps the most precise and detailed Cos d'Estournel that I have encountered in many years of tasting at this address. It segues into a Pauillac-like second-half with veins of graphite strafing the black fruit, but what marks this Cos d'Estournel is the palpable energy and tension allied with an effortless nature. The persistence, the reverberation in the mouth is quite magnificent, perhaps even longer on my second visit to the property compared to the first. It really is a brilliant Cos d'Estournel that oozes class and sophistication, moreover, a wine that is going to give serious amounts of drinking pleasure over a very long period of time. Boom-and Cos drops the mic. Tasted twice, almost three weeks apart, with consistent notes." 
Trinkgenuss: 2026 bis 2065 

Weinwisser: 19/20 Punkte
“… (76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc, 45 hl/ha, 45% Grand Vin, 13.07% vol. Alkohol) Fein opulentes, kräftiges, süsses, komplexes Bouquet, Backpflaumen, schwarze Kirschen, fein Dörrfrüchte, Moccacreme, Minze, Tabak, Korinthen. Cremiger, dichterverwobener, eleganter Gaumen mit kräftiger, dunkler Frucht, sehr viel feinem Tannin, konzentrierter, molliger Struktur, dichter, dunkler, vielfältiger Aromatik, sehr langer, fein üppiger Abgang mit süssen Rückaromen“

James Suckling: 97-98/100 Punkte 
"The finish is something else here. This is a wine that's so powerful and tannic yet at the same time so polished and superb on the finish. Full-bodied, beautifully crafted and precise. This is a wine that really grabs your attention. The agility and power are more than impressive. Wow is the word." 

Antonio Galloni vinous: 92-95/100 Punkte
"The beautiful 2016 Cos d'Estournel is one of the most polished, gracious young Cos d'Estournels I can remember tasting. Aromatic freshness and lift, along with a distinctly red fruit profile, are among the signatures. It will be interesting to see if this style of Cos - one in which concentration and textural richness are backed off - is the result of the vintage or an evolution in winemaking philosophy, or perhaps, as is most likely, a little bit of both." 

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