Château Cos d'Estournel 2017
OWC
"The final blend of the 2017 Cos d'Estournel is 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, 1% Petit Verdot and 1% Cabernet Franc. Very deep purple-black in color, it offers up intense scents of crushed blackcurrants, blackberries and black cherries with touches of incense, spice cake, star anise and plum preserves plus a perfumed hint of potpourri. The palate is medium-bodied with very firm yet wonderfully ripe, "sweet", fine-grained tannins at just 13% alcohol—something of a miracle in our modern times. The palate sports fantastic freshness and tons of energy emitted from the intensely perfumed black fruit layers, finishing on an epically long-lingering mineral note. Truly profound." Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Wine Advocate
"Deep, rich, crème de cassis and spice aromas. These flavours resonate from a full fleshy mid-palate of dark fruits, exotic spice and mocha. This is backed by seamless, silky tannins and a long cool finish. Immediately appealing; this classic certainly has the structure to age well. One of the stars of the vintage." L'Assemblage Ltd