2011 Cos d'Estournel Bordeaux Blend

Bordeaux Blend - 750ML
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JS 95 NM 95 WA 94 WE 94 DC 92 JL 92 WS 91
JS 95

jamessuckling.com, November 2015

This is really excellent for the vintage with currants, dark berries and minerals on the nose and palate. Full body, firm tannins and a long finish. It’s a bit linear but racy and superb. One of the best of the vintage...
NM 95

Neal Martin's Wine Journal, May 2012

(NM93-95 points) A blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc cropped at 36hl/ha, the 2011 has a pleasant, sedate bouquet that is well defined, perhaps missing a little tension and animation, but...
WA 94

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, December 2018

Composed of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc, the deep garnet-purple colored 2011 Cos d'Estournel gives up compelling notes of roasted nuts, black cherry compote, blueberry pie and red and black...
WE 94

Wine Enthusiast, May 2014

Powerful, very rich and very concentrated, this epitomizes the opulent style of Cos d'Estournel. A sense of extraction is overwhelmed by the huge, ripe fruit. It shows velvet texture at first, but then the tannins come on...
DC 92

Decanter, July 2018

Overall 2011 was an early and dry vintage, but Cos d’Estournel harvested on 5 September because they were affected by localised hail. Perhaps this explains why this doesn't quite reach the heights that I have found...
JL 92

TheWineCellarInsider.com, May 2014

Candied black licorice, cassis, black and red ripe cherries and spice are easily found in the perfume. The wine is soft, with polished round tannins and a medium body. In the mouth, the wine has added weight and filled...
WS 91

Wine Spectator, January 2016

The 2010 is hard to follow, but this presents a lovely beam of raspberry and cassis fruit, with light bay and savory notes and flashes of violet and chalk on the finish. This has tightened up a little in bottle, which is...

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type Red
Varietal Bordeaux Blend
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Sub-region St Estephe
Vintage 2011
Size 750ML
Percent alcohol 13.5%
Closure Cork