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Sélection et importation de vins fins
Saint-Estèphe deuxième cru classé en 1855 Logé en caisse bois d’origine de 6 bouteilles 75 cl Parker 97-100 | Quarin 94 | Wine Enthusiast 96 | Neal Martin 95 | Galloni 92-95
155.66 CHF (144.00 CHF HT)
Lisa Perrotti-Brown 97-100 points www.robertparker.com 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.
Neal Martin 95 points www.vinous.com (février 2020) The 2017 Cos d’Estournel showed extremely well from barrel and likewise in bottle, continuing this estate’s strong run of form since the 2014 vintage. You instantaneously fall in love with the nose that bursts forth with blackberry, raspberry coulis, crushed stone, iodine and pressed iris petal. The 60% new oak is beautifully integrated. Quintessentially Cos d’Estournel. The palate is medium-bodied with supple black fruit laced with black truffle and graphite, quite Pauillac-like in style, which is no surprise given its location. This is very focused and perhaps understated compared to the 2016, yet its freshness and vivacity are undeniable. “Streamlined, cool and linear” I wrote at en primeur… I have no reason to alter that sentiment.
Jean-Marc Quarin 94 points www.quarin.com Couleur rouge, sombre, intense et belle. Nez moyennement aromatique et encore discret. Dense à l’attaque, volumineux en milieu de bouche et plutôt rond, le vin évolue suave vers une finale un brin âpre, de longueur normale. Assemblage : 66 % cabernet sauvignon, 32 % merlot, 1 % cabernet franc, 1 % petit verdot. Sélection : 40 % de la production.