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• wineforth Likes this wine: 92 points

  August 25, 2022 - A vintage rated as very good by Broadbent and unfairly overlooked after the great 61. A bottle for my 62nd birthday.
  Had tasted a Bordeaux bottled one in 93 which was odd and medicinal. This bottle Chateau bottled with excellent label and mid shoulder level. I would not normally buy with a level this low. Cork came out in one piece much to my surprise. Colour of light brick. Complex nose of Cola, mushroom, tobacco and farmyard. Later anise. Smooth on the palate and still with plenty of very soft tannins. Finish shorter than it would once have been. Well past it's best even for a lover of old claret but still an interesting and enjoyable drink.

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• Tim Heaton Likes this wine:

  January 21, 2017 - Wow, a great surprise. Mature, but with some really good years yet ahead. Shows avg. age/bricking, but fruits/acids/tannins are in remarkably good shape here - more so considering 62 (as I know it) was good, but short of very good. That said, this offered remarkable complexity and finesse and is still quite fit for a festive dinner. Earth, some graphite, plenty of dead/decaying leaves, a hundred different kinds of mushrooms, and floral/spice notes the frame the package beautifully. A real treat. recommended
  
  Served non-blind; double-decanted for sediment one hour prior to service, this was allowed to breathe for approximately 1 hr - only got better as it was open.

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• englishman's claret wrote: flawed

  August 24, 2016 - Ghastly! A strange chemical smell; long dead.

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• tzelmer wrote: 93 points

  November 25, 2015 - Lovely wine. From Coravin so no note on bottle or cork condition. Red fruit, cinnamon, dry dusty earth, mushroom, fresh cigar tobacco. Same notes on the palate as the nose. Still evident, drying, tannin. Medium+ length, good acidity still. Very nice.

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• CManthei wrote: 91 points

  November 28, 2014 - Vegetal nose with fading fruits on the palate. Hints of dried cherries, mushrooms and cola. An interesting bottle, but a bit tired

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• Vintage 1962
• Type Red
• Producer Château Cos d'Estournel
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion Médoc
• Appellation St. Estèphe

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• In Cellars 65 (55%)
• Consumed 53 (45%)

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