2001 Château Cos d'Estournel

Community Tasting Notes (423) Avg Score: 92.3 points

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  3/28/2024 - smcg Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Youthful still, needs to be decanted, but pleasant wine for hearty fare such as grilled flank steak

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  3/16/2024 - Sean Tay wrote: 94 Points

  Pronounced nose intensity with notes of coffee, chocolate, black fruits, toast, spices. Medium+ acidity and medium+ tannin.

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  3/2/2024 - liber wrote: 89 Points

  4th of 12, opened 30 minutes then decanted an hour, perfect cork and level, slightly rounder than last bottle in 2020, but I still find it over oaked and over extracted with harsh tannins giving it a slightly unbalanced feel in a vintage where most wines show beautiful balance, it's an ok drink but disappointing for Cos, I thought more time would help resolve some of the issues but not so sure now, 15+ years. VG+ (16.5).

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  1/21/2024 - Bluespolo wrote: 94 Points

  Aperto due ore prima di servirlo. Sughero complicato da rimuovere con tendenza a sbriciolarsi un poco. Inizialmente molto chiuso, sentori di riduzione e di tostatura. Solo dopo che si è accomodato in bicchieri molto ampi si inizia a comporre un mosaico di profumi davvero elegante e suadente. Cassis, mirtillo, ciliegia selvatica, arancia rossa, prugna, foglie di menta e di the nero. Struttura abbondante e ben definita, tannini lisci leggermente amaricanti, freschezza decisa, nel complesso bell’equilibrio. Finale extra lungo balsamico e profumato di frutti rossi.
  In piena forma, da l’impressione di una maturità a Cora giovanile.

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  1/21/2024 - csimm wrote: 93 Points

  This bottle was pristine, and needed at least a couple of hours of decanted air to get into form and offer some decent flavor expansion. Plum, black cherry, cedar, dusty spice, and subtle hints of burnt orange rind. Finishes linear and notably focused. A great food wine once it got going. Based on this bottle, it should lay on its side a little longer. Try again in 2028-2030, but it isn't a mistake to pop now with some air. Freshness is on point.

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