Community Tasting Note
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Cathair Chaladinn Likes this wine: 93 points
September 20, 2017 - I was curious to taste the 2014 Cos d Estournel as some wine critics had suggested trying the wine in its youth to enjoy the fruit in its youth.You certainly feel some excitement upon opening a case with the gorgeous label displayed. If you like me have significant holdings of this wine you would be doing no harm in sampling the contents. So If you do intend doing so may I recommend decanting this wine well ahead of dinner even first thing in the morning because it requires serious aeration for the wine to soften somewhat and for it to be enjoyable. Its superbly structured and built for the long haul, dark crimson purple in color the nose is a little muted initially but opens up to reveal a cornucopia of exotic aromas. In a blind tasting it would be entirely possible that I would not have recognized this as being a Bordeaux from St Estephe. Its just such a baby and needs serious time in the cellar for me, I will wait at least another 5 years before opening another bottle unlike some other 2014's which are much more approachable in their youth. Never the less it was educating and enjoyable exercise. I have no doubt that the wine will merit a higher score with time but for me it did not necessarily give me that instant sense of sensual enjoyment but it was getting better and better the more time it sat in the glass.
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Wine G commented:
5/30/18, 12:45 PM - In your opinion , Sir, what are some approachable good 2014 and 2015 boredeaux? Preferably left bank...