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2006 Château Cos d'Estournel
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Médoc
- St. Estèphe
Community Tasting Notes 195
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Tao wrote: 95 points
March 27, 2024 - Beautiful nose of ripe black currant fruits, very young and dark colour! The palate is tight and waves and waves of slightly sweet spicy black fruits, a lengthy finish! Not fully mature yet! An hour of decanting may help. This is a rather serious wine!
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pavel_p Likes this wine: 94 points
March 9, 2024 - Emirates flight. Excellent showing and significantly better than how I remember my last bottle 4 years ago. Tell tale left bank Bdx with good weight and depth. Has lost the baby fat and sweetness of earlier years and comes across pretty serious now but with nicely integrated tannins and good length. Excellent for 2006
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motuski Likes this wine: 93 points
January 23, 2024 - Decanted over three hours. Delicious wine with nose of cedar, red fruit, red bell peppers and leather. Evolved as the night wore on. Quality Bdx tannic structure. This is in a place where it should be - drink.
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Geniesser64 Likes this wine: 95 points
December 25, 2023 - Viel besser als die letzte Flasche, liegt wohl am längeren Dekantieren: Mindestens drei bis vier Stunden. Danach sehr rund, ausgewogen und ausbalanciert.Auch das leicht Marmeladige der letzten Flasche war weg.
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pinoteer Likes this wine: 92 points
November 10, 2023 - While certainly drinkable earlier, this wine still needs 6 hours in the decanter to become the best version of itself. It then softens and loses its bitter taste. And, even then, I think that 2-3 more years in the cellar would help considerably. Dark cherries, cassis, cherry pits, cocoa powder. Long finish with fine tannins. So, next bottle on its 20th birthday. Surprisingly, I think that the 2005 is closer to prime drinking than the 2006. It's still hard for me to justify anything higher than 92.
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By Neal Martin
Fairest of Them All: Cos d’Estournel 1928 – 2015 (Oct 2018), 10/1/2018 (link)(Cos D'estournel Cos D'estournel Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Decanter
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By Jane Anson
JA Cos d'Estournel Vertical, 7/1/2018 (link)(Château Cos d'Estournel, St-Estèphe, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Hemming, MW
9/14/2017 (link)(Ch Cos d'Estournel St-Estèphe Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Decanter
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By Jane Anson
2006: Ten Years On, 6/12/2016 (link)(Château Cos d'Estournel, St-Estèphe, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
4/22/2016 (link)(Ch Cos d'Estournel St-Estèphe Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
1/27/2016 (link)(Ch Cos d'Estournel St-Estèphe Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Winedoctor
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By Chris Kissack
January 2016, 1/1/2016 (link)(Château Cos d’Estournel St Estèphe Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
9/22/2015 (link)(Château Cos d’Estournel Saint-Estèphe, France) Subscribe to see review text.
WineAlign
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By David Lawrason
10/2/2014 (link)(Château Cos D'estournel, Ac St Estèphe red) Subscribe to see review text.
The World of Fine Wine
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March 2011, Issue #31 (link)
(Château Cos d’Estournel 2ème Cru) Subscribe to see review text.
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December 2010, Issue #30 (link)
(Château Cos d’Estournel 2ème Cru) Subscribe to see review text.
Winedoctor
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By Chris Kissack
November 2010 (link)(Château Cos d’Estournel St Estèphe Red) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
1/21/2010 (link)(Ch Cos d'Estournel St-Estèphe Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2008, IWC Issue #138 (link)(Chateau Cos d'Estournel Saint Estephe) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
8/6/2007 (link)(Ch Cos d'Estournel St-Estèphe Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2007, IWC Issue #132 (link)(Chateau Cos d'Estournel Saint Estephe) Subscribe to see review text.
RJonWine.com
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By Richard Jennings
2/19/2011 (link) 91 points(Château Cos d'Estournel) Very dark red violet color; reduction, toast, tart black fruit nose; reduction, tart black fruit, tar palate; medium-plus finish
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By Richard Jennings
5/13/2009 (link) 92 points(Château Cos d'Estournel) Plum, berry and herbal nose; poised, tart plum and cassis palate; long finish
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By Richard Jennings
1/18/2009 (link) 93 points(Château Cos d'Estournel) Dark red violet color; big, lifted, roasted coffee and toast nose; plush tart plum and coffee palate with charcoal, minerals and depth; medium-plus finish
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2006
- 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
- UPC Codes 000004209652, 031259028026, 086454010123, 087000353176, 3339010611010, 3339010811014, 3419466163674, 400005655982, 400009765489, 607921010776, 9488732163674
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 492 (6%)
- In Cellars 5,945 (70%)
- Consumed 2,049 (24%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
Beef and parmiggiano, Had it with Roast Chicken; and it was good!Who Likes This Wine
100% Like It 89 votes
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- ProducerChâteau Cos d'Estournel
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionMédoc
- AppellationSt. Estèphe
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