December 15, 2023 - Needed some air and decanted a total of 5 hours. Classic St Estèphe of course. Big, bold, tannic and very savoury. A spicy lingering finish. Overall there was not too much complexity, most likely given it is a second wine and 20 years old and slightly past its peak. Still very enjoyable. Drink up.
April 9, 2023 - So much for keeping the last two bottles longer - these two paired brilliantly with our Easter Sunday lamb. Continues to drink very well indeed. Note similar to previous ones.
Dark garnet. Pronounced tertiary aromas - dried cassis and cherry, prune, cedar, tobacco, smoke, hint of menthol, earth. Fully developed. Dry, medium+ acidity, medium+ fine, chalky tannins, medium+ alcohol (13.5%), full body, long finish. Very good.
January 17, 2023 - In great shape. Still with lots of energy. Classic St Estephe. I think that this one has a while to go.
January 5, 2023 - Dark, almost jet black in colour. Rich, earthy flavour. Dense in texture! A touch simple in my view!
June 26, 2022 - Equally good as the last bottle. I decanted two bottles into a magnum decanter 90 minutes before drinking. Definitely on a plateau but holding up well. Keeping the last two bottles for daughters 21st in 2 years time.
Dark garnet. Pronounced tertiary aromas - dried cassis and cherry, prune, cedar, tobacco, smoke, hint of menthol, earth. Fully developed. Dry, medium+ acidity, medium+ fine, chalky tannins, medium+ alcohol (13.5%), full body, long finish. Very good.
April 18, 2022 - Dark garnet. Pronounced tertiary aromas - dried cassis and cherry, prune, cedar, tobacco, smoke, hint of menthol, earth. Fully developed. Dry, medium+ acidity, medium+ fine, chalky tannins, medium+ alcohol (13.5%), full body, long finish, this bottle seemed more complete that the last ones, hence the score one notch up. There is no hurry to drink, but this is fully mature and is unlikely to improve.
October 9, 2021 - Dark garnet. Pronounced tertiary aromas - dried cassis and cherry, prune, cedar, tobacco, smoke, hint of menthol, earth. Fully developed. Dry, medium+ acidity, medium+ fine, chalky tannins, medium+ alcohol (13.5%), full body, long finish, although slight hole in the mid palate. Very good quality, fully mature Bordeaux, elegant, well balanced, shows the benefit of St Estephe in hot vintages.
March 20, 2021 - Nice, probably ready to be drunk. And I keep wine a Cc long time.
December 21, 2019 - A great second wine, albeit a second wine. Has the impressive aromatics that mark Cos itself. A bit on the black fruit side, nicely rich across the palate, but a modest finish; expected of a second wine. In pretty much every way I think this replicates Cos itself, but for sure, writ small.
December 28, 2018 - From half bottle, a little young than I thought, just pop and pour, dark ruby in colour, very healthy! The nose is quite earthy, mainly black cabernet fruits, with a little spice and a hint of oak, very classy! The palate is slightly harsh, bombard by the black fruits! Although simple but full-bodied, still remarkably fresh, will continue to improve over the next few years, ready to go, but no rush!