Château COS D’ESTOURNEL 2020

Description

Yves Beck 100 points www.yvesbeck.wine

Dégusté le 30.11.2022 par Yves Beck

62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot

Cos d’Estournel démontre une rare aptitude à se profiler au travers de son intensité fruitée tout en entraînant le terroir dans la tourmente ! Le vin va droit au but avec sérénité et puissance, sans oublier la finesse au passage. Ses tannins compacts sont idéalement complétés par une structure acide qui rayonne en fin de bouche et qui tire tous les éléments avec elle. Il en résulte une énergie, une persistance et un tempérament qui complète de manière époustouflante la profondeur et la grandeur de Cos. C’est une très grande réussite en 2020. La finesse finit toujours par s’imposer.  2028-2045

Jane Anson 97 points  www.decanter.com (at Primeur week tastings in Bordeaux, 01 May 2021)
You need to take a little time to let the concentrated flavours seep out, this is a long hauler. The tannins build slowly but surely through the palate, sombre and serious right now, particularly for an estate that is known for its exuberance. The opulence is there if you give it time, and as the tannins elongate and relax, richer notes of bilberry fruits, toasted cedar, salted chocolate, turmeric and black pepper spice arrives. Harvest September 10 to 24. A 3.9pH is the highest since 2003, but any threat of low acidity is balanced by high tannins, and relatively low alcohol. A yield of 39hl/ha (43hl/ha in 2019). Drinking Window 2027 – 2044

Lisa Perrotti-Brown 96-98 points www.erobertparker.com
The 2020 Cos d’Estournel is composed of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon and 38% Merlot. The harvest took place September 10–24 with a yield of 39 hectoliters per hectare. The alcohol weighs in at 13.46% with a pH of 3.9 and an IPT (total phenolic index) of 80. It is being aged in French oak barrels, 55% new. Deep purple-black in color, it pops with explosive scents of ripe red and black currants, black cherry preserves and black raspberries, followed by sparks of violets, wild sage, pencil lead and clove oil, with emerging hints of iron ore and damp soil. The medium-bodied palate has amazing elegance and grace contrasted by jaw-dropping energy, featuring a firm frame of finely grained tannins and just enough freshness, finishing with a whole firework display of mineral nuances. I love the way this Cos d’Estournel shimmies and shines—a unique vintage signature expressed so beautifully at this estate!

Neal Martin 95-97 points www.vinous.com
The 2020 Cos d’Estournel is a very different proposition to the Les Pagodes, more so than in other years. Much more intense on the nose of intense black fruit, it is beautifully defined, with enticing scents of blackberry, Dorset plum and topnotes of blueberry and briar. After 30 minutes in the glass, it develops more Saint-Estèphe-like traits: freshly tilled soil, cigar box and touches of warm gravel. There is an openness to these inviting aromatics. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins (so different from the « iron girders » of yore). There is freshness and a sense of light in this Cos d’Estournel, though the backbone remains in situ on the cedar and mint finish (a nod to neighboring Pauillac, perhaps), then a lingering marine/seaweed note on the aftertaste. This is a finely crafted, very succinct Cos d’Estournel that may well be hiding something up its sleeve for after bottling, and I suspect it will gain more spine during its barrel aging.

Antonio Galloni 94-96 points www.vinous.com
The 2020 is a gorgeous wine from a very unusual year in which the Merlot is a bit more prominent in the blend than usual because of dehydration in the Cabernet. Even so, the 2020 is a wine of mid-weight finesse more than opulence. All the elements are impeccably balanced throughout.

Jean-Marc Quarin 95 points www.quarin.com
Couleur noire. Nez intense, au fruité mûr, avec un aspect compact que l’agitation ne délie pas. Reste très fruité. Moelleux à l’attaque, juteux en milieu de bouche, ample et savoureux, avec un toucher gras, le vin caresse le palais et s’achève puissant, long et pas du tout délié dans ses saveurs. Un atout que l’élevage pourrait lui apporter. Assemblage : 62 % cabernet sauvignon, 38 % merlot. Degré d’alcool : 13°4 – pH : 3,9 – IPT : 80 (moyenne +). Rendement : 39 hl/ha. Production : 50 % de la récolte.