Château Cos d'Estournel - Saint-Estèphe 2007 4df5d4d9d819b397555d03cedf085f48

Wine Advocate

90 / 100

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe11/30/2018

The 2007 Cos d'Estournel is blended of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc. It has a deep garnet-brick color and the nose reveals quite a lot of evolution—more than the previous six vintages tasted before it in this tasting—with notes of prunes, figs, chargrill and dried herbs plus hints of raisin cake, leather, balsamic and incense. Medium-bodied, refreshing and mature in the mouth, it delivers a good concentration of savory/spicy flavors and an herbal lift on the finish. It should remain at this evolutionary plateau for the next decade, before it begins to decline.

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

91 / 100

byStephen Tanzerthe8/30/2010

Deep, bright red-ruby color. Aromas of plum, redcurrant and kirsch are complicated by sexy woodsmoke, soy sauce and flowers. Silky and rather lush, with a restrained sweetness and considerable finesse to its moderately ripe, sweet middle palate. Finishes with fine-grained tannins and lingering notes of minerals, herbs, dried flowers and smoke. A lovely 2007.

Wine Advocate

90 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe4/30/2010

A beautiful wine with 13.4% natural alcohol, this blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot, and 3% Cabernet Franc possesses a deep ruby/purple color as well as a sweet perfume of cassis, incense, charcoal, and subtle oak, round, generously endowed flavors, medium to full body, silky tannin, and surprising depth and length. It can be drunk now and over the next 12-15 years.... Drink 2010-2025.

Wine Spectator

90 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe3/31/2010

Fresh mushroom on the nose, with dark fruits and berries. Full-bodied, with soft, velvety tannins and a rich, fruity finish. Balanced and pretty, with lovely length. Best after 2012.

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

89-92 / 100

byStephen Tanzerthe6/30/2008

(13.4% alcohol; 85% cabernet sauvignon, 12% merlot and 3% cabernet franc; 80% new oak) Good saturated medium ruby. Black cherry, cassis, minerals and spices lifted by a peppery nuance. Full, rich and ripe, with black fruit and mineral flavors given a firm edge by piquant licorice and herbs. Finishes with good breadth and dusty, fine tannins. (Incidentally, the 2007 Les Pagodes de Cos is unusually sweet and mouthfilling for this second wine, with nicely ripe tannins.)

Falstaff

90-92 / 100

the6/30/2008

Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, fast schwarzer Kern, violetter Rand. In der Nase balsamiche Nougat-Lakritze-Noten, zart nach dunklen Beeren und exotischen Gewürzen. Am Gaumen sehr präsente Tannine, Bitterschokolade, noch fordernde, dunkle Beerenfrucht mit Wacholder und Schlehen, mineralischer Nachhall, trotz seiner komplexen Form ein recht eleganter Wein mit guter Länge.

Le Point

16,5 / 20

byJacques Dupontthe5/15/2008

Fruité explosif au nez, violette, fraise, des notes vanille et amande. La bouche est large, puissante, assez extraite mais des tanins ronds et du moelleux, épicé, long, très pulpeux.

Wine Advocate

90-93 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe5/5/2008

TAST

18 / 20

the4/29/2008

Dégusté au château. L’assemblage contient la plus forte proportion de cabernet-sauvignon de l’histoire du château (85 %). Il tranche avec tous les autres médocs du millésime par son extrême puissance et son intensité aromatique, un rien saturante même pour certains dégustateurs. Tout cela s’affinera dans un an et devrait donner une très grande bouteille, massive mais ultra racée.

Wine Advocate

94-95 / 100

byNeal Martinthe4/18/2008

Coming after the Deuxieme Vin, the nose is far more backward and closed but there is very good fruit intensity here with blackberries, black cherries, violets and again, that tang of orange sorbet that shows the ripeness here. The palate is full-bodied, very good ripeness again with bright black fruits laced with touches of black cherry, orange zest and an engaging citrus freshness towards the finish. This is an unequivocal success for the vintages, certainly one of the best wines. Good grip on the off-dry finish. Superb. Tasted April 2008.

Jancis Robinson

17 / 20

byJancis Robinsonthe4/16/2008

Determinedly, almost exaggeratedly, modern style. Firm, very concentrated nose. Something strange on the nose – very distinctive. Extremely concentrated! And then reasonably supple on the palate – but quite low acid and freshness. A certain rawness but great attack and beef. One of the most distinctive wines of the vintage but a bit forced. All created by the early cutting of the shoots in June – taking a risk that the summer would not be hot. (Otherwise the fruit risked being sunburnt.) Strictly for modernists.

Wine Spectator

88-91 / 100

the3/31/2008

Shows lovely perfume of dried flowers and berry, with a hint of currant. Full and long, with pretty tannins and a long finish. Balanced and pretty. —J.S.