2009 Chateau Cos d’Estournel, 2nd Growth St. Estephe (12 x Bottle)
Deep garnet colored, the 2009 Cos d'Estournel features a myriad of wonderfully intense notes, including blackcurrant pastilles, redcurrant jelly, kirsch and blueberry compote with hints of rose hip tea, sautéed herbs, underbrush, pencil shavings and Indian spices. Full-bodied, rich and opulently fruited in the mouth, it has beautifully plush tannins and fantastic freshness, finishing very long and very spicy.
2009 Chateau Cos d’Estournel, 2nd Growth St. Estephe (12 x Bottle)
Deep garnet colored, the 2009 Cos d'Estournel features a myriad of wonderfully intense notes, including blackcurrant pastilles, redcurrant jelly, kirsch and blueberry compote with hints of rose hip tea, sautéed herbs, underbrush, pencil shavings and Indian spices. Full-bodied, rich and opulently fruited in the mouth, it has beautifully plush tannins and fantastic freshness, finishing very long and very spicy.
| Producer | Chateau Cos D'Estournel |
|---|---|
| Sub-Region | St. Estephe |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Country | France |
| Grape Variety | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2009 |
| Colour | Red |
| ABV | 14.50% |
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Vinous
The 2009 Cos d’Estournel is a wine that I have tasted a dozen times, from barrel until now, blind and non-blind. From the beginning I have been critical of this 2009, a wine built to appease the prevailing demand for hubristic, flamboyant Claret that in the process, lost the essence of its own character and terroir. Over subsequent tastings I have gone a little easier on the 2009 and yet tasting have proven time and time again that hedging my bet against the superior 2010 was the right move. There is no denying the pleasure that the 2009 gives. It has a gaudy, flamboyant, almost sexy bouquet with oodles of summer fruit, iodine and later plenty of crème de cassis. But is Saint-Estèphe supposed to be sexy? Not for this writer. The palate is full-bodied with rounded, velvety tannin, rich and decadent with enormous weight and fruit intensity. What it lacks is tension and finesse. What it lacks is an articulation of terroir like the 2010, 2012 or 2014. If you have a penchant for hedonistic Claret then this will satiate the senses. A wine is supposed to offer more than that, this Second Growth has provided many alternatives over the years. Tasted at the Cos d’Estournel vertical in London.
91 Points / Drinking 2018 - 2038
By Neal Martin / October 2018
Vinous
The 2009 Cos d’Estournel is exactly as I predict on the nose, almost overwhelming with over-ripe black plum, raisin, fig and black olive, smudged and lacking the precision and tension of the 2009 Montrose. The palate is sweet and cloying on the entry, hedonistic and voluminous, yet unequivocally bereft of tension and sense of terroir on the finish. Frankly, it is ageing exactly as I predicted when I first tasted it from barrel. Not my style yet still enjoyable. Tasted at BI Wines & Spirits’ Ten Year On tasting.
91 Points / Drinking 2022 - 2040
By Neal Martin / March 2019