2009 Château Cos d'Estournel

100 POINTS

James Suckling

Classic Cos with so much spice and fruit, yet refined and sexy. Powerful with super silky tannins. Full bodied, yet incredibly compacted. This is so tight and rich with layers of fruit and tannins and a finish that last for minutes on the palate. I asked the head of Cos, Jean-Guillaume Prats, what the alcohol on the wine was, and he said 14.8% alcohol and 3.58 pH. Fab. Try after 2021.

100 POINTS

James Suckling

What a fabulous nose of currants, raspberries and Indian spices. Nutmeg and clover. Full-bodied, with an amazing precision and superb compacted fruit. Endless. Laser guided. Shows such intensity. Decadent and rich and changing all the time. Mystical wine. Dense, yet agile. More refined than when I tasted it in November in Hong Kong. Try in 2018.

100 POINTS

James Suckling

This is amazing as always with layers of fruit and firm, velvety tannins. Full body, incredible depth of fruit and length. Currants, raspberries and Indian spices. It goes on for minutes. A monumental Cos. Greatest ever from here. Better in five years, but amazing.

100 POINTS

James Suckling

This is amazing as always with layers of fruit and firm, velvety tannins. Full body, incredible depth of fruit and length. Currants, raspberries and Indian spices. It goes on for minutes. A monumental Cos. Greatest ever from here. Better in five years, but amazing.

99 POINTS

James Suckling

Such incredible purity, with blueberries, blackberries, mint, and spices in the nose. Full and velvety, with tar and a deep fruit palate. This is so powerful and intense with great balance. Smokey and a fresh finish. This is the new style of Cos with an amazing fruit-forward character and structure. Phenomenal. Barrel sample. Points: 99-100

99 POINTS

Falstaff

Nougat, dark, concentrated berryish fruit, a hint of dried plums, orange zest, tobacco spice. Substantial, fine dark chocolate, firm tannins, pronounced in fruit core, fruity finish, lingers for a very long time, dried fruit, chocolate in the echo.

98 POINTS

Stuart Pigott - JamesSuckling.com

A very bold, ripe and complex wine with excellent concentration and a warm, engaging personality (cinnamon and allspice) that's hard to resist. With aeration a hint of dried fruit character emerges. Massive, yet polished finish. It’s been rated 100 in the past. We will see. (Horizontal Tasting, London, 2019)