2022, Château Cos d’Estournel, SAINT-ESTÈPHE, 2ème Grand Cru ClasséBordeaux Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc (1%), Petit Verdot (1%) 2nd growth Cos d'Estournel is in Saint Estphe but borders Pauillac and, in particular, the vineyards of Chteau Lafite. The stunning new winery is one of the most modern and sophisticated in all of Bordeaux, with a 100% gravity fed cellar. 2022 blend is 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Petit Verdot. One of the finest wines to ever pass my

This Pessac-Léognan property of 30 hectares is managed by Véronique Sanders

His triumphant 100 point 2015 has been followed by a string of great vintages

with intense blackberry and bilberry fruit

no question of the ageing ability of this wine

juicy finish

the 2021 doesn’t have the richness of recent previous editions

Give it 2–3 years in bottle

The medium-bodied palate is chock-full of savoury flavours

20% cabernet franc and 3% cabernet sauvignon

It has a perfumed blackcurrant

white peach and honeysuckle scents

This is a truly remarkable wine that will surely develop an even more velvety mouthfeel in years to come