1995 Cos Labory

Although this dark ruby/purple-colored Cos Labory is more charming since bottling, aromatically it is closed, with red and black fruits just beginning to emerge. In the mouth, dusty tannin appears elevated, giving the wine a hard, dry, rough-textured finish. However, there is medium to full body, plenty of sweet, ripe fruit on the attack, and my instincts suggest there is good extract behind the wall of tannin. This is not a wine for readers seeking immediate gratification. Anticipated maturity: 2003-2015. If it were not for the extremely high level of dry, aggressive tannin in this wine, I would have been unreserved in my judgment. There are plenty of positive characteristics to be found, but the tannin level makes crystal balling this wine akin to consulting a psychic.

Slightly lean, but there are some beautiful aromas and flavors and racy tannins. Aromatic, with lovely perfumes of flowers and berries. Full-bodied, with very silky tannins and a fruity aftertaste. Best after 2001. 6,300 cases made. James Suckling, Wine Spectator 1998.

Although this dark ruby/purple-colored Cos Labory is more charming since bottling, aromatically it is closed, with red and black fruits just beginning to emerge. In the mouth, dusty tannin appears elevated, giving the wine a hard, dry, rough-textured finish. However, there is medium to full body, plenty of sweet, ripe fruit on the attack, and my instincts suggest there is good extract behind the wall of tannin. This is not a wine for readers seeking immediate gratification. Anticipated maturity: 2003-2015. Feb 1998, www.robertparker.com