1990 Château Cos d'Estournel
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Tasting notes
Mature, dried fruit with a little chemical note lingering in the background. Medium body, beef-gravy flavour on the finish, but as the fruit is now almost dry, there is an increasing soupiness to this – needs drinking up. (RH)
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Neal Martin
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Good dark healthy garnet colour. Classic sweet mature claret. Just the job! Long and beautiful balance. (JR)
Really lively and fragrant with much more charm than most St-Estèphes usually show. I wonder how the famous Ch Montrose 1990 would have shown? This splits the difference between the slightly demanding terroir effect and the richness of the vintage. Great balance. Slightly mineral notes. Rich, round and fruity. Clean, fresh and dense. Very much over-delivers. (JR)
About the producer
Louis Gaspard d’Estournel inherited Cos and Pomys in 1791, founding Cos d’Estournel in 1811, investing significantly in the property and expanding the estate from 14 to 45 hectares. The estate rapidly rose to prominence and the wines were exported around the world.