Wine / Red

St Estephe - Chateau Cos D'estournel 2020

"Based on 62% Cabernet Sauvignon and 38% Merlot, the deep purple-hued 2020 Château Cos d'Estournel has, dare I say, an almost Lafite‑like sense of elegance and class, offering gorgeous cassis and darker currants fruits as well as tobacco, lead pencil, acacia flowers, and graphite. Hitting 13.46 alcohol, with a pH of 3.9 and an IPT of 80, this flawless, full‑bodied, incredibly elegant Saint‑Estèphe has silky tannins, perfect balance, and a great, great finish. It will need a decade of cellaring to hit its prime drink window. Of the trilogy of 2018, 2019, and 2020, it's clearly my favorite (that's splitting hairs), with a similarity to the 2016, and will most likely merit another point at maturity." 99 pts, Jeb Dunnuck