Lot 579
CHÂTEAU COS D'ESTOURNEL 1996 (1) WA 94
CHÂTEAU COS D'ESTOURNEL 2006 (1) WA 94
CHÂTEAU L'EVANGILE 1993 (1)
CHÂTEAU PAVIE MACQUIN 2000 (1) WA 95+
Lot 579 Details
CHÂTEAU COS D'ESTOURNEL 1996 (1)
Saint-Estèphe. 2ième Cru Classé
u. bn. marked label.
Tasted at the château, the 1996 Cos d'Estournel was aged in 65% new oak (unlike the 1995 which was 100%) and is a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon and 35% Merlot. It has a straight down the line, intense and focused, graphite and melted tar bouquet. It is almost Pauillac in style, no surprise given its proximity. The palate is medium-bodied with fresh acidity, finer tannin than the 1986 Cos d'Estournel tasted alongside, but sharing those same leitmotifs of black pepper and sea salt. I like the nonchalance of this Cos d'Estournel. At 20 years it is not an ostentatious wine, not determined to go out and impress, but its nuance, stylishness and classicism grow on you. Its virtues seem to register only after you swallow the wine and find yourself tempted back for more. Excellent. Tasted July 2016. WA 94
CHÂTEAU COS D'ESTOURNEL 2006 (1)
Saint-Estèphe. 2ième Cru Classé
u. vts. scraped label.
The exceptional 2006 Cos d’Estournel is composed of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, and 2% Petit Verdot, 55% of the production was utilized. Revealing superb intensity for a 2006 as well as an inky/blue/purple color, and a sweet bouquet of blue and black fruits, licorice, graphite, and charcoal, this full-bodied 2006 possesses high levels of sweet tannin. This wine is characterized by a freshness and precision that give it a 1996-like affinity. Enjoy this beautifully concentrated, exceptionally pure, statuesque Cos d’Estournel over the next 20-25 years. By the way, it was bottled without any fining or filtration. Feb 2009 WA 94
CHÂTEAU L'EVANGILE 1993 (1)
Pomerol.
u. bn. wrinkled label.
CHÂTEAU PAVIE MACQUIN 2000 (1)
Saint-Émilion. Premier Grand Cru Classé B
u. bn.
A beautiful crushed rock/liqueur of minerality characterizes this inky/purple-hued St.-Emilion. Tannic, with lots of pure black raspberry and black cherry fruit intermixed with a notion of charcoal as well as the aforementioned rocky/powdered stone component, this long distance runner requires another 5-6 years of cellaring. It should age easily through 2030+. June 2010 WA 95+