Lot 694
CHÂTEAU COS D'ESTOURNEL 2005 (1) WS 96 WA 98
CHÂTEAU LÉOVILLE LAS CASES 2003 (1)
CHÂTEAU PALMER 2005 (1) WS 94 WA 98
Lot 694 Details
CHÂTEAU COS D'ESTOURNEL 2005 (1)
Saint-Estèphe. 2ième Cru Classé
u. vts.
The 2005 Cos d'Estournel is blended of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc. Deep garnet colored, it is still a little closed and youthfully shy. With coaxing, the nose is just beginning to offer glimpses at vivacious kirsch, red roses, violets, licorice and mocha scents over a crème de cassis, blackberry pie and chocolate-covered cherry core with wafts of chargrill, mossy bark and truffles. Full-bodied, concentrated and wonderfully complex in the mouth, the palate is just beginning to reveal the true potential of this wine, with tightly wound layers of perfumed black fruits and earthy notions bound by a rock-solid frame of firm, grainy tannins and finishing with epic persistence. This still needs 5-6 years, but I love how this beauty is shaping up!! November 2018 Drink: 2018-2045 WS 96 WA 98
CHÂTEAU LÉOVILLE LAS CASES 2003 (1)
Saint-Julien. 2ième Cru Classé
u. vts.
CHÂTEAU PALMER 2005 (1)
Margaux. 3ième Cru Classé
u. vts. scraped label.
Tasted at the Château Palmer vertical in London, the 2005 Château Palmer is a legend in the making. Apparently the vines received 57% less rain than average, yet the 2005 shrugs off any water deficiency and has nurtured a wondrously pixelated bouquet, whereby mineralité shines through the black cherry and blueberry fruit. Search deeper and you discover veins of graphite that impart a Pauillac-like allure. The palate is medium-bodied and intense, but it is not overwhelming, a Margaux that is galvanized with a firm backbone thereby ensuring this will age over the long term. The symmetry here is enthralling - a 2005 that is destined for greatness. The only question is whether it will surpass the 2009 or 2010 Palmer? It will be fun finding out. Tasted May 2015. Drink: 2022-2050 WS 94 WA 98