Classification | Dèuxieme Cru Classé |
Type | Red |
Brand | Chateau Cos D'Estournel |
Vintage | 1970 |
Country | France |
Region | Bordeaux, St. Estephe |
Grape | Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Bordeaux Blend, |
Volume | 0,75 |
Condition | Base of neck |
Label | Slightly bin stained |
Stock | 0 |
Condition | Top shoulder |
Label | Slightly bin stained |
Condition | High Shoulder |
Label | Bin stained |
Condition | Mid to High shoulder |
Label | Perfect |
The 1970 Cos d'Estournel's color remains an impressive dark garnet with ruby/purple tints. The wine is medium to full-bodied, tannic, rustic, and concentrated, but coarse and charmless. It will keep for another 25 years, but I wonder if this wine will ever blossom?
Deep ruby-garnet; mild green tea and cassis nose; concentrated, elegant, firm, lean and very dry; dried out?
Rene Gabriel rates this wine 16/20 points.