Appellations

Tuesday 4th June 2019

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Following on from yesterday's releases of Leoville Las Cases (now sold out), Pichon Lalande and Smith Haut Lafitte Rouge (down to last few cases now) and Ducru Beaucaillou we have first up this morning Cos d'Estournel at £888 per 6 bottles. Really on a roll at the moment, every vintage since 2014 deserves a mention when discussing the wine of the vintage on the left bank and the 2018 is no exception!

Chateau Cos d'Estournel is "clearly one of the wines of the vintage" for Antonio Galloni (97-100) and it also receives a potential 100 points from the Wine Advocate.  A breathtaking wine with scores comparable to the incredible 2009 (£2400 per 12) but released at a significant discount (£1776/12)  

97-100 AG - A regal, soaring Saint-Estèphe... nothing short of breathtaking... Don't miss it.
97-100 WA - Amazing structure will keep this beauty for at least half a century and probably a full one!

Pichon Baron 2018 is released at £1400/12 and is in the "same class as the 1990, 2000, 2005, 2009, and 2010" for Jeb Dunnuck (97-99).  97-99 from the Wine Advocate as well, this is a very classy Pauillac. 

 

Prices

COS D'ESTOURNEL |   £1776 per 12x75  |  £888 per 6x75
97-100 AG - A regal, soaring Saint-Estèphe, the 2018 Cos d'Estournel is also clearly one of the wines of the vintage. On the palate, the 2018 is dark and sumptuous, with striking aromatic presence and silky tannins that wrap around a rich core of exotic fruit. Black cherry, savory herbs, leather, spice and menthol build in the glass in a wine that is both aromatically intense and richly textured. The 2018 has been nothing short of breathtaking on the two occasions I have tasted it so far. Don't miss it.

PICHON BARON |   £1400 per 12x75  |  £700 per 6x75
97-99 WA - Very deep purple-black colored, it begins a little coy, rolling slowly and languidly out of the glass with notions of baked raspberries, blueberry coulis, crème de cassis and incense plus nuances of lilacs, truffles, damp soil and garrigue with wafts of lavender and wild sage. Full-bodied, voluptuous and oh-so-seductive, the palate reveals layer upon layer of savory, earthy and black fruit preserves, framed by wonderfully ripe, velvety tannins and lovely freshness, finishing very long and perfumed. Beautiful.

 


En Primeur
Wines available In Bond UK Summer 2021. 
Wines may be ordered in special sizes for a small supplement (6x150cl Magnums, 1x300cl double magnum, 3x300cl double magnums, 1x600cl imperial) .
Sweet wines may be ordered in half-bottles (case of 12x37.5 or case of 24x37.5) at no extra cost.

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