2019 Cos Labory
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The 2019 Cos Labory has a crisp, slightly earthy but harmonious nose with blackberry and raspberry fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with hard tannins on the entry, stern and a bit austere. Tough going in the context of the vintage, though it softens after 20 minutes and achieves much better balance plus greater freshness. Tasted blind at the Southwold annual tasting.
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Jancis Robinson MW
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Tasted blind. Slightly grey crimson. Modest, but well-integrated, nose. Proper claret. Just a little blue-cheesy in flavour but good, confident, classic structure. Slightly drying finish. (JR)
A classic Saint-Estèphe nose of darker currants, damp earth, leafy herbs, and cedar emerges from the 2019 Château Cos Labory, a medium-bodied, balanced 2019 with good mid-palate concentration, ripe, building tannins, and a great finish. It deserves 3-5 years of bottle age and will keep for 15-20 years.
The 2019 Cos Labory reveals inviting aromas of plums, blackcurrants and loamy soil, followed by a medium-bodied, supple and elegantly fleshy palate that's framed by fine, powdery tannins and succulent acids. Open and charming for a young Saint-Estèphe, it will drink well with minimal bottle age.
About the producer
Louis Gaspard d’Estournel purchased Cos Labory in 1847 and in tribute to this history, the Reybier family (owners of Cos d’Estournel today) acquired the Saint-Estèphe estate and its 35 hectares of vines in 2023.