Tasting Notes
Vinous – 97
The 2010 Cos d’Estournel is cut from a different cloth to the previous vintage. This is much fresher on the nose and crucially displays more typicite, yet it delivers just as much punch as the 2009. Black fruit commingles with melted tar and smoke. A sprig of wild mint surfaces with continued aeration. The palate possesses immense gravitas and dimension, analogous to a magnificent suspension bridge. It is less ostentatious than the 2009, with firmer grip and greater control and sapidity on the finish. Whilst I can understand some might prefer the 2009, the 2010 Cos d’Estournel is just more…Cos d’Estournel, though be warned, it would still benefit from a couple more years in bottle. Magnificent.
Anticipated maturity: 2027-2055
Robert Parker – 99
Deep garnet in color, the 2010 Cos d’Estournel unfurls slowly, measuredly, releasing delicate notes of dried mulberries, stewed plums and blackcurrant pastilles before giving way to notions of potpourri, black cherry compote and chocolate box plus touches of dried sage, tobacco and new leather. Medium to full-bodied, the palate has a rock-solid foundation of very firm, grainy tannins and very lively acidity supporting the remarkable intensity of tightly wound fruit layers, finishing very long and fragrant. Give it another 4-5 years in bottle and this will be stunning!
Anticipated maturity: 2024-2060
JancisRobinson.com – 16++
Tasted blind. Deep and lustrous. Rich, ripe fruit aroma. Slightly minty. Dense, dry and a little bit drying on the palate. Tough but maybe patience is required? (JH)
Anticipated maturity: 2024-2038
