Ranked #33 of 38 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Petit Verdot Cabernet Franc from St-Estèphe
85/100
3 Stars
Huon Hooke
Great colour: deep purple-red with lots of purple tints. The bouquet is all black-olives, creosote and sump-oil: 'dead-fruit' character with fumey alcoholic notes. A big, clumsy, overripe wine with a thick, heavy texture and hot alcoholic finish. Tastes like a wine made from stressed vines.
Tasted: 10/11/2012
Drink: 2012 to 2012
100 Points Robert Parker
Deep garnet colored, the 2009 Cos d'Estournel features a myriad of wonderfully intense notes, including blackcurrant pastilles, redcurrant jelly, kirsch and blueberry compote with hints of rose hip tea, sautéed herbs, underbrush, pencil shavings and Indian spices. Full-bodied, rich and opulently fruited in the mouth, it has beautifully plush tannins and fantastic freshness, finishing very long and very spicy.
Source: Robert Parker (Robert Parker Wine Advocate) by Lisa Perrotti-Brown. March, 2019