Mika Lång

9.0

Pehmeä, hapokas, hedelmäinen. Miellyttävä. — 7 years ago

George Chen

9.0

Love Pommard as they are just feisty enough to get your attention... — 9 years ago

Alisa Zhabenko

10

Really nice wine to relax — 9 years ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.3

#solera system 35 year old cask started with late harvest #macabeo and then continually add #grenachegris and #grenacheblanc #garnacha to get an amber colored intensely aroma sweet wine. Hazelnuts waffles and beeswax and honey. Everything delicious and amber colored is in here. — 10 years ago

Trevor Nowlan

8.9

Light, semi-sweet. Refreshing served chilled. Went well with Asian cuisine. — 10 years ago

michele janezic

9.2

yum. best with 🐠. — 10 years ago

with Jennifer and Tina

Thierry POUSSIN

9.6

2012 - chez Fernand — 10 years ago

Myke Lyons

9.6

Lives up to the name. Creamy and full of layers. — 10 years ago

Mark Fornatale

9.0

2013 - lovely rich fruit- good concentration — 11 years ago

Perrot François-Xavier

9.6

Chez Fernand anniv Méla — 11 years ago

Nina Izzo

9.9

Structure - équilibre - riche et fraîcheur un super bon sélection grains nobles — 12 years ago

Chris Malmgren

9.2

Excellent wine, bright pure flavor with and very clean finish — 13 years ago

Daron Watson

9.2

Great Vintage ~ Gotta Appreciate The Property Location 😉 — 8 years ago

Mark Grammer

9.2

This 02 took some time to open up but it really blossomed. Lots of barnyard on the nose and great berries - blueberries, blackberries and strawberries. Very well integrated wine with nice balance — 9 years ago

Todd Abrams

9.2

2012. That perfect balance between Burgundian complexity and full-frontal drinkability. — 10 years ago

with John and Evan

Emma Swain

9.4

I love the texture of this wine. Outstanding bright acid very well balanced. This is the Renaissance new vintage tank sample — 10 years ago

Jeff Sarfino

VP Sales and Marketing Lanterna Distributors, inc

9.3

A stunning wine from Pillot showing great breadth in mouthfeel but also a harmony between acidity and richness with integrated oak — 10 years ago

Douglas Profenius

8.9

Best paired with Leo in The Revenant....I was instructed by the salesperson at the wine shop to let this open up for 20 minutes "to get past the hairy armpit stage" and to even decant it. Hmm okay? I think any Burgundian would disagree with the decanting bit so I just popped it and let it breathe a while. This had great structure. Oak and alcohol on the nose. Velvety on the palette with Earth and some remaining essence of oak. — 10 years ago

Jason Kissane

9.0

Made from a Solera. Interesting stuff — 10 years ago

Yianni Stone

9.1

Ocean spray, bright acidity, cellar funk, incredible condition for 19 years — 11 years ago

with Haley

Stéphane VIVIER

9.5

Brillant focus and long. That slight reduction is great. — 11 years ago

Matthew Gray

9.8

Was a little worried that this 2002 vintage was not opened sooner, but... Whoa doggie! Exceptional!!! Pear skin, apple pie, buttered toast and new French oaky deliciousness!!!! — 11 years ago

Nina Izzo

9.5

Un superbe Pinot Noir qui ne goûte pas le pinot noir ;) équilibre puissant floral presque épice le produit atypique a découvrir — 12 years ago

Petter K

9.3

Mera gewurtzhållet nästan o lite gåslever — 8 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

Is there any meal better than steak (Ribeye) and well aged Claret? This is another 1991 Bordeaux experiment of mine. 1991 was a vintage with horrible frosts and a less than favorable growing season, right? A vintage critically panned. This is my 3rd recent 91 from a good producer. And again, it didn’t disappoint. Like 97 and 07, it’s better with the right bottle age than young. Magic evolution happened in the bottle way down the road. This 91 is in great form with a fair amount of life ahead of it. On the nose; a little ripe fruit funk, wonderful dark & lighter red cassis, ripe blackberries, dark cherries, poached strawberries, plums, hues of blueberries, black raspberries, dry cranberries, vanilla, light cinnamon, rich, black turned earth, cedar, soft leather, dry stones, dry top soil, notes of dry herbs and fresh & dry red flowers. The body/palate is medium, round, ripe & still fresh. The tannins nearly completely resolved. Ripe, floral fruits of; blackberries, dark cherries, poached strawberries, plums, hues of blueberries, black raspberries, dry cranberries & half cooked rhubarb. Vanilla, light cinnamon, touch of clove & nutmeg, rich, black turned earth, cedar, soft leather, dry stones, dry crushed rocks, dry top soil, notes of dry herbs, a little band-aid and fresh & dry red flowers. The acidity drips over the palate and the long, well balanced, still structured, nice tension, good length finish lasts over a minute. Again, love & appreciate the 12.5% alcohol. What a beauty with and without the steak. Next time you’re in your fine wine retail shop and see a quality producers 91 that’s been well stored, buy it and have it with a Ribeye. Photos of; their exotic Estate, Chateau interior, newer barrel room and their vines as viewed from the front of the Chateau that are across the road. Producer notes and history...Cos d’Estournel has a long distinguished history in the St. Estephe. Louis Gaspard d’Estournel, gave his name to the estate after founding in 1811. It did not take long before Cos d’Estournel became famous with wine lovers and royalty all over the world. In those early days, Cos d’Estournel did not sell through Negociants. The owner preferred selling his wine directly to his customers. In fact, Cos d’Estournel was exported to numerous countries across the globe, with a large portion of the production being sold to India. It was that connection to India that inspired much of the unique, east Indian design we see at Cos d’Estournel today. Cos d’Estournel was one of the first Bordeaux Chateaux’s to bottle, label and sell their own wine. This practice continued until the death of Louis Gaspard d’Estournel in 1852. If you’re at the property, the statue on the bench in the front courtyard is of the founder, Louis Gaspard d’Estournel. The Estate was then purchased by an owner that sold their wines on the Place de Bordeaux using the negociant system. If the Chateau was not selling their wines through the negociant system, it would never have been included in the 1855 Classification. Imagine that! So, it turned out to be a fortuitous decision. Cos d’Estournel was sold to the Charmolue family owners of the neighboring Estate of Chateau Montrose. They continued to own the estate until 1917, when it was bought by Fernand Ginestet. This purchase was the beginning of the next major step in the development of Cos d’Estournel. Decades later, the grandchildren of Fernand Ginestet, Jean-Marie Prats, Yves Prats and Bruno Prats took over ownership and management of Cos d’Estournel. In 1995, Bruno Prats sold the property to the Merlaut family, owners of the Taillan Group. The next era in the development of Cos d’Estournel took place in 2000, when Cos d’Estournel was bought by the industrious and wealthy Michel Reybier, who earned his fortune in the food industry. Michel Reybier hired the son of Bruno Prats, Jean-Guillaume Prats to manage Cos d’Estournel. Things further improved with the efforts of Jean-Guillaume Prats who helped design the most modern wine making at that time. A complete renovation of Cos d’Estournel took place in not only the wine making facilities and cellars, but in parts of the Chateau as well. While the wine making facilities are completely modern with their 100% gravity design, the outward appearance retained the original design and feeling that has always been a part of Cos d’Estournel. On October 15, 2012, Jean Guillaume Prats announced he was leaving Cos d’Estournel to join LVMH (Pichon Baron). Jean Guillaume Prats was replaced by Aymeric de Gironde. Following the departure of Aymeric de Gironde in 2017, the owner, Michel Reybier took over managing the Estate. What makes the remodel special is that the cellars of Cos d’Estournel are entirely operated by gravity. There are no pumps of any kind to force the wine. The purpose is to allow a gentleness to the wine and improve its purity and allow for the expression of their terroir. It set a new benchmark for cellars not only in the Left Bank, but in all of Bordeaux. Perhaps, the most inventive part of the cellars is the four 100 hectoliter lift tanks or wine elevators that replace the pumps used in the traditional pumping over and the racking off processes, which introduce air and often destabilize the marc. From the moment the grapes arrive, everything travels by the flow of gravity. Jean Guillaume Prats called this process a “pumpless pump over.” The 91 hectare vineyard of Cos d’Estournel is planted to 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot. The vineyard is located extremely close to the border between Pauillac and Saint Estephe at the southern tip of the Saint Estephe. The Estate has very old Merlot vines as well, which date back more than 100 years. Part of the terroir is situated on the hill of Cos, which is at a high elevation for the Medoc at 20 meters. They also make a second wine called Pagodes de Cos. This is a great wine to buy in very good vintages. Especially, if your budget prohibits you from purchasing their first wine. — 8 years ago

Damon Shanle

9.0

Enjoyable, easy drinking but not simplistic red. — 10 years ago

Beau Carufel

Winemaker/Owner Random Wine Company

8.9

Really fun wine to taste, surprisingly fresh. Good density. — 11 years ago

Olivier

9.0

Stunning Riesling from Alsace!
— 11 years ago

Rob Moose

8.9

Not believing the age? Or maybe a Grenache problem? — 11 years ago

Yutaro Kimura

8.9

Ratafia de Bourgogne — 12 years ago