Notes:
Cos d’Estournel is the probably the greatest St-Estèphe. Only Montrose comes close to stealing the title, but Cos is the more classic claret. This great Second Growth is extraordinarily consistent, year after year turning out a wine with a perfectly judged balance between structure and fleshy fruit. The owners have embraced modernity in the best possible way, using technology judiciously to produce a modern wine which is still unmistakably Bordeaux.
ROBERT PARKER (2002) 88 points 'The dark ruby-colored 1999 Cos is a supremely elegant effort. The wine offers notes of dried Provencal herbs, smoke, licorice, black cherries, and cassis. This medium to full-bodied St.-Estephe is cerebral, intellectual, and refined. Anticipated maturity: 2004-2018.'