Cos d'Estournel Cos d'Estournel 2001 (750ml) Proprietary White

Cos d'Estournel Cos d'Estournel 2001 (750ml) Proprietary WhiteWinemaker Notes #37 on Wine Spectator Top 100 Wines of 2004! "Wonderful spice and currant aromas to this young wine. Full bodied, with super well integrated, refined tannins. Long caressing finish. This is very, very silky. Just like from barrel. Cos is on top of it now. Best after 2008." Wine Spectator Critical Acclaim RP94 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate The 2001 Cos d'Estournel is blended of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon and 45% Merlota very high percentage

translates roughly as

the wine matures for some time in the bottles

the wine had been decanted two hours previously and was still evolving in the glass more than an hour later

It has an alcohol of 14

an avid winelover

including Shiraz

Ripe and with the vivid edge of the vintage

as it is already being grown and vinified throughout Crete by almost all  winemakers

taking that crown from the 2009

making these wines ideal for a variety of foods

of chocolate

which allows the oak aromas to be assimilated and integrated