1997 Chateau Cos d'Estournel

Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot

Deep, dark, ruby-red color is not quite opaque. The nose is typical for St-Estephe with ripe black-fruit that is dusty, meaty & framed by cedary aromas. Concentrated, meaty, dark-fruit on the palate is backed by clean new oak which dries out the mid-palate. Acidity is soft & the alcohol is quite warming. The finish is drying & cedary, with fair length. Currently quite closed, it does seem to have the depth of fruit to develop over time.

Producer Notes:
Cos d’Estournel is slow to reveal itself. Little by little, it evokes stories of distant places, market stalls brimming with unfamiliar fruits, spices and wares, village festivities warmed by the joy of revelers and the setting sun, and sumptuous visions of ladies and their voluptuous curves. A myriad of scents, colors and tastes appeals to the senses. The Grand Vin of Cos d’Estournel is both demure and deliberately sensuous, a fascinating and elegant nectar.