{"product_id":"chateau-cos-destournel-2016","title":"Chateau Cos D'Estournel 2016","description":"\u003cp\u003eChateau Cos d'Estournel is a Grand Cru vineyard located in St. Estephe. Its oriental facade is adorned with three pagoda turrets, all cast in a soft golden sandstone. Chateau Cos d'Estournel today covers 170 acres separated from Chateau Lafite, along the southern edge, by the stream between St. Estephe and Pauillac. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCos 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e100 Points - James Suckling\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is muscular yet so well defined and toned. Full-bodied with deep and dense fruit on the palate, yet powerful and rich at the same time. So much sandalwood and blackberry character. Chewy and rich at the finish. This is a warm and generous wine, but the alcohol is just over 13 degrees. Not that high. Love the finish. Extravagant. Magical.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e100 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBottled in July 2018, it is deep garnet-purple colored and starts off a little closed and reticent, opening out slowly and seductively to reveal beautiful lilacs, rose hip tea, crushed stones and camphor nuances over a core of creme de cassis, kirsch, wild blueberries and mocha plus wafts of incense and wood smoke. The palate is simply electric, charged with an energy and depth of flavors that seem to defy the elegance and ethereal nature of its medium-bodied weight, featuring super ripe, densely pixelated tannins that firmly frame the myriad of fruit and floral sparks, finishing with epic length. Just. Magic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e99 Points - Jeb Dunnuck\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the more seamless, pure, elegant versions of this cuvée out there, it boasts a saturated purple color as well as a monster nose of pure creme de cassis, gravelly, rocky minerality, tobacco leaf, crushed violets, and lead pencil shavings. One of those “iron fists in a velvet glove” wines, with full-bodied richness and beautiful structure that’s covered by thrilling levels of fruit and texture, it stays tight, compact, and incredibly focused on the palate. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e96 Points - Wine Enthusiast\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e96 Points - Wine Spectator\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"300859 - Bonvin Wine \u0026 Spirits Merchants Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48347334181076,"sku":"824055","price":517.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/7645\/6404\/files\/10699818-chateau-cos-destournel-2016.jpg?v=1784766850","url":"https:\/\/borderlinebottles.ca\/products\/chateau-cos-destournel-2016","provider":"Borderline Bottles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}