Cos d'Estournel Blanc Vintage:2018 This reaches 15% alcohol

This reaches 15% alcohol

Incredibly rich and concentrated

this brilliant effort needs a handful of years in the cellar and will live to see its 30th birthday in fine form

tobacco and licorice

Denis is more structured than a Clos de la Roche (when made by the same winemaker) but that is the case here

Cos d'Estournel Blanc Vintage:2018 This reaches 15% alcoholThe 2018 Cos dEstournel Blanc is a large step up from the Pagodes de Cos Blanc, mainly thanks to the larger contribution of Smillon at one third of the blend. It has a fresh bouquet with honeysuckle and yellow flower aromas, though it perhaps does not possess the amplitude of the previous vintage. The palate is rounded and candied on the entry with orange pith and light apricot notes, a pinch of spice on the finish. That said, again, comparing it to