Chateau Cos d´Estournel 2001

JANCIS ROBINSON: "Dark crimson. Polished, exotic nose. Sweet and rich and SO unlike Montrose, it’s almost a joke! But it’s much more attractive and juicier than Montrose… real life here. Polish without excess sweetness."

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "A beautiful effort, the 2001 Cos d’Estournel (65% Cabernet Sauvignon and 35% Merlot) exhibits a poised, noble bouquet of black currants, cedar, spice box, and licorice. A hint of truffles emerges as it sits in the glass. Medium-bodied with sweet fruit (mostly black) and nicely integrated wood, it builds incrementally in the mouth, ending with a 50-second finish. Drink this stylish, restrained yet substantial claret over the next 15+ years."

JAMES SUCKLING: "Velvety textured with soft and silky tannins and a chocolate, meat and berry character. Full and round. Slightly forgotten and delicious. Drink now."

THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: 93 THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "This is a very pretty wine. Instead of concentration and depth, you find good purity of fruit, lots of spice, silky tannins and an elegant, soft, fresh, finish with more of that spicy, fruit quality. This is drinking quite well today. The wine was made from a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon and 35% Merlot."

WINE SPECTATOR: "Suave, with a cool, minty hint weaving around the core of mulled red currant, blackberry and plum fruit. Lovely spice, black tea and singed juniper notes are perfectly inlaid throughout, showing a tug of charcoal at the very end.—Blind ´01/´03/´05 Bordeaux retrospective (December 2017). Drink now through 2025. 17,705 cases made."

WEINWISSER: 17 RENÈ GABRIEL´S BX TOTAL: "Dunkles Granat mit violettem Schimmer. Würziges Bouquet, schwarzes Pfeffermehl, dunkle Edelhölzer, vielschichtig. Stoffiger Gaumen, leicht mehliger Körper, ausgeglichene Adstringenz, wirkt leicht aufrauend und so fehlt ihm etwas die Harmonie für seine erwartete Klasse. Am Wine und Dine in Bad Ragaz: Langweilig und irgendwie schon in erster Reife"