Description
Less than 1000 cases are produced annually of Cos d’Estournel’s white wine which is made from grapes grown in the Goulée vineyard in the Northern Medoc. The vineyard is planted with 80% Sauvignon Blanc and 20% Semillon. First produced in 2005 and now there is also a second wine – Pagodes de Cos Blanc. The 2018 was made from 67% Sauvignon Blanc, 33% Semillon and was aged in oak for 5 months with 10% new barrels.
Tasting Notes :
The wine opens very slowly, with a lot of coaxing, to reveal fragrant scents of lime blossoms, yellow apples and fresh grapefruit plus hints of crushed rocks, straw and sea spray. The medium-bodied palate has a beautiful satiny texture and fantastically intense citrus and apple layers with loads of mineral and herbal sparks on the long finish. Give it a good couple of years in bottle to open up, and drink it over the following 10 to 12 years or more.
