2008 Cos d'Estournel, St-Est̬phe

This wine showed fantastically at the tasting, but it was a bit tight at our staff seminar. This is a dense wine with Asian spice, mineral and dark berry fruit filling the nose. Dense black fruit and currant flavors fill the palate along with Asian and oak spice. The fine tannins are evident, with bright acidity and a long finish of mineral and spice. Expensive compared to the other wines on this list, but a bargain compared to the ‰۪09 and ‰۪10.