Wine Enthusiast, 95/100: "This big, smoky wine has great richness and a big, concentrated structure. The feel is dark, solid, based on spice, new wood and ripe black plums touched with red berries, the tannins sheltering beneath."

Producer's Notes:

The call of faraway lands. As mysterious and intriguing as a lone adventurer returning from a solitary sail, Cos 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.

Dark in color. 2008 was the first vintage to be produced in our new wine-making facilities. The nose presents notes of black fruit, licorice and tobacco. This is a complex wine that offers both power and finesse. Elegant and velvety on the palate.

Blend: 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc