1976 Château Cos d'Estournel

Community Tasting Notes (27) Avg Score: 90.4 points

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  11/13/2021 - GrapeScott wrote: 89 Points

  Top shoulder fill, excellent ruby color with no signs of bricking. I coravin'ed a glass earlier in the week, and had about an hour to contemplate it. We finished the last of the bottle yesterday evening at a gathering with friends, when it followed a very fine '88 Montrose (thanks Mike!) and '05 Allemand Reynard, so between palate fatigue and slight inebriation, I trust my impressions from early in the week more. It had a lovely woodsy aroma, with cedar, forest floor and a bit of star anise and Asian spices. A bit shrill in the midpalate, this is no doubt in decline, but it still gives much pleasure to lovers of aged, classic claret.

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  4/18/2020 - MWassenberg wrote: 89 Points

  Did not label as flawed, but wine may have had some TCA. Seemed to improve with time and was still drinkable on initial opening. Fruit was subdued and earthy undertones led the nose. medium tannins still carry the palette. Re tasted a day later and wine seemed to have improved slightly. Still not sure if the bottle was flawed - will need to try anther to be sure

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  11/12/2018 - Mmark wrote:

  Declined even further than previous taster suggested. Hardly giving anything.

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  1/21/2017 - John Tang wrote: 89 Points

  it is a little disappointment within the group after tasting the 1976 Cos with the others: the wine is declining quickly and does not give too much pleasure at the moment. Considering the "power" of Cos this is hard to believe, but it is true: drink your 1976 Cos now, because it can only go down further along the road. As a tip: it is benchmarked with 1976 Ausone which is still such a pleasant wine at the tasting.

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  10/9/2016 - kiichli wrote:

  Not as good as the last one. Cork fell apart into the wine, so I filtered it. Musty and a bit dull, but came around with some air. Just OK, but still fun.

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