Cos Labory 2016

The 2016 Cos-Labory has a lovely bouquet, quite forward and open, offering brambly black fruit laced with violet. The medium-bodied palate presents supple tannins, a fine bead of acidity, and tobacco and cedar toward the classically styled finish, which displays impressive persistence. This is a wine indicative of a château that is improving, and it suggests that the hill of Cos might have two Saint-Estèphe wines worth hunting down. Tasted blind at the Southwold tasting. 2022 - 2042

Plenty of plum and smoke on this rather broad St.-Estèphe and there’s just enough character and structure to hold it on track. Soft finish. Drink or hold.

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2016 Cos Labory opens with cassis, plums and herbs with notions of black soil and pencil lead. The medium-bodied palate is elegant and fresh with fine-grained tannins and nice purity, finishing long. 2019-2034.

The 2016 Cos-Labory has a rather tight, reticent bouquet of muted pencil shaving and blackberry notes that cry out for more vigor. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannin and good depth, and nicely defined if comparatively straightforward toward the peppery finish. Fine, but early-drinking. Drink 2020-2030