Cos d'Estournel - 2000 (750ml) South Australia Drink this lovely 2005 during

Drink this lovely 2005 during its first decade of life

tobacco-and-mineral-scented bouquet

Robert Parker - 95+ points

With hints of straw yellow

This remarkable effort will last as long as the 1982 Mouton

Cos d'Estournel - 2000 (750ml) South Australia Drink this lovely 2005 duringShowing some lightening at the edges as well as some amber, this is the least impressive of the greatest vintages for Cos dEstournel between 2000 and 2009. It is an outstanding wine, but it is closer to maturity and lacking the concentration, texture, and overall compelling aromatics of more recent vintages. The wine displays roasted herbs intermixed with licorice, incense, black cherry, and black currant fruit. Medium bodied, rather than full,