2024 Cos d'Estournel Blanc
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The 2024 Cos d’Estournel Blanc is a good as any of the whites produced in the vintage. The nose is brimming with notes of lemon peel and green apple. The mid-palate is so precise, with an opulence to the estate’s Semillon that feels more present in the blend than in previous years. Great mineral tension drives the long finish, thanks to carefully managed acidity. This 2024 is wonderfully balanced. 12.24% alcohol, 3.04pH. Blend: 60% Sauvignon Blanc, 40% Semillon
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
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The 2024 Cos d'Estournel Blanc is one of the best editions of this wine I can remember tasting. Rich and ample, the 2024 possesses notable textural richness but also a good bit of moderating vibrancy. The balance here is simply superb. Lemon confit, almond, white flowers and chalk build into the layered, resonant finish.
Restrained right now, just getting revved up, delivering pear, saffron, elderflower, white tea and liquorice root. Limestone soils in northern Médoc, field grafted from Cabernet Sauvignon in 2021. This needs carafing, and should take a few years before really opening up, but has a ton of texture, confidence and character. 3.04 pH. Harvest 17 to 27 September. 8% new oak.
The 2024 Cos d'Estournel Blanc has more delineation and tension than the Pagodes on the nose. It's more citrus-driven with touches of yuzu and lime. The palate is fresh and bright on the entry, with a keen line of acidity and an intense lemon peel- and orange zest-tinged finish. This is a very fine Cos d'Estournel Blanc that will be difficult to resist in its youth.
About the producer
Louis Gaspard d’Estournel inherited Cos and Pomys in 1791, founding Cos d’Estournel in 1811, investing significantly in the property and expanding the estate from 14 to 45 hectares. The estate rapidly rose to prominence and the wines were exported around the world.