1982 Cos d'Estournel St. Estèphe Cos d'Estournel, Bordeaux (0,75l)

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 1982 Cos d'Estournel St. Estèphe, Cos d'Estournel

The 1982 Cos d'Estournel dominates Saint-Estèphe in this vintage (for my money, its leading competitor is Haut-Marbuzet, by the way). Remarkably youthful and saturated in appearance, it exhibits inviting aromas of sweet berry fruit, plums, licorice and pencil shavings, followed by a full-bodied, fleshy, lusty, almost unctuous palate of notable concentration and depth. Its fleshy core of fruit is still framed by sweet, powdery tannins. - William Kelley, Dec. 22