Chateau Cos d'Estournel, Saint-Estephe, France 2012 Madeira Verdelho fresh and complex

fresh and complex

The delicate touch of residual sweetness tickles the flavors of the Erdener podium to top performance

with dusty gravel and graphite notes

apple blossom

This matured in concrete for four and a half years and the spend five and a half years in oak barrels from the Caucasus

Chateau Cos d'Estournel, Saint-Estephe, France 2012 Madeira Verdelho fresh and complexThis is one of the vintages from Cos that seems to pull out all the stops. The fruit is so rich, the texture so dense, and deep flavors of chocolate back up the huge structure. It does work in its magnificent, flamboyant way. And at the end, the acidity does its part and gives the wine a final lift. 94 Pts Wine Enthusiast