Cos d’Estournel Blanc 2021 – Bordeaux

The nose is nicely managed and offers fine richness, a fine grain and fine power. There are notes of juicy/yellow peach, apple, and more lightly fleshy pear combined with hints of ripe lemon/zest, crushed peach and discreet hints of exotic berries and a subtle hint of almost buttery/vanilla toastiness that supports the fruit. The palate is fresh, mineral and reveals crystalline character, accuracy, meticulousness, gourmandize, fullness, power with finesse/delicacy, roundness and a certain volume. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of pulpy pear, peach and, more slightly, fleshy apple, combined with hints of lychee, small exotic fruits, a fine hint of pineapple, a subtle hint of lemon caviar, a fine hint of almond, toastiness, as well as a very discreet hint of gunflint and a discreet hint of almost butter. Nice sapid and finely iodine finish. An elegant wine that offers energy, dynamism, roundness and finesse as well as richness and freshness.