" I have a slight preference for the 1966 Château Cos d’Estournel over their wines from the both 1971 and 1970 vintages, as the inherent elegance of the 1966 vintage has given this wine just a bit more refinement than the very good wines made here in the latter two vintages. The bouquet of the 1966 Cos is fully mature and beautifully complex today, showing up a fine nose of sweet red cherries, summer truffles, iron-like soil tones, cigar smoke, orange rind, lovely spice tones and a bit of nutskin in the upper register. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, complex and very well-balanced, with a good core, nicely integrated acids, melted tannins and a long, focused and classy finish. This has all of the red fruit and spice tones that Cos was famous for back in this era, coupled to a bit more polished refinement on the palate than is evidenced in the 1970 and 1971 versions. A lovely vintage here."
JG92