Saint-Estèphe, Bordeaux | 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot

The 2008 Cos is Saint-Estèphe at its most intriguing – a brooding, intellectual beauty that’s just beginning to reveal its depths. Layers of blackcurrant, crushed graphite, and sandalwood unfold with air, while the tannins – still firm but now softening at the edges – carry a thrilling iron-mineral signature of the estate’s famed gravelly soils (WA 95pts, JS 96pts). Decant 2+ hours for venison or cellar until 2035+ as this gains tertiary complexity; either way, you’ll witness why 2008 is Bordeaux’s secret weapon for collectors – all the structure of 2005 with extra aromatic lift.