Cos d'Estournel - 2001 (750ml) Loire There are 10

There are 10

but there's amazing finesse and refinement to the texture

fig jam and spicy flavors to flourish on the viscous finish

The solidly made 2003 Leoville Las-Cases (13

Cos d'Estournel - 2001 (750ml) Loire There are 10A beautiful effort, the 2001 Cos dEstournel (65% Cabernet Sauvignon and 35% Merlot) exhibits a poised, noble bouquet of black currants, cedar, spice box, and licorice. A hint of truffles emerges as it sits in the glass. Medium bodied with sweet fruit (mostly black) and nicely integrated wood, it builds incrementally in the mouth, ending with a 50 second finish. Drink this stylish, restrained yet substantial claret over the next 15+ years. Robert