Chateau Cos Labory Saint Estephe 2019 Old Rioja cinchona bark

cinchona bark

So when you find one

this is Sélèque at his most refined and expressive

It sees a few days of cold soak prior to native fermentation

Chateau Cos Labory Saint Estephe 2019 Old Rioja cinchona barkThe quiet neighbor with the famous name. Cos Labory is a Fifth Growth in Saint Estphe, sharing a property line with Cos d'Estournel. The Audoy family ran this estate for generations on a much smaller, more traditional scale before selling to Cos d'Estournel's Michel Reybier in 2023; this 2019 was bottled under Audoy stewardship. 2019 was a superb Mdoc vintage, ripe and balanced, and Cos Labory's classical style Cabernet led, structured, savory is