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Follow on Google News | French Fine wines - 1997 Château Clos d’Estournel - 2'me Cru ClasséAn exclusive and rare French fine wine from the online wine retailer Vin Vino Direct
By: Vin Vino Direct The vineyards: The vineyards of Cos are on the customary Quaternary gravel which peppers the left bank of the Gironde. There are 70 hectares divided up into 30 parcels, with Cabernet Sauvignon holding a slight predominance, accounting for 60% of the red vines, with the remaining 40% being Merlot. There was once a small amount of Cabernet Franc, about 2% of the vineyard, but this no longer seems to play a part in today's Cos d'Estournel. The vines are planted at a density of 8,000 to 10,000 vines/ha, and have an average age of 35 years. Only those of more than 20 years provide fruit for the grand vin, Château Cos d'Estournel, with others most probably destined for the second wine, Les Pagodes de Cos. And the wine....Tasting Notes: Beautifully elegant with a bouquet of fine, toasty, gamey notes, mingled with ripe fruits, particularly blackcurrants. The palate comes up to the high standard with its silky tannins, black fruits, excellent concentration and succulent length. This '97 Cos d'Estournel is available exclusively from Vin Vino Direct, at only £115.00 per bottle. See http://www.vinvinodirect.com/ # # # About Vin Vino Direct: Vin Vino Direct Ltd, are a leading on-line wine merchant based in the Midlands. We specialise in offering you genuinely exclusive wines online – in fact almost 1,000 different Wines, Champagnes and Spirits. We have some previously unobtainable wines now available to buy online, starting at only £4.99, and a uniquely informative Fine Wine blog site at http://www.vinvinodirect.com/ End
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