Cos d'Estournel Blanc Vintage:2018 textured finish leaves you with

textured finish leaves you with spicy

scattered all over Chambolle)

smoke and iodine

the bottled 2014 La Poza de Ballesteros was quite faithful to the sample I tasted before it was bottled

yellow fruits

Cos d'Estournel Blanc Vintage:2018 textured finish leaves you withThe 2018 Cos dEstournel Blanc is a large step up from the Pagodes de Cos Blanc, mainly thanks to the larger contribution of Smillon at one third of the blend. It has a fresh bouquet with honeysuckle and yellow flower aromas, though it perhaps does not possess the amplitude of the previous vintage. The palate is rounded and candied on the entry with orange pith and light apricot notes, a pinch of spice on the finish. That said, again, comparing it to