the monumental 2009 Cos D'Estournel has lived up to its pre-bottling potential
easy drinking wine that offers great pleasure
The growing season started off cool and wet but turned to warm and dry conditions comfortably before the harvest
The 2016 vintage is considered a modern day classic thanks to perfect growing conditions
Wine Spectator awarded 91 points in April 2018
Bollinger La Grande Année Brut 2012 White Wines the monumental 2009 Cos D'Estournel175. 00 per bottle Tasted by Simon Field MW, Decanter Magazine, Bollinger La Grande Anne 2012 launch, London, 17 Feb 2020 'Texture is key here, with a fruit basket of indulgence tempting the senses, the predominant Pinot Noir adding plums, cherry and hints of cedar to the creamy, toasty core that has been bequeathed by the barrel fermentation. Energetic, vital and brimming with potential, its 8g l of sugar is lightly worn. This is a seductive Grande