2010 Cos d'Estournel, St Estèphe, Bordeaux

78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot.

Iconic. Inspirational. Electric. A sensory overload but not in an over-extracted, phony way – just in such a dense, pure and decadent sense. It’s massive but with a rapier-like precision of cool and eucalyptus-fresh Cabernet that takes your breath away. It has a very defined and ridiculously long finish. A finer, more Bordeaux-like perfection than 2009, it is quite humbling, actually. Another ‘New First’ for the mere mortals like us.

Berry Bros. & Rudd