Chateau Cos Labory Saint Estephe 2019 Old Rioja It sees a few days

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

Ultimately with leather

and Mercat is the bottle we reach for to fix it

cinchona bark

this is Sélèque at his most refined and expressive

Chateau Cos Labory Saint Estephe 2019 Old Rioja It sees a few daysThe 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