87 PTS WINE SPECTATOR. Tobacco and coffee aromas, with hints of fruit; the '99 Cos d'Estournel is full- to medium-bodied, with fine tannins and a fruity finish; delicate and refined; best after 2004.
87 PTS ROBERT PARKER, JR. The '97 Cos d'Estournel is a flattering, delicious wine with abundant charm; herb-tinged, blackberry, and cherry fruit; a blend of 55% cabernet sauvigon and 45% merlot.
90 PTS WILFRED WONG. One of the great Bordeaux of the '79 vintage, the Cos d'Estournel is just now coming into its own and becoming a very tasty, full-flavored St Estephe; round, firm, and long.
92 PTS WILFRED WONG. What could one expect? The '86 Cos d'Estournel has come around very well and has reached a level of complexity that St. Estephes can only dream of reaching.
90 PTS STEPHEN TANZER. The '98 Cos d'Estournel is bright, pure and focused, with aromatic inner-mouth flavors of cedar and lead pencil; more fruity and less tannic than the '96; similar weight.
93+ PTS ROBERT PARKER,JR., Possess a black-purple color, aromas of cassis, grilled herbs, coffee & toasted new oak. Massive fruit, thick, saturated mouthfeel, with balanced tannins! Cellar thru 2025.
95 PTS ROBERT PARKER, JR. The '95 Cos d'Estournel is a wine of extraordinary intensity and accessibility; sexier, more hedonistic offering than the muscular backward 1996; opulent.
94 PTS, WILFRED WONG. Ready-to-enjoy, the '86 Cos d'Estournel exhibits the fine rusticity of St. Estephe and the rich, ripe fruitness of Pauillac. A complex wine of classic Bordeaux pleasures.
The '75 is a classic Cos d'Estournel; rich, rustic, chalky and complex; now ready to serve.