Some years ago I bought a case of halves of this wine. I have 7 (out of 24) left.
It’s a lovely, rich mature claret. Full of savoury fruit, with a touch of tannin. It’s going extremely well with meatballs, chips and Heinz baked beans!
1989 Cos d’Estournel
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Alex Bridgeman
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1989 Cos d’Estournel
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