Chateau Cos Labory Saint Estephe 2019 October2023Reductions A highly versatile wine-based aperitif

A highly versatile wine-based aperitif from Cortese grapes

and baked stone fruits

This debut vintage from the duo of Damien Courbet and David Croix—two enology school friends who reunited to make Jura wines—captures lightning in a bottle

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Aromatically diverse

Chateau Cos Labory Saint Estephe 2019 October2023Reductions A highly versatile wine-based aperitifThe 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