Top St-Estèphe 2018 wines: Re-tasted in bottle

Top St-Estèphe 2018 wines: Re-tasted in bottle

Chateau Cos D'Estournel
Chateau Cos D’Estournel Vineyard

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St-Estèphe is home to plenty of excellent quality, enjoyable bottles in the Bordeaux 2018 vintage, but some wines have atyptical flavours and characteristics, as I also found during en primeur tastings.

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See Jane Anson’s tasting notes for the top-scoring St-Estèphe 2018 wines

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{“wineId”:”44679″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true}

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{“wineId”:”29496″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true}

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{“wineId”:”29492″,”displayCase”:”standard”,”paywall”:true}

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