Grapes are hand-selected in mid-September and dried naturally on plastic plateaux for approximately four months — a commitment to extended appassimento that concentrates sugars

The commitment to 100% sherry-cask maturation over 25 years — with no blending of bourbon-barrel stock — gives the Sherry Oak expression a purity of flavor profile that many competitors dilute with mixed-cask strategies

where they naturally suppress froth in the washbacks without mechanical skimming arms

in a large-bowled glass that allows the complex bouquet to develop

Chateau Cos d'Estournel 2003 other-brandy Grapes are hand-selected in mid-SeptemberChteau Cos d'Estournel 2003 is a Deuxime Cru Class Saint Estphe Bordeaux blend bottled at 13. 5% ABV in a standard 750ml format. Awarded 98 points by Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, this vintage stands among the most celebrated expressions from one of the Left Bank's defining estates. Quick Facts: ABV: 13. 5% Origin: Saint Estphe, Bordeaux, France Vintage: 2003 Chteau: Cos d'Estournel Production & Heritage Chteau Cos d'Estournel was founded in 1811 by