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Antonio Galloni

Vinous

The 2025 Cos Labory represents another step forward under Michel Reybier's ownership. A dark, potent Saint-Estèphe, Cos Labory offers up an exotic mix of dark red-toned fruit, rose petal, blood orange, spice, bay leaf and tobacco. There's a bit more Cabernet Franc in the blend this year, which likely explains the wine's aromatic intensity and strong savory accents. 04/2026

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Neal Martin

Vinous

The 2025 Cos Labory contains no Petit Verdot this year. It offers ripe black cherries and blueberry fruit on the nose, pressed violet and iris flower, a hint of wild mint. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit and fine acidity, the judicious 20% new oak neatly integrated. Certainly better than the 2024, afford this "useful Saint-Estèphe" three or four years in bottle. 05/2026

90-92

William Kelley

Robert Parker/Wine Advocate

Offering up aromas of plums, dark berries and pencil shavings, the 2025 Cos Labory is medium- to full-bodied, with a lively core of fruit underpinned by sweet, powdery tannins. A blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot and 11% Cabernet Franc, this remains a somewhat structured wine in style, but it's exhibiting greater refinement from vintage to vintage. 04/2026

92-94

Jeb Dunnuck

Jeb Dunnuck

Red, blue, and black fruits, sappy flowers, violets, and graphite all emerge from the 2025 Château Cos Labory, a blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, and 11% Cabernet Franc that's being raised in 20% new barriques. On the palate, it's medium-bodied with a pure, nicely balanced, elegant mouthfeel, silky tannins, and a great finish. It checks in at 13.4% alcohol with a pH of 3.63, and I love its overall balance and purity. 05/2026

95

Jean-Marc Quarin

Jean-Marc Quarin

Couleur noire. Nez intense, fin, fruité et pur, évoluant vers des sensations de fruits noirs heureuses rarement vues auparavant. Minutieux en entrée de bouche, très, très aromatique, avec un gras fin parcourant le palais et beaucoup de saveurs, le vin s'achève puissant, profond, dans un magnifique déroulé. C'est superbe ! A remarquer qu'il n'y a pas de Petit Verdot dans cet assemblage , ceci peut expliquer la permanence du gras fin dans le déroulé. Assemblage : 55 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 34 % Merlot, 11 % Cabernet Franc. Degré d'alcool : 13°4 - pH : 3,63 - IPT : 76. Rendement : 29 hl/ha. Elevage : 20 % en barriques neuves. Vendanges : du 4 au 20 septembre. 04/2026

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James Suckling

James Suckling

A chewy and silky red at the same time, with dark berries, hazelnut and spice undertones that follow through to a medium- to full-bodied palate, with fresh fruit and a fresh finish. A blend of 55% cabernet sauvignon, 34% merlot and 11% cabernet franc. 04/2026