Josh Cooper Claret 2024

Yes, a bold strike, a thumbing of the nose at Bordeaux, a come at me kind of moment – this is Claret of Josh Cooper. Cabernet sauvignon, merlot and malbec conspire here.

It’s Claret alright. Medium weight, supple, dark cherry, cola, cassis, violet florals, sweet tobacco, light mahogany and choc-mint. A lively wine yet at medium weight, maybe a little more, sweet fruit and that herbal inflection running riot. All of it mellow in a way, seamless in integration. Light on its feet, pretty, and then, again, you know you have something of concentration. A touch resinous in this, but we move past, that’s micrometer detail. Wonderful wine here. 

93 Points, Drink 2025-2032, Mike Bennie, The Wine Front.