PAGODES DE COS
2017 du Château Cos d'Estournel Saint Estèphe
The 2017 Les Pagodes de Cos, which is being matured in 30% new oak (half of the Grand Vin), has a very clean and pure bouquet with black cherries, boysenberry jam and Indian ink. There is certainly impressive intensity here considering this is the deuxième vin. The palate is medium-bodied with succulent ripe tannin. It is furnished with pretty blackberry and wild strawberry notes laced with white pepper and a subtle graphite seam. It has good sustain in the mouth with a “Pauillac” inspired finish in terms of discrete austerity and tannic backbone. I admire the focus here and even though there is not huge length this should age well. Tasted twice with consistent notes. Drinking range: 2020 - 2030 Rating: 90-92 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (May 2018)
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56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot. Harvested 12–30 September. 30% new oak. pH 3.71, IPT 61. Much more scented than the Goulée just tasted, with lovely dark-red fruits here. Sweet cassis and a light floral note. Delicate but harmonious structure, cool and silky, extremely silky, very fresh, apparently delicate but persistent too. Elegant and fresh right to the finish. Succulent and beautifully balanced. Drinking range: 2024 - 2032 Rating: 17 Julia Harding MW, www.JancisRobinson.com (Apr 2018)
This is the second label of Cos d’Estournel, which accounted for about 55% of production in 2017. A blend of 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, the 2017 Les Pagodes de Cos has a deep garnet-purple color and exuberant notes of crushed blackberries, red currants and cassis with touches of charcuterie, black soil and garrigue plus a waft of lavender. Medium-bodied and very fine-grained, it has great intensity and vibrancy with a good long, fruity finish. Rating: 90-92 Lisa Perrotti-Brown, RobertParker.com (Apr 2018)
This is enjoyable right off the bat, with its firm dark chocolate, liquorice and cassis character, joined by licks of gourmet patisserie swirling through - exactly what you expect from Pagodes de Cos, without losing its sense of restraint. I like the subdued power, and it seems more in the style of 2014 than 2015 or 2016. It's a touch austere but appealing, with a sumptuous touch that keeps it in the Cos stable. 60% of production went to the second wine this year, almost entirely from separate plots. Just 20% of the plots are interchangeable between grand vin and second wine, depending on the vintage character. Drinking range: 2024 - 2038 Rating: 90 Jane Anson, Decanter (Apr 2018)
The second wine of the estate is the 2017 Pagodes de Cos, which is 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42% Merlot, and the balance Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Where the Goulée shows the plumper, more rounded style of Merlot, this beauty has more Cabernet Sauvignon black and blue fruits, graphite, and minerality as well as a medium-bodied, fresh, focused style on the vintage. It should certainly end up being an outstanding wine and drink nicely for 15+ years. Rating: 89-92 Jeb Dunnuck, www.jebdunnuck.com (Apr 2018)
This is a tightly wound second wine with dark-berry, hazelnut and chocolate character. Full body, integrated tannins and a fresh and bright finish. Rating: 92 - 93 James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com (Apr 2018)
The second wine of Cos d'Estournel. The picking dates were the same as the grand vin of course, between September 12th and the 30th. This takes 60% of the crop, and the assemblage is 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot. This is a little more Cabernet than usual, but it is not a significant difference. The analyses show this to have 12.5% alcohol, 3.2 g/l total acidity and an IPT of 61. The élevage will be in 30% new oak barrels. It has a fine intensity on the nose, with a fresh, perfumed, dark-plum character. There are fragrant white flower petals, very precise and fresh. There follows a lovely, very complete and energetic profile on the palate, with a very polished and sinewy precision, a finely drawn structure, around red plums, red cherries, peonies and rose petals, with a delicate finesse to the tannins in the finish. This is an impressive second wine, giving a real glimpse of the grand vin's intensity and style, providing a real sense of controlled power with harmony and direction. Impressive. Rating: 92-94 Chris Kissack, www.thewinedoctor.com (Apr 2018)
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