PAGODES DE COS
2018 du Château Cos d'Estournel Saint Estèphe
| Grapes | Cab Sauv, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Cab Franc |
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | France, Bordeaux |
| Sub-district | Haut Médoc |
| Village | Saint Estèphe |
54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot, 3% Cabernet Franc. This is made with some of the same seriousness as the Grand Vin. It's very densely fruited but slightly more open on the nose - pepper and menthol notes mix with the ripe blackcurrant fruit. The mid-palate is creamy, almost thick and it's not long before the tannins take over. It's all has quite a modern decadent feel. This is definitely a second wine made in the image of its parent. Drinking range: 2025 - 2035 L&S (Apr 2019)
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Pure aromas of currants, plums, cherries and Spanish cedar follow through to a full body with super concentration of fruit, yet forever polished and long. A cylinder of wonderfully ripe fruit and tannins goes on for minutes. This needs at least three or four years to soften and begin to come together. Super second wine. Try after 2027. Rating: 95 James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com (Feb 2021)
The true second wine of the estate, the 2018 Pagodes De Cos is sensational stuff and clocks in at 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot, and the rest Cabernet Franc that saw slightly more new oak than usual. Blueberries, cassis, crushed violets, and classy oak all flow to a medium to full-bodied effort that has incredible class and elegance as well as texture. Fresh, clean, and beautifully balanced, it’s a terrific wine in its own right. Rating: 92-94 Jeb Dunnuck, www.jebdunnuck.com (May 2019)
Dark core with purple rim. Sweeter and spicier than the Goulée (Cos's Médoc wine) just tasted. Bramble and mulberry fragrance. Excellent freshness and finesse in the tannins, dry, compact but lifted by the scented fruit and unusual brightness. Powerful and chalky on the finish. Very good balance already. Long and classy. Drinking range: 2028 - 2038 Rating: 17 Julia Harding MW, www.JancisRobinson.com (Apr 2019)
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