Les Pagodes de Cos 2016
The Wine
From the ‘Super Second’ Chateau Cos d’Estournel,
50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 46.5% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot and 0.6% Cabernet Franc from vines averaging 35 years old, aged in 30% new oak.
93 Pts Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com 'The second wine of the estate is no slouch. The 2016 Pagodes de Cos has some grand vin character in its cassis and graphite aromas and flavors. Showing more incense, graphite, and hints of flowers with air time, this medium to full-bodied, rounded, beautifully textured effort is well worth a case purchase. Drink this beauty, the equal to most estates’ top wines, while you wait on the grand vin to come around. Drink 2019-2039.'
94 Pts Tim Atkin MW, timatkin.com 'Just over half of the crop at Cos went into the second wine in 2016, with most of it from the same plots as usual. Subtly oaked and graceful, it’s a St. Estèphe-meets-Margaux style that’s a world away from what the château produced in 2009. Scented, poised and refined.'
The Details
Variety - Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc
Country - France
Region - Bordeaux
Sub Region - Medoc
Extra - Cork
Year - 2016
Volume - 750ml