Les Pagodes de Cos, St Estèphe
    Château Cos d'Estournel

    Les Pagodes de Cos, St Estèphe,

    Destination

    Les Pagodes de Cos, St Estèphe, 2022

    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note
    Les Pagodes de Cos, St Estèphe, 2022

    As with the grand vin, we were a little perplexed and disappointed by Pagodes de Cos 2022. After an excellent run of form, this felt a bit simple and rough around the edges. Initial wild perfume gives way to inky fruit and dominant oak. There's density and some quality to the fruit, but it needs to harmonise during élevage. 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 49% Merlot and 1% Cabernet Franc.

    ABV:
    13%
    93/100
    Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
    A hit of olive, bitter chocolate and salted caramel opens things up here, along with brambled fruits and plentiful tannins. 3.72ph, 20% new oak. Harvest September 7 to 23. 33% of the crop used in Pagodes this year, instead of the usual 50%, with all the rest in the 1st wine. 33hl/h yield. Blend finalised early December.
    Date Reviewed:
    05/2023
    Drinking Window:
    2026 - 2040
    90-92/100
    Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Independent
    The 2022 Pagodes de Cos, 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 49% Merlot, and 1% Cabernet Franc, is deep garnet-purple in color. It charges out with energetic notes of crushed blackberries, blackcurrant pastilles, and juicy black plums, giving way to notions of pencil shavings, tapenade, lavender, and cracked black pepper. The medium to full-bodied palate is bright and refreshing, deliver a solid backbone of firm, grainy tannins and plenty of freshness, finishing long and minerally.
    Date Reviewed:
    05/2023
    Drinking Window:
    2026 - 2042
    91-93/100
    Neal Martin, Vinous
    The 2022 Les Pagodes de Cos represents one-third of this year's volume and is matured in 20% new oak. It has a sensual bouquet with ripe blackberry and raspberry fruit. It's delineated and focused but is clearly a Deuxième Vin requiring some bottle age. The palate is well-defined with fine-boned tannins, fresh, vibrant and cohesive with a tensile, slightly peppery finish that lingers long in the mouth. This seems to grow in the glass.
    Date Reviewed:
    05/2023
    Drinking Window:
    2027 - 2045

    specifications

    country:
    France
    region:
    Bordeaux
    Appellation:
    St Estèphe
    Producer:
    Château Cos d'Estournel
    style:
    Red Wine
    Grape Variety:
    Cab Sauvignon Merlot
    Allergen Information:
    This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.