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

    Les Pagodes de Cos, St Estèphe, 2022

    93/100
    Inside Bordeaux
    90-92/100
    The Wine Independent
    91/100
    Vinous
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    1. 2022

      6x75cl

      EP

      £230.00

    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

    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.

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    Critic Reviews

    93/100
    Jane Anson,
    Inside Bordeaux
    Inky colour and high spice, turmeric, cloves, white pepper, blueberry, easy to enjoy with great balance provided by bitter rosemary and fennel. Harvest September 7 to 23. Earliest since 1989. 20% new oak for ageing 3.79ph. Dominique Arangoïts technical director, Eric Boissenot consultant.
    drinking window 2026 - 2040
    date of review 03/2025
    91/100
    Neal Martin,
    Vinous
    The 2022 Les Pagodes de Cos has impressive purity and lift on the nose, with hints of black cherry, violet and peony—aromatics that you might describe as "sleek." The palate is medium-bodied with saturated tannins. It's as fine-boned as it seemed in barrel but perhaps just a little more powdery in texture on the finish than I remember. Fine.
    drinking window 2027 - 2045
    date of review 02/2025
    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.
    drinking window 2026 - 2042
    date of review 05/2023

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    Specifications

    Country:
    France
    Region:
    Bordeaux
    Appellation:
    St Estèphe
    style:
    Red Wine
    Grape Variety:
    Cab Sauvignon Merlot
    abv:
    13%

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