2018 Les Pagodes de Cos, St. Estephe, 2nd Wine of Chateau Cos d’Estournel (6 x Bottle)

France Bordeaux St. Estephe

The 2018 Les Pagodes de Cos (14.51% alcohol) is a blend of 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot and 3% Cabernet Franc, aging in 20% new barriques. Deep purple-black in color, it practically explodes from the glass with rambunctious notions of baked black cherries, plum preserves and crème de cassis with hints of cigar box, fungi, tilled soil and woodsmoke plus a touch of crushed rocks. The full-bodied palate delivers mouth-coating black fruit preserves with a beautiful earthy undercurrent and a rock-solid frame of grainy tannins, finishing with fantastic length. A very serious second wine! Should age incredibly.

2018 Les Pagodes de Cos, St. Estephe, 2nd Wine of Chateau Cos d’Estournel (6 x Bottle)

The 2018 Les Pagodes de Cos (14.51% alcohol) is a blend of 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot and 3% Cabernet Franc, aging in 20% new barriques. Deep purple-black in color, it practically explodes from the glass with rambunctious notions of baked black cherries, plum preserves and crème de cassis with hints of cigar box, fungi, tilled soil and woodsmoke plus a touch of crushed rocks. The full-bodied palate delivers mouth-coating black fruit preserves with a beautiful earthy undercurrent and a rock-solid frame of grainy tannins, finishing with fantastic length. A very serious second wine! Should age incredibly.

France Bordeaux St. Estephe
Producer Chateau Cos D'Estournel
Sub-Region St. Estephe
Region Bordeaux
Country France
Grape Variety Bordeaux Blend
Vintage 2018
Colour Red
ABV 13.00%
Style Medium-Full , Dry

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Vinous

The 2018 Les Pagodes de Cos is fabulous. Rich, dark and explosive, Pagodes captures all of the natural intensity of the vintage. Black cherry, leather, cedar, scorched earth and grilled herbs all blossom in a dark, somber wine loaded with class. Huge, ripe fruit and equally large-scaled tannins result in a Pagodes that, if anything, may be too serious for a second wine. In 2018, Pagodes is equal to or better than the top wines from many other châteaux. The blend is 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot and 3% Cabernet Franc.

91-94 Points

By Antonio Galloni / April 2019

Vinous

The 2018 Les Pagodes de Cos is racy and punchy in the glass. Dark red cherry, red plum, spice, blood orange and dried herbs and cedar meld together. The 2018 really needs a good bit of air to open. I suspect it is still in a period of closure after bottling.

92 Points / Drinking 2023 - 2033

By Antonio Galloni / March 2021

Vinous

The 2018 Pagodes de Cos, which sees 20% new oak, offers ripe kirsch, fig and blackcurrant aromas on the precocious nose although it just about remains focused and delineated. The palate is sweet and chewy on the entry, though it manages to develop finer tannins and a degree of finesse towards the liquorice-tinged finish. There is a long spicy aftertaste here, slightly Asian in style, perhaps with just a hint of soy lingering in the mouth. Fine.

88-90 Points / Drinking 2022 - 2030

By Neal Martin / November 2019

Vinous

The 2018 Pagodes de Cos has quite a precise bouquet of exuberant black cherries, kirsch and violet aromas, aromatics that want to make an impression. It retains just about enough delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannins, and slightly granular in texture, with a bit of chewiness on the finish. But there is plenty of freshness here and it lingers on the aftertaste. Give this 2–3 years to cohere.

90 Points / Drinking 2022 - 2030

By Neal Martin / March 2021