Critic Ratings & Tasting Notes
Jeff Leve – The Wine Cellar Insider (91/100)
“Mint leaf, cocoa, licorice, and black cherry aromatics pop in the nose. The palate is supple, fruity, and vibrant, with a core of sweet, black cherries, chocolate, and espresso in the finish. This is going to be delicious tasted early in life, and it will age well too. The wine blends 50% Merlot, 43% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot. 12.7 ABV. Drink from 2027-2038.”
Falstaff (92/100)
“Deep, dark ruby, opaque core, purple reflections, subtle brightening on the rim. Delicate notes of cloves, cassis, blackberries and candied orange zest. Juicy, fresh sweet cherries, soft notes of plums, fresh structure, saline minerality, subtle sweetness on the finish, balanced and well developed.”
James Suckling (93-94/100)
“Quite a brooding wine for the vintage, with lots of bold tannins. Full-bodied and tannic, with good structure and a mid-palate that’s slightly weaker than the tannins. Compact, with a medium-long finish. 50% merlot., 43% cabernet sauvignon, 5% cabernet franc and 2% petit verdot.”
VertdeVin (93/100)
“The nose is racy, frank, fresh and offers a lovely finesse in the power of the grain. It reveals notes of wild cassis, violet and small notes of small bright juniper berries, associated with touches of lilac and roasted-juicy red berries.”
An elegant Saint-Estèphe wine with intense aromas and a harmonious structure
The property
Founded in 1811 by Louis-Gaspard d’Estournel, Château Cos d’Estournel is an emblematic estate of Bordeaux, located in Saint-Estèphe, in the Médoc. The vineyard extends over 91 hectares of gravelly and clay-limestone soils. Michel Reybier, owner since 2000, has modernized the estate with an innovative gravity-fed cellar. The exotic architecture, marked by pagodas, and the pioneering history of direct sales make Cos d’Estournel a unique “super-second”, rivaling the first grands crus.
The vineyard
The vines of Pagodes de Cos flourish on the hill of Saint-Estèphe, near the Gironde estuary. This terroir benefits from a maritime climate offering ideal natural ventilation for the maturation of the grapes. The soils, composed of deep gravels and clay, extend over two slopes and a central plateau, creating optimal conditions for the development of the grape varieties.
The wine
Pagodes de Cos is the Second Wine of the property. 2024 celebrates the 30th anniversary of this cuvée which is adorned for the occasion with an engraved bottle.
Blend
Merlot (50%), cabernet sauvignon (43%), cabernet franc (5%) and petit verdot (2%).
