2021 Les Pagodes de Cos, St-Estèphe

Tasted April 2022. Soft and juicy fruit on the mid palate with some earthy tannins creating a more savoury feel. This has some of the classic St-Estèphe austerity but the fruit is lovely and approachable. Bright acidity makes the finish refreshing.

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Wine specification

Producer
Château Cos d'Estournel
Colour
Red Wine
Sweetness
Dry
Region & Country
Médoc, Bordeaux, France
ABV Please note this is an estimated ABV and will be updated when the wine arrives in the UK.
12.5%
Maturity
Ready to drink 2024 – 2038
Style
Still Wine

Product Description

Critic Scores

90/100 – Neal Martin, vinous.com

01/02/2024

The 2021 Les Pagodes de Cos, which represents around half the chateau’s production, has meliorated on the nose since I tasted it from barrel, developing a little more charm and swagger in its mixture of black and red fruit, graphite and mocha. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannins, quite strict and linear, but at least there is ample freshness here. Saline on the finish and classic in style, the 2021 is just missing a bit of length. Fine.

90/100 – Antonio Galloni, vinous.com

01/02/2024

The 2021 Les Pagodes de Cos is a big, potent wine. A blast of plum, blackberry, espresso, chocolate and licorice is dialed up to the maximum. Readers will find an explosive, almost shockingly full-throttle wine for the year. This feels a bit bombastic to me.

91/100 – William Kelley, Wine Advocate

01/02/2024

The 2021 Les Pagodes de Cos is a strong effort, offering up aromas of cassis, charcoal, dark berries and cigar wrapper, followed by a medium to full-bodied, sweet and fleshy palate that's quite rich and extracted, concluding with a saline finish. It's a blend of 60% Merlot, 36% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot.