2019 Les Pagodes de Cos - Zweitwein von Cos d'Estournel - St. Estephe AC

Falstaff Magazin – 93 pts – PM: *Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, dezente Randaufhellung. Feiner Hauch von Lakritze und roten Herzkirschen, Nuancen von Cassis und Bergamotte sind unterlegt, dezente Kräuterwürze. Saftig, seidige Textur, angenehme Extraktsüße, reife Tannine, mineralisch-salzig im Abgang, ein vielversprechender Speisenbegleiter der kommenden Jahre.* - 06/2020

Vinum Magazin – 17,5/20pts: * Muster von exquisiter Eleganz und Frische, grosser Dichte, edlem, feinen Tannin und mit spürbarem, aber gut ausbalanciertem Feuer; besitzt Klasse.* - 09/2020

JancisRobinson.com – 17+/20pts – JL: *Poised, fresh and balanced with nothing in excess. Plenty of lift on the nose with berry fruit, mineral and liquorice notes. Long and linear but with adequate flesh. Fine, persistent tannins. Juicy and harmonious. Ticks all the boxes.* - 06/2020

Vinous.com – (91-93) pts – AG: *The 2019 Les Pagodes de Cos is a powerful, tightly wound wine, its mid-weight structure notwithstanding. Grilled herbs, menthol, licorice, dried herbs and rose petal lend aromatic brightness. In this tasting, the 2019 comes across as a bit compact and nervous, which may be attributable to its recent racking . Even so, there is plenty of character. It will be interesting to see what time brings.* - 06/2020

Vinous.com – 93 pts – NM: *The 2019 Les Pagodes de Cos has a vivacious bouquet featuring a mélange of blackberry and raspberry fruit that needs less time to settle in the glass compared to its primeur showing, and a light marine tang. The palate is beautifully balanced with superb salinity, quite Pauillac-like (still), with graphite/pencil lead toward the poised, persistent finish. This is an excellent Les Pagodes that is well worth a place in your cellar.* - 02/2022

Thewinecellarinsider.com – 94 pts – JL: *Deeply colored, the wine is packed with layers of dark red fruits, 5 spice, smoke, tobacco leaf, cocoa and wet earth, with a hint of thyme in the background. The tannins and soft, ripe, and polished, giving you a well-structured backdrop for all the beautiful fruit that races over your palate with its freshness and silky tannins. This second wine could easily be a Grand Cru Classe' if another classification were to take place. Drink from 2024-2039.* - 03/2022