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

Decanter.com – 93 pts – JA: *Plump blackberry fruits, velvety texture and evident tannins. An excellent wine that has sapidity and punch - a great combination that makes this extremely successful. 4% Petit Verdot completes the blend.* - 05/2020

Falstaff Magazin – 93 pts – PM: *Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Zart vegetal, schwarze Kirschen, Noten von Pflaumen, ein Hauch von Orangenmarmelade. Saftig, rote Kirschen, dezente Süße, integrierte Tannine, ausgewogen, ein Hauch von Nougat im Abgang, verfügt über Entwicklungspotenzial.* - 03/2022

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 – JR: *Tasted blind. Evolved garnet colour. Light and fragrant. A bit skinny and austere – very unlike wines 1 and 2 in this flight (Ch Capbern and Ch Calon Ségur, Le Marquis de Calon Ségur)! High acidity rather than lots of tannin on the end. Clean and fresh and pure, but only for classicists. Well-balanced finish.* - 01/2023

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