Château Cos d'Estournel
Les Pagodes de Cos Saint-Estéphe Red Bordeaux Blend
St. Estèphe, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
Aerated through the Coravin aerator. Deep garnet purple. Abundant nose of cassis, plum, and blackberry cobbler. Medium palate echoes the nose adding black cherry and a hint of graphite on the medium finish. Medium plus acidity. Medium, non-assertive tannins. The second label is already hitting its stride. Ready for everything you’ll be taking the first label to in a decade or two. Drink now through opening the first bottles of the big guy!
Aerated through the Coravin aerator. Deep garnet purple. Abundant nose of cassis, plum, and blackberry cobbler. Medium palate echoes the nose adding black cherry and a hint of graphite on the medium finish. Medium plus acidity. Medium, non-assertive tannins. The second label is already hitting its stride. Ready for everything you’ll be taking the first label to in a decade or two. Drink now through opening the first bottles of the big guy!
Mar 10th, 2021
very fresh on the nose w great red fruits, great length, and fine yet firm & silty tannins ~ d!g
very fresh on the nose w great red fruits, great length, and fine yet firm & silty tannins ~ d!g
Sep 5th, 2019
Very elegant. Finessed. Near term drinking. Floral, red fruit. Sustained nicely. Medium to light bodied. 55% CS, 45% Merlot.
Very elegant. Finessed. Near term drinking. Floral, red fruit. Sustained nicely. Medium to light bodied. 55% CS, 45% Merlot.
May 10th, 2019Dark ruby. Nicely inviting nose of black fruits and red apple. Medium full palate yields black plum, cassis, red apple, and new leather. Medium acidity; medium plus tannins. Here we go! The second label of Cos from the classic 2016 vintage does everything a second label should do. It satisfies now (with hints at potential of its own) and portends what you will get from this vintage of the first label. Filet mignon with Bordelaise sauce is a natural pair, but any beef-centered meal will fare well. Drink now through 2026… maybe even 2031.
Dark ruby. Nicely inviting nose of black fruits and red apple. Medium full palate yields black plum, cassis, red apple, and new leather. Medium acidity; medium plus tannins. Here we go! The second label of Cos from the classic 2016 vintage does everything a second label should do. It satisfies now (with hints at potential of its own) and portends what you will get from this vintage of the first label. Filet mignon with Bordelaise sauce is a natural pair, but any beef-centered meal will fare well. Drink now through 2026… maybe even 2031.
1 person found it helpfulDec 9th, 2021
Black plum, blackberry, blackcurrant, hints of pyrazene, angular, asphalt. Medium acidity but integrated, clayey fine tannins, balanced.
Black plum, blackberry, blackcurrant, hints of pyrazene, angular, asphalt. Medium acidity but integrated, clayey fine tannins, balanced.
Nov 12th, 2023
Nariz: mora, arandano, casssis, ciruela, vainilla, cedro, punta de lapiz, pimiento verde
Boca: Tanino M+, Acidez M/M+, Alcohol M/M+
Nariz: mora, arandano, casssis, ciruela, vainilla, cedro, punta de lapiz, pimiento verde
Boca: Tanino M+, Acidez M/M+, Alcohol M/M+
Deep ruby, ripe currants, cherry, black tea. Love it!
Deep ruby, ripe currants, cherry, black tea. Love it!
Dec 31st, 2023Nice bottle of second wine from Cos d’Estornel from a great vintage - 2016. Tight and super cherry at the open but a quick decant for 15 minutes and you began to get the cedar and more fruits.
Nice bottle of second wine from Cos d’Estornel from a great vintage - 2016. Tight and super cherry at the open but a quick decant for 15 minutes and you began to get the cedar and more fruits.
Oct 22nd, 2023Nariz: mora, arándano, ciruela, cassis, pimiento verde, madera, punta de lápiz
Boca: Tanino M+, Acidez M, Alcohol M
Nariz: mora, arándano, ciruela, cassis, pimiento verde, madera, punta de lápiz
Boca: Tanino M+, Acidez M, Alcohol M
Beautiful 2nd from the Cos folks. Lots of cherry up front on the nose. Then honey, ripe fig, and oak coming through too. Bright fruit on the palate with great acidity still hanging on. This is still fairly young and can only get better with age. 13%
Beautiful 2nd from the Cos folks. Lots of cherry up front on the nose. Then honey, ripe fig, and oak coming through too. Bright fruit on the palate with great acidity still hanging on. This is still fairly young and can only get better with age. 13%
Feb 11th, 2022