Les Pagodes De Cos 2014, Saint-Estèphe

An open and full wine with plenty of black fruit aromas and flavours with hints of menthol and lead pencil and a faint trace of bitter chocolate behind. Moderately full bodied on the palate with decent balance and structure, it is good to go now but should develop further over the coming decade if well stored. 90 points Robert Parker

Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Subregion: Saint-Estèphe
Vintage: 2014
Colour: Red
Grape Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot
ABV: 14%
Bottle Size: 75cl
Closure: Natural cork
Style: A bit of a whopper
Drink With: Jugged hare

Les Pagodes De Cos is, strictly speaking, Château Cos D’Estournel’s second wine. The vines that produce it will eventually be used for the Grand Vin which is an 1855 Grand Cru Classé. They are grown on the same terroir and are treated in the same way, they are simply younger vines and their roots have yet to grow to their full depth in the gravelly soil.