Cos d'Estournel 'Les Pagodes de Cos' 2016

Produced since 1994 from a dedicated vineyard whose vines are 40 years old on average, Pagodes de Cos is the Second Wine of Château Cos d'Estournel.

Grape Varietals: 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 46.5% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot and 0.5% Cabernet Franc

Wine Region: Saint Estèphe, Bordeaux, France 

Tasting Notes: It has a deep garnet-purple color and opens with notions of warm cassis, black cherries and smoked meats giving way to scents of charcoal, underbrush and cloves plus a waft of new leather. Medium to full-bodied, it fills the palate with generous black fruits and some compelling red fruit sparks, supported by ripe, grainy tannins and finishing long and spicy.

Ratings: 

• Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 9/100
• Wine Spectator 91/100
• James Suckling 94/100
• Decanter 93/100