2005 Pagodes de Cos
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Drinking brilliantly today, the 2005 Pagodes De Cos sports a ruby/purple hue with just a touch of bricking at the rim. Ripe red and black currants, spicy oak, chocolate, and tobacco notes all emerge from this concentrated, medium to full-bodied Pagodes. It has the focused, structured style of the vintage and probably has another 10-15 years of prime drinking ahead of it. Drink 2025-2040.
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Plenty of vivid raspberry and plum fruit evident on the nose, along with soft toasted cumin spices. This is gorgeous, such a lovely moment to drink, with good balance, and the hidden understated power of Cos, attractive spicy notes, brambled dark fruits, with lift, ease and approachability. Tasted out of magnum because no bottles remaining at the estate. The vineyard work continued to increase precision at this point, with micro-terroir studies, splitting up the plots to smaller sizes. Vinification out of a temporary cellar but using new vats with double-lined small-sized stainless steel, and softer pumps before the move to full gravity. Harvest September 22 to October 9. Dominique Arangoïts technical director, Eric Boissenot consultant.
Tasted blind. Quite evolved-looking. Very pure Cabernet fruit on the nose. Clean and fresh. Muscular. Not a spare ounce of flesh. Lots of blackcurrant. (JR)
The 2005 Les Pagodes de Cos is a delicious second wine, with soft tannin, a dense ruby/plum/purple color, loads of blackcurrants, cherries and some earth in an easygoing, sexy style. Drink it over the next decade or more.
About the producer
Louis Gaspard d’Estournel inherited Cos and Pomys in 1791, founding Cos d’Estournel in 1811, investing significantly in the property and expanding the estate from 14 to 45 hectares. The estate rapidly rose to prominence and the wines were exported around the world.