2012 Pagodes de Cos
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60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot. 40% new oak. 13.5% abv. Very ripe on the nose with showy fruit character and a touch of jam. Broad, fleshy and fruit-driven on the palate. Concentrated but needs time to settle down. FINE+RARE
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Robert Parker
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The 2012 Pagodes de Cos has a light bouquet with blackberry and raspberry fruit, soy and confit-like aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with furry tannins, quite ferrous in style, though like the 2012 Les Ormes de Pez, it feels a little dry and charmless on the finish. Tasted blind at the Southwold Ten-Year On tasting.
Tasted blind. Relatively pale. Light in impact on the nose – more concentrated on the palate. Hint of bergamot. Very stony finish. Just a tad austere. (JR)
Tasted blind. Simple crimson. Smells of tea leaves. Then a bit of austere fruit. No attempt to polish the tannins here! A bit ungainly with a very drying finish. Appetising nose and masses of tannin. Was better when I returned to the glass and I marked it up from 16.5 – lots of vitality. (JR)
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.