{"product_id":"2-cos-d-estournel-2016-1-pagodes-de-cos-2016-10th-anniversary-limited-edition-case-3-pack-saint-estephe-bordeaux-france","title":"(2) Cos d’Estournel 2016 \u0026 (1) Pagodes de Cos 2016 – 10th Anniversary Limited-Edition Case 3-Pack (Saint Estèphe, Bordeaux, France) - [WA 100] [VM 100] [WP 100] [WCI 100] [JS 100]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Château:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe history of Cos d’Estournel began in 1811 when its owner Louis Gaspard Lacoste of Maniban Marquis d’Estournel, after inheriting some vineyards near the village of Cos, decided to vinify them separately. The wine of Cos d’Estournel was born. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1855 Cos d’Estournel reached the classification of 1855 as a second classified growth. All in all, five owners were at the head of Cos d’Estournel, the last of which is Michel Reybier, who bought the château in 2000 and undertook many changes including a brand new barrel cellar, but above all, a 100% gravity winemaking cellar: a novelty in the region.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis three-pack includes two bottles of 2016 Cos d'Estournel and one bottle of 2016 Pagodes de Cos.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e2 Bottles of 2016 Cos d'Estournel:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eCos d'Estournel is slow to reveal itself. Little by little, it evokes stories of distant places, market stalls brimming with unfamiliar fruits, spices and wares, village festivities warmed by the joy of revelers and the setting sun, and sumptuous visions of ladies and their voluptuous curves. A myriad of scents, colors and tastes appeals to the senses. The Grand Vin of Cos d'Estournel is both demure and deliberately sensuous, a fascinating and elegant nectar.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1 Bottle of 2016 Pagodes de Cos:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThe joy and spontaneity of moments shared with loved ones. An impromptu lunch with friends is the perfect occasion to open a bottle of Pagodes de Cos. It is reminiscent of the simple pleasures of life, like homemade blackcurrant syrup, a bowl of just-picked red cherries or a freshly opened jar of citrus jam. Pagodes de Cos is at once indulgent, comforting and vivacious, like a carefree conversation with family or friends in a familiar place.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eRatings \u0026amp; Reviews for Cos d'Estournel:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e100 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The 2016 Cos d'Estournel is blended of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot and 1% Cabernet Franc aged in 65% new and 35% two-year-old French oak for 15 months. Bottled in July 2018, it is deep garnet-purple colored and starts off a little closed and reticent, opening out slowly and seductively to reveal beautiful lilacs, rose hip tea, crushed stones and camphor nuances over a core of crème de cassis, kirsch, wild blueberries and mocha plus wafts of incense and wood smoke. The palate is simply electric, charged with an energy and depth of flavors that seem to defy the elegance and ethereal nature of its medium-bodied weight, featuring super ripe, densely pixelated tannins that firmly frame the myriad of fruit and floral sparks, finishing with epic length. Just. Magic. Drinking Window: 2024-2068.\" -Lisa Perrotti-Brown (Nov 2018)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e100 Points - Vinous Media:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The 2016 Cos d’Estournel was a bona fide showstopper out of barrel, the best that I had encountered in over 20 years of visiting the estate during en primeur, so my expectations were piled high when I returned to find out how it performs in bottle. Deep, almost opaque in color, it sports a very intense but broody bouquet with fathomless deep black fruit tinged with blueberry and violet. The aromas almost seem to envelop the senses. The palate is medium-bodied with ultra-fine tannin that I have never witnessed in any other vintage of Cos d’Estournel. There is a beguiling symmetry to this Saint-Estèphe, as well as unerring mineralité. The persistent, tobacco-tinged finish can be felt 60 second after the wine has departed. This is a monumental, benchmark Cos d’Estournel that will give not years but decades of pleasure, though I suspect it will close down for a period in its youth, hence my drinking window. 13.07% alcohol. (Drink between 2030-2070)\" -Neal Martin (Jan 2019)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e100 Points - Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Palate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Deep garnet in color, the 2016 Cos d'Estournel is quite closed to start, requiring a lot of coaxing to bring out profound notions of creme de cassis, wild blueberries, black cherry compote, and rose oil, leading to suggestions of Indian spices, crushed rocks, and dried lavender. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is both opulent and energetic, revealing loads of perfumed black fruit layers and a plush, polished texture, finishing with epic length and depth. Drinking Window: 2025-2065.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e100 Points - Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"You could lose count if you were trying to number all the layers of velvet drenched, powerful, lifted, sweet, fresh deep red fruits here. The wine offers incredible levels of concentration along with precision, purity, power and elegance. But to take all this in at its peak, patience is required as you will need at least 12 years or so before this really starts shining. But it is going to be worth the wait.\" (Sep 2019)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e100 Points - James Suckling:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is muscular yet so well defined and toned. Full-bodied with deep and dense fruit on the palate, yet powerful and rich at the same time. So much sandalwood and blackberry character. Chewy and rich at the finish. This is a warm and generous wine, but the alcohol is just over 13 degrees. Not that high. Love the finish. Extravagant. Magical.\" (Jan 2019)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e98 Points - Decanter:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The form, richness, ripeness and depth of flavour are all clearly on display here. Just bottled, it's extremely different in character to the 2015 vintage; it's hard to believe they're just one year apart. Harvesting finished in mid-October, the latest on record bar 2001. It is excellent quality, and I look forward to attacking this wine once it has started to really show itself. We need to be patient for a good while longer, but this should run and run. Right now it's the liquorice, slate and pulsating walls of vibrant tannins that are at the fore. There's a precision to the layers of fruit and a touch of salinity on the finish. Succulent is really the best word to sum this wine up - I loved it during en-primeur and perhaps it nudges even higher now. Drinking Window: 2026-2050.\" -Jane Anson (Jul 2018)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e96 Points - Wine Spectator:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This has a core of slightly exotic loganberry, plum and boysenberry fruit laced with singed spice, savory, lilac and incense notes, while a buried chalk-edged minerality sits in reserve. Very sleek, with a wonderfully long finish that lets the fruit and other elements shimmer. Best from 2025 through 2040. 15,833 cases made.\" -James Molesworth (Mar 2019)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eRatings \u0026amp; Reviews for Pagodes:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e94 Points - James Suckling:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A red with very deep and intense fruit character, yet rich tannins to back it all up. Full-bodied, layered and powerful. The second wine of Cos d’Estournel is serious again in 2016.\" (Jan 2019)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e93 Points - Decanter:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Proof that in the great vintages, the smart money should be seeking out second wines of classified growths for wines that are guaranteed to deliver. This is packed with spice, chocolate, opulent in texture with an unmissable gourmet edge, given definition by a precise edge of cassis bud and liquorice, and a better balance overall than the 2010 Pagodes, although both are delicious wines. 0.5% Cabernet Franc completes the blend. Drinking Window: 2021-2036.\" -Jane Anson (Feb 2021)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e93 Points - Wine Enthusiast:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Dense and full of dark fruits, this second wine from Cos d'Estournel comes from specific parcels. With blackberry fruits and rich, generous tannins, the wine has weight and concentration. The freshness at the end is so typical of the vintage.\" -Roger Voss (May 2019)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e93 Points - Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The family resembalance between its big brother is uncanny. The spicy, smoky earthy, pure fruits are present and accounted for. But they are softm silky and lighter, allowing you to enjoy this with a just a year or two of age. Though this beauty will be going strong for up to 2 decades.\" (Sep 2019)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e92 Points - Wine Advocate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The 2016 Les Pagodes de Cos is blended of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 46.5% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot and 0.5% Cabernet Franc. 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. Drinking Window: 2020-2033.\" -Lisa Perrotti-Brown (Nov 2018)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e92 Points - Vinous Media:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The 2016 Les Pagodes de Cos has a wonderful bouquet of vibrant, expressive red berry fruit, strawberry and raspberry, conveying a tangible sense of mineralité and tension; the new oak is very well integrated here. The balanced palate offers fine-boned tannins and very well judged acidity. Utterly harmonious, with a caressing and beautifully poised finish. This is a top-class Saint-Estèphe that will age with panache. Tasted blind at the Southwold tasting. (Drink between 2021-2035)\" -Neal Martin (Aug 2020)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WINEBOOK","offers":[{"title":"750 mL","offer_id":67635500286317,"sku":null,"price":599.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0481\/8940\/7391\/files\/coscase.png?v=1791574351","url":"https:\/\/artisan.wine\/products\/2-cos-d-estournel-2016-1-pagodes-de-cos-2016-10th-anniversary-limited-edition-case-3-pack-saint-estephe-bordeaux-france","provider":"Artisan W\u0026S","version":"1.0","type":"link"}