94 points,"Full-bodied, layered and powerful. The second wine of Cos d'Estournel is serious again in 2016."- James Suckling 93 points,"Drink this beauty, the equal to most estates'top wines, while you wait on the Grand Vin to come around."- Jeb Dunnuck 93 points,"The freshness at the end is so typical of the vintage."- Wine Enthusiast This juicy Saint-Estèphe is a riot of cherry, plum, dried flowers, raspberry, strawberry, moist rolling tobacco, graphite, smoked meats, clove and forests after the rain. Open and expressive, the second wine of Château Cos d'Estournel is a wine very much in its drinking window. Considered by many leading critics as the one of the best second wines in Bordeaux, Les Pagodes de Cos is made from the same terroir as the Grand Vin, but using the younger vines. It also spends a little less time in oak, making it an earlier drinking style and a great introduction to this legendary château. Famed for its exotic architecture adorned with pagodas and Indian influences, Cos d'Estournel is - despite only being ranked as a Deuxième Cru Classé in the Bordeaux Classification of 1855 -"a wine of First Growth quality"according to esteemed wine critic Robert Parker. This means that it commands high prices, which can make Les Pagodes de Cos a more appealing option.£9.33 per 100.00ml