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JAMES SUCKLING: "Quite a brooding wine for the vintage, with lots of bold tannins. Full-bodied and tannic, with good structure and a mid-palate that's slightly weaker than the tannins. Compact, with a medium-long finish. 50% merlot., 43% cabernet sauvignon, 5% cabernet franc and 2% petit verdot."
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DECANTER: "A great second wine pick in 2024. Fragrant nose, really aromatic and perfumed with a deep violet rim. Liquorice, black chocolate, violets. Supple and nicely filling with a lifted, juicy almost sweet acidity on the mid palate - chalky blueberries, cool cherries and lots of liquorice but fresh and so clean. Nicely structured - you can feel the frame here - this isn't a light wine, very sophisticated and well balanced. Totally charming at this point. Concentration and density here, such a refined touch, really stunning. I love this wine! Great fresh mintiness too. 30th vintage - special etched bottle to commemorate. 2% Petit Verdot completes the blend. Ageing 20% new barrels. 3.52pH."
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FALSTAFF: "Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Zart nach Gewürznelken, Cassis, Brombeeren und kandierten Orangenzesten. Saftig, frische Herzkirschen, zart nach Zwetschken, frisch strukturiert, mineralisch-salzig, zarte Süße im Abgang, balanciert und gut entwickelt."
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ANSON: "Grilled and smoked aromatics on the opening, this has skilful construction, no question that the austerity is more marked than in recent years of this beautiful wine, but they have teased out cassis bud and rose petals, touch of mint leaf and bitter chocolate. Harvest September 23 to October 7, 54% of overall production. New label and bottle for this vintage to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Pagodes. 29hl/h yield."
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THE WINE ADVOCATE: "The 2024 Les Pagodes de Cos wafts from the glass with aromas of dark berries, licorice and nicely integrated oak. Medium to full-bodied, polished and suave, it's impressively rich and layered for the vintage, with beautifully integrated tannins and acidity."
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VINUM: "Feinduftig, kühler Kamin, rote Beerenfrucht, Johannisbeeren, subtile Röstaromen; seidenweicher Auftakt, packt dann zu, markante Säure, gradlinig, präzis, deutlich schlanker und mit fast schon burgundischem Ausdruck; langer Abgang. Wird früh Spass machen."
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THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Mint leaf, cocoa, licorice, and black cherry aromatics pop in the nose. The palate is supple, fruity, and vibrant, with a core of sweet, black cherries, chocolate, and espresso in the finish. This is going to be delicious tasted early in life, and it will age well too. The wine blends 50% Merlot, 43% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot. 12.7 ABV. Drink from 2027-2038."
