2008 Les Pagodes de Cos

Community Tasting Notes (16) Avg Score: 90.6 points

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  5/18/2022 - Kmmk Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Opened this to go with an Australian grass-fed ribeye that was on sale.
  
  Deep ruby in colour with a nice sheen. Scents of dark, sweet fruits, peppery notes, and wet earth. First taste was sharp on the tongue with noticeable acidity and oak. Decanted and aerated for two hours with very little sediment.
  
  Two hours did wonders as the wine settled nicely. Lively fruit on the palate that balanced well with the silky tannins. Medium-bodied with good acidity to counter fatty beef. Good lingering finish to enjoy with each sip.
  
  A very enjoyable wine and would buy again for <$60. Probably isn't much more room to improve but should hold for another five years or so.

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  2/6/2021 - mcar20156 Does not like this wine: 85 Points

  Unlike previous bottle, the second was very disappointing. Dull and lifeless even after many hours in decanter.

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  11/19/2020 - mcar20156 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Needed a good 3 hours to breathe. Disjointed at first, but relaxed into a mellow, integrated, silky glass. Blueberries with a hint of spice.

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  10/25/2020 - rwpalmer wrote: 90 Points

  I had found and earlier coravin sample to be rather hard going, but this seemed fruiter and much more convincing once opened and given some air. Actually rather ripe and softly attractive for a 2008.

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  4/10/2020 - rwpalmer wrote:

  From coravin. Tiniest bit of leakage. Very deep but not bright. Diffuse nose. Sullen, awkward palate. Outclassed by the "classed growths" in a 2008 line-up. Maybe though this bottle was not fully representative looking at other notes.

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