Pagodes de Cos Blanc 2022 (750ML)

95 JS / 92-94 JD / 93 JA / 93 DE / 90-92 WI / 88-90 VM

Green mango and papaya as well as limes on the nose follow through to a full body with lovely density and hints of phenolics that give it tension. Then there’s bright acidity at the end. Super second wine. Grapefruit. A blend of 90% sauvignon blanc and 10% semillon. Drink or hold. - James Suckling

This château makes two brilliant whites. Starting with the 2022 Pagodes De Cos Blanc, which is 57% Sauvignon Blanc and 43% Sémillon, it offers a bright, juicy, almost racy style as well as notes of honeyed lime, lychee, and crushed stone. I love its purity as well as its balance, and this is another terrific white from the Médoc. - Jeb Dunnuck

A whiff of gunsmoke from a reductive edge, this is an enjoyable wine that has some of the flesh of the vintage but not too much, more white pear than mango. Great location for the vines in this vintage, as being more northerly and closer to the Estuary was a big help. In organic conversation, official certification expected 2024. 26hl/h yield, harvest August 29 to September 13. - Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

Sharp, precise and thrilling, a lovely shot of juicy lemon and pineapple - a hint of tropical fruit - before the mineral and salty white stone fruit - peach, pear and apple come in giving a tang and bite to the palate. Decisive and well defined with purity and tension. Good succulence too, stylish with mouthwatering acidity and a clean overall taste. 4.02 total acidity, 3.25pH - Georgina Hindle, Decanter

The 2022 Pagodes de Cos Blanc, 57% Sauvignon Blanc and 43% Semillon, shoots out of the glass with vibrant notes of lemon tart, fresh grapefruit, and Granny Smith apples, plus suggestions of paraffin wax, honeysuckle, and chalk. The medium-bodied palate delivers a fantastic line of bold acidity, lifting the intense citrus flavors to a long, chalk-laced finish. pH 3.35. - Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Wine Independent

The 2022 Pagodes de Cos Blanc, picked rapidly to retain freshness, has a pretty nose with freshly cut pear, linden and apple blossom scents. The palate is fresh thanks to the low pH (3.25) with gooseberry and lime notes. It's not amazingly complex, yet there is considerable drinkability here. - Neal Martin, Vinous Media