Tom Garland

9.8

Colgin tasting with Neal Bernardi(COO) and Allison Tauziet(winemaker). Nice three hour tour through the vineyard, cellar, wine making operations, and tasting. Neal and Allison were terrific hosts!

2024 Colgin tank samples
2021 Colgin Tychson Hills
2021 Colgin Cariad
2021 Colgin Estate — a month ago

with Brenda

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9.9

The 2013 IX Estate is a wild, exotic wine. In a sense, it marries the savory aromatic intensity of the Tychson Hill with the fruit richness found in the Cariad. It is another wine that has aged impeccably. There's plenty of mountain tannin and savoriness, along with the underlying structure to age well for many years to come. In a word: magnificent! (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, May 2024)
— 6 months ago

Erica Piffier

9.6

2020 beautiful fruit forward tannin filled beauty! — 10 months ago

Byron Hewett

9.4

Excellent. Long, toasty caramel. — a month ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.1

Xfg y sacal — 4 months ago

Scott Kahn

9.3

My first Cariad vineyard - a delightful expression of Cabernet in a glass! Graphite, tar, and dark fruit with mature tannic structure - less intense than Colgin’s IX… — 8 months ago

Paul T HB

9.4

Pagodes de Cos is a second wine of Château Cos d’Estournel. 3 hour Decant. Web article, Second Growth Bordeaux according to the Bordeaux classification of 1855. Located in St.-Estephe, the château includes 160 acres of vineyards planted to 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot. The average age of the vines is 35 years. Founded in the 18th century by Louis Gaspard d’Estournel, the château’s wines were so admired in the 19th century that they were in demand all over the world. The château was bought and sold many times during the late 19th and 20th centuries, and in 2000 it was acquired by Michel Reybier, under whose direction the château has continued its climb to excellence. Robert M. Parker Jr. has noted that Cos d’Estournel “has been particularly successful in difficult vintages” and “remains impeccably managed.” Some 200,000 bottles of the signature Cos d’Estournel are produced each year. — 2 years ago

Momo Sa

9.1

Lou and mickey’s San Diego CA lunch — a month ago

with Mike

Doug Powers

9.5

[En Magnum — purchased in France] — youthful redfruits, garrigue, lavender, lovely balance, soft tannins, this should easily go another 10+ years, long finish, kudos for Eric such an outstanding CdP!! — 5 months ago

with Monique and Jim

Steve Rura

9.0

Great after-skiing sparkler! Reward for covering 28 trails and 10k vertical feet today. — 9 months ago