| Region | |
|---|---|
| Subregion | France > Bordeaux > Left Bank |
| Colour | Red |
| Type | Still |
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The finest Goulee to date, the wine has an opaque purple color, a glorious nose of creme de cassis, blackberries, forest floor, and some subtle charcoal, and fabulous fruit on the attack, mid-palate and finish. The wine is opulent, even viscous, with unreal concentration and a full-bodied purity and texture. This wine simply over-delivers at every stage of the tasting experience. It is definitely a candidate to buy by the caseful and drink over the next decade or more. This is a major sleeper of the vintage.
Created by Cos d'Estournel's winemaker Jean-Guillaume Prats and proprietor Michel Reybier, this wine represents 90,000 bottles of absolutely remarkable claret made from a blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Merlot that has been lavished with the same attention and care that Cos d'Estournel receives. Drink: 2012 - 2022
Very deep garnet core. The nose is a little harsh at the moment, a little raw, black fruits, a touch of wild hedgerow, some undergrowth. The palate is full-bodied with a lot of extraction, a little "soupy" in texture on the entry, dense black fruits, very concentrated, perhaps too much so when there is little need to be. Languedoc like finish. Tasted March 2010.
Delicious red fruits and spices on the nose and palate. Full- to medium-bodied, with well-integrated tannins and a long finish. Layered. Subtle. Very pretty wine. Perhaps the best I have had from here
14.5% alcohol (which is volunteered on the smart accompanying information sheet!). 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot. IPT (total polyphenol index) 91, TA 3.2 g/l (sulphuric, ie 4.9 g/l tartaric), pH 3.7 'Textbook vintage for the Médoc appellation', according to JG Prats. Very dark crimson. Super-sweet nose but without as much tarriness as in some previous vintages. Very much better managed tannins and an attractive kick of spice. Pretty impressive - like so many AC Médoc wines. Just a little teensy bit of dryness on the finish but very flattering. Real freshness here. The best Goulée ever compensates a little for a rather disappointing Cos. Date tasted 1st April 2010. Drink 2013-2016.
Made by Cos d'Estournel's Jean-Guillaume Prats and owner Michel Reybier, Goulee is meant to offer an introduction to a top-flight Bordeaux. Composed of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Merlot, it exhibits a sexy, upfront nose of sweet black currant fruit, cassis, blackberries, forest floor, and underbrush. Dense purple-colored and fleshy with abundant glycerin, this pure, deep, chewy wine will be delicious young and age nicely for 7-8 years. (Tasted once.) Drink 2010-2018.
