2003 Goulee
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The debut vintage for this wine made by the team at Cos d’Estournel has proven to be a sleeper of the vintage and is aging beautifully. A blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Merlot, it exhibits a dark garnet color along with aromas of tobacco leaf, creme de cassis, licorice and cedarwood. Fleshy, medium-bodied, fresh and lively, it is fully mature, but is in no danger of falling apart. Enjoy it over the next several years, as it is a point.
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Greenish, herbaceous nose. Then masses of acidity. There is some substance but it’s painfully tart overall, with some tannins. A bit of a Marmite wine I suspect and some people will enjoy the sheer mass and sweet middle. (JR)
Brand new wine from the team at Cos made from superior parcels of old Cabernet vines (80%) and Merlot to the north of St Estèphe. Made with all the modern winemaking tricks and packaged in eye-catching form. Very sweet and very modern. You would never take this for an AC Médoc! Luscious, sweet, round – very ripe – but with good cool-soil freshness too. It's difficult to imagine there will be this quality every year but it's a great start to a project designed to bring some prosperity to one of Bordeaux's deprived areas. (JR)
About the producer
Louis Gaspard d’Estournel inherited Cos and Pomys in 1791, founding Cos d’Estournel in 1811, investing significantly in the property and expanding the estate from 14 to 45 hectares. The estate rapidly rose to prominence and the wines were exported around the world.