Cos d'Estournel - Goulee 2014
Cos d'Estournel Description
MERLOT: 78%, CABERNET SAUVIGNON: 18%, CABERNET FRANC: 4%
Goulée’s location close to the ocean in the uppermost Northern Médoc confers excellent natural ventilation. This was an important factor in 2014 – a hot, dry year. Meticulous work in the vineyard all year long by the Cos d’Estournel team made the most of the terroir, enhancing the wine’s concentration and length. The 2014 vintage is beautifully vivacious, with well-focused fruit.
James Suckling: 91 Points
Ripe plum, mushroom and cedar aromas follow through to a medium to full body, firm and silky tannins and a flavorful finish. Dense and very pretty. Juicy.
Wine Spectator: 89 Points
A light charcoal frame gives this an old school bent, while the core of gently steeped plum and black currant fruit fills out steadily through the herb-tinged finish. Very solid. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. 5,342 cases made. — JM
Wine Enthusiast: 89 Points
A smooth and ripe wine produced by the team of Cos d'Estournel. It is full and rich with black-plum fruits and velvet tannins. With fine acidity at the back, it has kept its freshness. Drink from 2022. Roger Voss
Wine Advocate: 88 Points
The 2014 Goulée by Cos d'Estournel (to give it its full title) has a crisp, smoky, blackberry and cedar-scented bouquet that is well defined and displays good intensity. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannin, a fine line of acidity, supple in the mouth with blackberry, cedar and a dab of dark chocolate on the finish. This is better than earlier vintages and should drink well for several years.
Vinous Media: 88 Points
The 2014 Goulée by Cos d'Estournel is a very pretty, expressive wine from estate vineyards in the northern Médoc. Succulent dark cherry, tobacco and herb notes give the wine its inviting personality. Soft and pliant on the palate, but with good acidity and plenty of savory overtones, the 2014 is impeccably balanced. Drink it over the next handful of years.
-- Antonio Galloni