Checking in at a high pH of 3.90, the 2022 Goulée by Cos d'Estournel is a rich, ripe, rather chunky wine redolent of crème de cassis, blackberry preserve and spices.

Aromas of rich berry fruit, plums, violets and orange rind introduce the 2021 Goulée by Cos d'Estournel, a medium to full-bodied wine with good depth at the core, ripe tannins and lively acids. This well-made effort should develop very nicely with further maturation barrel.

The 2020 Goulée by Cos d'Estournel offers up aromas of rich berries, petals and toasty oak, followed by a medium to full-bodied, ripe and fleshy palate with a somewhat baked, low-acid profile.

A blend of of 86% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon and 1% Cabernet Franc, aging in 20% new barriques, the 2019 Goulée by Cos d'Estournel (13.53% alcohol) has a medium to deep garnet-purple color and leaps from the glass with vivacious scents of ripe red and black plums, black cherries and mulberries with touches of spice cake, violets and star anise. Medium-bodied, the palate has bags of energetic black berry flavors with a rugged frame of chewy tannins and loads of freshness, finishing with an herbal lift.

Medium garnet-purple colored, the 2018 Goulée by Cos d'Estournel (a blend of 73% Merlot, 21% Cabernet Sauvignon and 6% Cabernet Franc, aged in 20% new oak barriques), rolls effortlessly out of the glass with cheery, open-knit scents of plum preserves, boysenberries and Black Forest cake plus wafts of woodsmoke and pencil lead. The soft-textured, medium-bodied palate is bursting with juicy black fruits, lifted by a lively backbone and finishing with lovely purity.