GOULEE BY COS D'ESTOURNEL 2018

Wine Advocate: 90 points - 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. Lisa Perrotti-Brown