Goulée de Cos d'Estournel 2016 Bouteille (75cl)
Goulée de Cos d'Estournel 2016 is a red wine from Saint-Estèphe in Bordeaux, produced by Château Cos d'Estournel. The Goulée cuvée combines 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, giving Merlot the dominant role in the blend. For this vintage, the harvest took place from September 28 to October 15, and the ageing involved 30% new oak barrels.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Saint Estèphe
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château Cos d'Estournel
- Cuvée
- Goulée
- Millésime
- 2016
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon
Château Cos d'Estournel
Cos d’Estournel is an estate in Saint-Estèphe, in the Médoc, classified as a Second Grand Cru in the 1855 classification. Its 100-hectare vineyard is situated on the Cos hill and consists mainly of Cabernet Sauvignon. The estate has been owned by Michel Reybier since 2000.
- Owner
- Michel Reybier
- Maître de chais
- Angélique Meynieu
- Surface (ha)
- 100.00 ha
Histoire du domaine
In 1791, Louis Gaspard d’Estournel inherited the Cos and Pomys estates, which included, in particular, 14 hectares of vineyards. He gradually expanded the vineyard, which eventually reached 45 hectares, and carried out several technical experiments, notably with glass corks and new grape varieties. Cos wine was exported to India as early as 1838, which contributed to the oriental inspiration behind the estate’s architecture. Louis Gaspard d’Estournel commissioned the construction of the pagodas that still characterise the château today. Burdened by debt, he sold the estate in 1852 to the London banker Charles Cecil Martyns and died the following year. In 1855, Cos d’Estournel was recognised as a deuxième cru classé. After several changes of ownership, the estate was acquired in 1917 by Fernand Ginestet; his descendants from the Prats family subsequently took over its management. Michel Reybier became the owner in 2000 and had a fully gravity-fed winery built in 2008. Today, Dominique Arangoïts is the technical director and Angélique Meynieu holds the post of cellar master.
Goulée
Goulée by Cos d’Estournel is a red wine from a distinct vineyard located in the northern part of the Médoc, near the Gironde estuary. Generally based on a blend of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it offers a more immediate and accessible expression of the world of Cos d’Estournel. Starting with the 2019 vintage, it was renamed G d’Estournel.
- Origin of the cuvée name
- The wine took the name of the Goulée vineyard, acquired by Michel Reybier in the northern Médoc. No official etymology of the term "Goulée" is specified.
- Cuvée creation year
- 2003
- Style of the cuvée
- An airy, lively, and generous Médoc red wine, prioritizing fruit, freshness, lusciousness, and a frank, immediate expression.
- Position within the range
- An entry point into the world of Cos, coming from a distinct vineyard in the northern Médoc.
Histoire de la cuvée
In the early 2000s, Michel Reybier explored the northern Médoc and acquired the Goulée vineyard. After several years of searching for plots with high potential, the first vintage was created in 2003 under the name Goulée by Cos d’Estournel. The cuvée became G d’Estournel as of the 2019 vintage.
