1993 Château Cos d'Estournel

This is a fully mature Second Growth benchmark from Saint-Estèphe: the prestigious Château Cos d'Estournel 1993. Sourced from the gravelly heights of Saint-Estèphe overlooking Pauillac, Cos d'Estournel is celebrated worldwide as a quintessential "Super Second," famed for its exotic spice aromatics, rich fruit concentration, and commanding structural presence. The 1993 vintage stands as a testament to rigorous selection and technical winemaking mastery, yielding a refined, classicist expression that has evolved after over three decades in the cellar into a glorious window of tertiary drinking maturity. The nose opens with an inviting bouquet of dried cassis, dark plum preserves, and black cherries, seamlessly layered with hallmark Cos notes of exotic Asian spices, incense, sweet tobacco leaf, cedarwood, pencil lead graphite, and crushed gravel minerality. On the palate, it is medium-bodied, supple, and beautifully balanced, where the estate's traditionally firm tannins have softened into fine velvet, enlivened by a fresh spine of natural acidity that carries into a long, dry, and savory mineral finish.

Highlights

• Vintage: 1993

• Region/Appellation: Saint-Estèphe, Médoc, Bordeaux, France (Deuxième Grand Cru Classé / Second Growth)

• Producer: Château Cos d'Estournel

• Grape: Classic Bordeaux Blend (Predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon, with Merlot and Cabernet Franc)

• Style: Fully Mature, Exotic, Silky, and Refined Super Second Red Bordeaux

• Perfect for (food pairing): Fine cuts of slow-roasted rack of lamb with a garlic-herb crust, dry-aged prime ribeye or wagyu steak, roasted squab, pan-seared duck breast, or tender venison loin. Its complex tertiary notes of exotic spice, cedarwood, graphite, and forest floor also make it a magnificent companion for pan-seared wild mushrooms, truffled risottos, savory earth-driven pastas, or a well-curated plate of mature hard cheeses such as an aged Comté or Gouda.