{"product_id":"2002-chateau-cos-destournel","title":"2002 Château Cos d'Estournel","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a fully mature Second Growth benchmark from Saint-Estèphe: the prestigious Château Cos d'Estournel 2002. Reared on the gravelly heights overlooking Pauillac, Cos d'Estournel is celebrated worldwide as a quintessential \"Super Second,\" famed for its exotic spice aromatics, opulent fruit intensity, and commanding structural presence. The 2002 vintage benefited from late-season Indian summer sunshine in northern Médoc, yielding an exceptionally focused, classicist expression that has evolved after nearly a quarter-century into a prime window of tertiary drinking maturity. The nose opens with a soaring bouquet of cassis, black cherry preserves, and dark plums, seamlessly layered with hallmark Cos notes of Asian spices, incense, sweet tobacco leaf, cedarwood, pencil lead graphite, and crushed gravel minerality. On the palate, it is medium-to-full-bodied, rich, and beautifully textured, where the estate's firm tannic backbone has softened into velvety fine-grained structure, enlivened by a vibrant line of acidity that carries into an endlessly long, dry, and savory mineral finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHighlights\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVintage:\u003c\/b\u003e 2002\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRegion\/Appellation:\u003c\/b\u003e Saint-Estèphe, Médoc, Bordeaux, France (Deuxième Grand Cru Classé \/ Second Growth)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProducer:\u003c\/b\u003e Château Cos d'Estournel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrape:\u003c\/b\u003e Classic Bordeaux Blend (Predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon, with Merlot and Cabernet Franc)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStyle:\u003c\/b\u003e Fully Mature, Exotic, Silky, and Complex Super Second Red Bordeaux\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for (food pairing):\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"HaoYue Fine Wine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44025453740106,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/2485\/9722\/files\/ChatGPTImageAug5_2026_03_39_13PM.png?v=1785908431","url":"https:\/\/haoyuefinewine.com.au\/products\/2002-chateau-cos-destournel","provider":"HaoYue Fine Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}