Château Giscours, 3eme Cru Classé, Margaux
    Château Giscours

    Château Giscours, 3eme Cru Classé, Margaux, 2022

    95/100
    Inside Bordeaux
    94-96/100
    The Wine Independent
    95+/100
    Vinous
    Available Vintages
    En primeur
    1. 2022

      6x75cl

      EP

      £300.00

    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

    We don’t normally get that excited by Giscours, but in 2022, they have pulled out all the stops and made a superb wine. The best example to date, this opens with aromas of dandelions, black fruit pastels and Asian spices. It's very sleek with impressive levels of concentration. Perhaps it lacks the refinement of the best Margauxs, but there is much to admire here; there’s a well of dark, glossy fruit at its core and the tannic framework is much more sophisticated and charming than normal. A great effort with lots of aging potential. 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot.

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    Critic Reviews

    95/100
    Jane Anson,
    Inside Bordeaux
    No tasting notes available
    drinking window 2028 - 2042
    date of review 03/2025
    95+/100
    Neal Martin,
    Vinous
    The 2022 Giscours has a more backward nose than I envisaged, which is not a bad thing at this early stage, unfolding with blackberry, blueberry and brine scents. There is real concentration here, but it feels like it's going back into its shell. The palate is medium-bodied with finely chiseled tannins. Fresh and more sapid than many of its Margaux peers, this has a striking linearity toward the finish. As I suspected from barrel, this Giscours will require more bottle age than other vintages, but it will be worth waiting for.
    drinking window 2030 - 2070
    date of review 02/2025
    94-96/100
    Lisa Perrotti-Brown,
    The Wine Independent
    A blend of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot, and 3% Cabernet Franc, the 2022 Giscours has a pH of 3.7 and 13.6% alcohol. It has a deep garnet-purple color and bursts with notes of baked black plums, warm cassis, and blackberry preserves, giving way to subtle suggestions of sassafras, roses, and Sichuan pepper. The delicately played medium-bodied palate is soft-spoken and refreshing, featured very fine, silt-like tannins and seamless freshness to frame the subtle red and black berry layers, finishing on a mineral note. If you love blockbusters, look elsewhere, this is all about grace. Note that no second wine (La Sirène de Giscours) was made in 2022 and the yield for Giscours was just 27 hl/ha.
    drinking window 2029 - 2059
    date of review 05/2023

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    Specifications

    Country:
    France
    Region:
    Bordeaux
    Appellation:
    Margaux
    style:
    Red Wine
    Grape Variety:
    Cab Sauvignon Merlot
    abv:
    13%

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