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Chateau Giscours2009

RED WINE

PUBLIC
July 2025
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Chateau Giscours label
  • Producer Chateau Giscours
  • Blend 7% Cabernet Franc
    53% Cabernet Sauvignon
    40% Merlot
  • Country France
  • Region Bordeaux
  • Appellation Margaux
  • UPC 0 15643 42437 3

Reviews

James Suckling 94

This powerful, yet well-structured Margaux has a lot of positive cabernet sauvignon character (cassis, ripe plum) for the appellation. Long, very clean positive finish. Drink or hold.

by JS, James Suckling , 2019

Vinous Media 93

The 2009 Giscours has a generous and complex bouquet with well defined blackberry, cedar, mocha and light ferrous notes, more like a Saint-Julien than Margaux. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, fresh and vibrant with curry leaf and graphite. A dash of white pepper pops up towards the finish. This is a very fine Giscours to enjoy over the next 15 to 20 years.

by NM, Vinous Media , 2019

Wine Enthusiast 95

Dark and structured, this is a firm wine. It has a smoky wood character, powerful tannins over intensely ripe fruit. Acidity and sweetness balance to give a dense wine, powered with richness and destined to age for many years.

by RV, Wine Enthusiast , 2012

Wine Spectator 93

This is alluring, with lots of incense, warm espresso and roasted mesquite notes leading the way for a sleek core of mouthwatering black currant and blackberry fruit. The long finish lets the mesquite edge linger, with well-embedded grip. Rock-solid. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Best from 2014 through 2029. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. 21,665 cases made. –JM

by JM, Wine Spectator , 2012

Technical Details

Ageing

Type of barrels: 100 % French oak barrels(fine grain and medium toast)
Age of barrels: 50% new oak , 50% oak of 1 wine
Ageing time: 15 to 18 months
Racking: Every 3 months with candle
Fining: Egg white albumen

Vineyard

Soil: deep gravels from the Garonne river and sand from the ice Age
Planted area: 94 ha
Age of vines: 4 to 10
Years: 15% 10 to 25
Years: 50% +25 years : 33%
Density: 8 330 to 10 000 stocks /ha
Vineyard management: regular soil working, traditional thinning and manual leaf removal
Pruning: Double Guyot
Harvest: Hand-picked followed by hand sorting
Average yield: 40 to 45 hL/ha

Vinification

Tanks: Concrete and stainless steel
Temperature management: Thermoregulation
Pumping over: varies according to the lots
Temperature during the alcoholic fermentation: 26 to 28 Celsius
Vatting time: 18 to 28 days
Pressing: horizontal pneumatic and vertical mechanical
Average alcohol content: from 13 % to 13,5 % of alc./vol.
Selection: plot by plot management according to the ages of the vines and the different terroirs

Tasting notes

Chateau Giscours 2009 is an opulent wine. Great vintage of Bordeaux, 2009 was a year with exceptionnal climatic conditions which led to a perfect maturity of the grapes.

2009 is a sensual wine, with black fruits aromas and spicy notes brought by the Cabernet Franc.

Chateau Giscours 2009 reveals a beautiful complexity.