Chateau Giscours2014
RED WINE
- Producer Chateau Giscours
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Blend
10% Petit Verdot
20% Merlot
70% Cabernet Sauvignon - Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- Appellation Margaux
- UPC 3430430006339
Reviews
James Suckling 95
Blueberries, tar and licorice on the nose. Full-bodied, solid and dense. Velvety tannins. Long finish. Down on this! Needs at least two or three years to soften.
by JS, James Suckling , 2017
Vinous Media 93
The 2014 Giscours has a slightly muddled bouquet with tertiary/woodland scents infusing the broody black fruit, austere but attractive. With aeration it seems to find its groove and develop more clarity and detail. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, supple and focused. There is lovely balance and poise to this Giscours, with a tensile and precise finish that lingers long in the mouth. Excellent.
by NM, Vinous Media , 2018
Wine Advocate 92
The 2014 Giscours has come on leaps and bounds since I tasted it twice in barrel. It is clearly more sophisticated and complex than the du Tertre on the nose. For a start, there is more fruit concentration with red cherries, raspberry and blackcurrant laced with cedar and graphite. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, pure red cherry and crushed strawberry fruit with a precise finish that the property never used to be able to offer. This is a lovely Margaux that should drink well for 20 years.
by NM, Wine Advocate , 2017
Wine Enthusiast 95
Still dry and concentrated and with swathes of rich tannins, the wine is dark and dense. The undertow of ripe black fruit is impressive. It obviously has considerable aging potential, Drink this serious wine from 2025.
by RV, Wine Enthusiast , 2017
Wine Spectator 91
This shows a caressing feel from the start, with alluring black tea and incense notes weaving around lightly macerated plum, blackberry and black currant fruit flavors. A floral accent gilds the finish. Pretty wine.
by JM, Wine Spectator , 2017
Technical Details
Ageing
French barrels. 50% new oak. 17 months of ageing in barrels.Tasting notes
Chateau Giscours 2014 has all the qualities of a Great Wine from Medoc.This vintage offers density and complexity, brought by the Cabernet Sauvignon, with a concentrated and precise finish.
The Petit Verdot brings substance to the blend.
2014 is a well-balanced wine, deep and structured with silky tannins. The perfect illustration of a Great Wine.