Chateau Giscours2018
RED WINE
- Producer Chateau Giscours
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Blend
55% Cabernet Sauvignon
39% Merlot
6% Petit Verdot - Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- Appellation Margaux
- UPC 0 15643 67202 6
Reviews
James Suckling 97
Black currant, dried-blueberry, oyster-shell, black-olive, black truffle, and bitter-chocolate aromas. It's full-bodied with firm, fine-grained tannins and fresh acidity. Savory and mineral layers interplay with the black fruit. Powerful and chewy yet very polished and beautiful..
by JS, James Suckling , 2021
Wine Enthusiast 95-97
This is a powerful wine with a great future that displays a rich, juicy blackberry flavor and ripe tannins. It is well-structured and generous in fruit, yet well balanced and shows promise for the future
by RV, Wine Enthusiast , 2019
Wine Spectator 95
Very expressive, with violet and lilac notes followed by creamed plum and mulled blackberry and black currant fruit flavors. Subtle anise, juniper and sanguine notes thread the very long finish. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot.
by JM, Wine Spectator , 2020
Wine Advocate 91
Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2018 Giscours opens with fragrant notions of kirsch, black cherry compote and blackcurrant pastilles with suggestions of dried lavender, cinnamon stick and mossy tree bark. The medium to full-bodied palate delivers a good amount of red and black fruit flavors with compelling purity, framed by soft tannins and well-balanced freshness, finishing with a spicy lift.
by LPB, Wine Advocate , 2021
Technical Details
Ageing
French barrels. 50 % new oak. 17 months of ageing in barrels.Tasting notes
Chateau Giscours 2018 has all the characteristics of a Grand Vin: power, finesse and the capacity to travel through time.In this vintage, the particularly high percentage of Merlot in the final blend delivers to the wine a roundness and density that envelop the structure and the tannins naturally present on our soils of deep gravels.