Château Giscours - Margaux

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Château Giscours - Margaux - 2019 - 75cl - Onshore Cellars

Château Giscours - Margaux

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The 2019 Giscours has turned out very well in bottle, wafting from the glass with aromas of sweet berries, cherries, burning embers, lilac and violets framed by a discreet patina of new oak. Full-bodied, layered and concentrated, it's polished and perfumed, with a velvety, seamless profile and bright animating acids, concluding with a long, resonant finish. Alexandre Van Beek and his team are taking this estate to heights it hasn't hit since the 1970s, and this is another of the great bargains of the 2019 en primeur campaign.

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Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2016 Giscours gives up aromas of cassis, chocolate, earth, tar, pepper and hoisin with touches of flowers and a meaty nuance. The palate is medium to full-bodied, firm and grainy with a great core and a long finish.
Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2015 Giscours opens with expressive cassis, blackberry and red currants on the nose with touches of cedar chest, roses and pencil lead. Medium to full-bodied with a good core of muscular fruit and firm, grainy tannins, it finishes long.

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The 2011 Château Giscours is a blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, and 5% Petit Verdot, harvested between September 8 and October 1. It offers greater fruit intensity than the 2012, with a more pronounced Margaux florality. While it would benefit from increased delineation, a reasonable level is already present. The palate is medium-bodied, featuring supple, ripe tannins on the entry, with red cherry and raspberry fruit interwoven with cedar and tobacco notes. The finish is somewhat conservative and would benefit from additional finesse, though it remains a commendable expression of the vintage.

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Tasted at BI Wine & Spirits' 10-Years-On tasting, the 2007 Giscours has a pleasant mulberry, strawberry and orange blossom-scented bouquet, with the Merlot component quite expressive and lending a Right Bank-like veneer. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp tannin, plenty of truffle-infused black fruit with a vein of pencil lead on the finish. This bottle showed better than previous examples, including the one shown at the Giscours vertical in 2015, since it came across less austere.

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Provenance
Type
Red
Country
Appellation
Technical
ABV
14%
Serving
16° - 18° C
Drinking
2029 - 2065
Food Pairings
LambBeefVenisonDuckGame BirdsCharcuterie and Cured MeatsMushroomsGrilled VegetablesTomato-Based DishesFresh Herbs and Aromatic DishesBrieBlue Cheese
Key Characteristics
Full-bodiedBrightVelvetyPerfumedConcentratedMedium(+) alcohol

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Chateau Giscours

Château Giscours

Château Giscours is a wine estate located in the Margaux appellation of Bordeaux's Left Bank. The property holds Third Growth status in the 1855 Classification and produces red...

Château Giscours is a wine estate located in the Margaux appellation of Bordeaux's Left Bank. The property holds Third Growth status in the 1855 Classification and produces red wines from traditional Bordeaux grape varieties including Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc.

The Margaux appellation is renowned for producing some of Bordeaux's most elegant and perfumed wines. The region's gravelly soils, particularly well-suited to Cabernet Sauvignon, contribute to wines that typically display finesse, aromatic complexity, and refined tannins rather than power alone. Margaux wines are often characterized by their floral notes, silky texture, and ability to age gracefully over decades.

Château Giscours produces both its grand vin under the estate name and a second wine called La Sirène de Giscours. The estate's wines follow the classic Bordeaux blend structure, combining the three principal Left Bank varieties to create wines that reflect the distinctive terroir of their Margaux vineyards.

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Bordeaux

Bordeaux, in the southwest of France, needs little introduction as one of the world's most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90...
Bordeaux, in the southwest of France, needs little introduction as one of the world's most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90 percent of production volume) are the dry, medium- and full-bodied red Bordeaux Blends that established its reputation.

The finest (and most expensive) of these are the wines from the great châteaux of the Haut-Médoc and the Right Bank appellations Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former is focused (at the top level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter pair on on Merlot.

The legendary reds are complemented by high-quality white wines based on Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc. These range from dry whites to challenge the best from the Burgundy region (Pessac-Léognan is particularly renowned) to the sweet, botrytized nectars of Sauternes.
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Margaux

Margaux

Margaux is one of the most celebrated communes within the Haut-Médoc region of Bordeaux's Left Bank. Located approximately 25 kilometers north of Bordeaux city, the appellation encompasses the...

Margaux is one of the most celebrated communes within the Haut-Médoc region of Bordeaux's Left Bank. Located approximately 25 kilometers north of Bordeaux city, the appellation encompasses the commune of Margaux itself along with portions of Arsac, Cantenac, Labarde, and Soussans. The Margaux AOC was established in 1954 and covers roughly 1,413 hectares of vineyards.

The terroir of Margaux is distinguished by its gravel-based soils mixed with sand and clay, deposited over millennia by the Gironde estuary. This well-draining soil composition, combined with the maritime climate influence of the nearby Atlantic Ocean, creates ideal conditions for ripening Bordeaux's traditional grape varieties. The appellation permits Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, and occasionally Carménère, with winemakers typically blending these varieties to achieve complexity and balance.

Margaux wines are renowned for their elegance and finesse, often described as the most feminine of the Left Bank appellations. The predominance of gravel soils tends to favor Cabernet Sauvignon, which contributes structure and longevity, while the varying proportions of Merlot and Cabernet Franc add suppleness and aromatic complexity. These wines typically display refined tannins, floral aromatics, and flavors ranging from blackcurrant and cedar to violet and graphite, with the finest examples demonstrating remarkable aging potential spanning decades.

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