Sweet, lifted cassis and blackcherry fruit, with an attractive, complex aromatic bouquet showing earth, baking spice, joss and perfume. Impressive complexity and lovely depth, with a persistent finish. This is a very good Giscours. (NT 08/06/20)
- Producer
- Chateau Giscours
- Origin
- Labarde-Margaux, Medoc, Bordeaux FRANCE
- Colour
- red
- Wine Style
- dry
- Dominant Grape
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Closure Style
- cork
- Maturity
- young
- Bottle Size
- 75cl
- Case Quantity
- 6
- Alcohol
- 13.5%
- Wine Score
- 94 points, Jane Anson, decanter.com, May 2020
94-96 points, Neal Martin, vinous.com, June 2020
94 points, Jean-Marc Quarin, quarin.com, June 2020 16.5 points, James Lawther MW, jancisrobinson.com, June 2020
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Media Reviews
Jane Anson
This is a serious Giscours, with medium intensity violet-edged ruby colour. High aromatics on the nose with cumin and cloves, followed by black cherry and cassis fruits that do a good job of filling the palate, and a cooling menthol finish as the tannins close in. Enjoyable overall, succulent yet with precision. Harvest lasted for an entire month, from September 11 to October 12, the longest ever at the estate and a reflection of more precise plot-by-plot work, with vines separated according to age and terroir. Thomas Duclos is consultant here as of the 2019 vintage. A yield of 44hl/ha. 94 points
Neal Martin
The 2019 Giscours is ripe and extrovert on the nose with exuberant black cherries, blueberry and crushed violets bursting from the glass. This is very seductive. The palate is medium-bodied with a tang of seaweed infusing the black fruit on the entry, segueing into more tarry notes toward the well structured finish. This articulates a sense of completeness that I appreciate. The persistency is impressive. This is a superb, potentially long-term Giscours that may well end up at the top of my banded score. 94-96 points
James Lawther MW
Quite an elegant wine. Dark fruited and minerally fresh with the tannins finely honed. A touch of oak spice on attack then smooth, linear, juicy and refreshing. Certainly understated. 16.5 points
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