2023 Giscours
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The 2023 Giscours is as impressive as any in recent vintages. The nose is particularly nuanced with notes of ripe red fruit and peonies – the precision of the aromatics matched by a wonderful depth of crunchy fruit and minerality on the palate. The finish is long and focused with firm chalky tannins that provide a clear outline before they slowly melt away. 13.5% alcohol. Blend: 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc
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James Suckling
William Kelley, Wine Advocate
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Deep purple-hued, the 2023 Château Giscours is beautifully done and brings a rare level of opulence while staying balanced and graceful. Cassis and more blue fruits, sappy flowers, violets, and minty herbs all define the bouquet, and it hits the palate with medium to full-bodied richness as well as ripe, polished tannins. I love its mid-palate, and it has perfectly integrated acidity and one heck of a great finish. It's going to be a classic Margaux that will benefit from 4-6 years of bottle age and evolve gracefully over the following two decades. The blend is 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc.
Herbal, earthy, spicy, minty, and floral with a core of currants works well in the nose, and on the chewy, spicy, palate. blends 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, and 10% Cabernet Franc.
Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2023 Giscours flies out of the glass with vibrant notes of blackcurrant jelly, kirsch, and black raspberries giving way to hints of lilacs, pencil lead, and mossy tree bark. The medium-bodied palate is super soft and silky, with a well-knit line of soft acidity framing the bright, vibrant, and elegantly styled red and black fruit layers, finishing long and perfumed. This is a very alluring Giscours! The blend is 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, and 6% Cabernet Franc, yield 34 hl/ha, aging in oak barrels, 50% new.
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About the producer
Ch. Giscours is a Third Growth estate situated in the Médoc appellation of Margaux. With a long and somewhat chequered history, the estate has seen an impressive rise in quality since the early 2000s and is only getting better.