Tasting Notes

ABV:

13 %

Notes

We don’t normally get that excited by Giscours, but in 2022, they have pulled out all the stops and made a superb wine. The best example to date, this opens with aromas of dandelions, black fruit pastels and Asian spices. It’s very sleek with impressive levels of concentration. Perhaps it lacks the refinement of the best Margauxs, but there is much to admire here; there’s a well of dark, glossy fruit at its core and the tannic framework is much more sophisticated and charming than normal. A great effort with lots of aging potential. 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot.

Critics score

Score:

100

Source:

Neal Martin, Vinous

Date:

05/2023

Notes

The 2022 Giscours was picked between 1 and 29 September, one of the earliest ever, with no SO2 added until blending and using bio-protection (yeasts) to protect the must. It has a delightful and sensual bouquet with lifted, violet and peony-scented blueberry and black cherry fruit. This is very well-defined and perhaps the purest I have encountered from barrel. The palate is medium-bodied with a disarming silky texture, harmonious and focused. It’s mineral-driven with a poised and pixelated finish. Certainly, this represents one of the best wines from this Margaux estate in recent years, echoing their golden period of the 60s and early 70s. Tasted twice with consistent notes.

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