2013 | Chateau Giscours | Chateau Giscours

Description

Red Wine: 2013 | Chateau Giscours | Chateau Giscours

Direct cherry pie and red licorice notes are followed by a rounded, lightly toasted finish. Quite shy on stuffing, but balanced for what it is.

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Producer: Chateau Giscours

Ratings: WA | 90JS | 91

Vintage: 2013

Size: 750ml

ABV: 14%

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend, Cabernet Franc, Merlot

Country/Region: France, Bordeaux

Direct cherry pie and red licorice notes are followed by a rounded, lightly toasted finish. Quite shy on stuffing, but balanced for what it is.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: Chateau Giscours certainly boasts one of the superior aromatic profiles of the Margaux appellation with delightful red cherries and fresh strawberry fruit and an essence of mineralite. The palate is medium-bodied with ripe tannins on the entry, although the finish kind of ‘stumbles’ over the finish line and the oak feels just a little heavy handed. Maybe this will sort itself out by the time of bottling.

• James Suckling: A fresh and clean red with bright acidity and lively fruit. Medium to full body, fine tannins and lively finish. Beautiful intensity on the finish for the vintage. Delicate.

Producer Information

Château Giscours is a well-regarded wine estate in the Margaux appellation of the Haut-Médoc region just north of Bordeaux city. It was rated as a third growth in the 1855 Bordeaux Classification and, since the 1990s, it has moved from being a Merlot-dominant wine to a more long-lived blend, typically of 75 percent Cabernet Sauvignon and 25 percent Merlot. The Giscours vineyard is one of the largest on the Left Bank with 165 hectares (407 acres) in total. Of this, 102 hectares (252 acres) falls within the Margaux appellation. This vineyard is planted 60 percent to Cabernet Sauvignon with 32 percent Merlot, 5 percent Cabernet Franc and 3 percent Petit Verdot. The second wine, La Sirène de Giscours, comes from a selection of fruit from the youngest vines. Additionally, a 63-hectare (156-acre) plot, adjacent to Giscours but outside the Margaux boundary, provides the fruit for Le Haut Médoc de Giscours. Château Duthil is a made from a selection of the best Haut-Médoc plots and also vinified at Giscours. The range is completed by Le Rosé de Giscours.