2022 Château Giscours En Primeur
2022 Château Giscours En Primeur: Release expected May/June 2023.
Bordeaux En Primeur, landing in spring 2024.
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Producer Profile
Château Giscours, Margaux Cru Classé
Château Giscours, is a Troisième Grand Cru Classé in the commune of Margaux. The estate dates to the middle ages, but by the mid-twentieth century it had fallen into disrepair, with just 1-0 hectares producing fruit. In 1954 it was bought by Nicholas Tari, who began the restoration of the vineyards. In 1995 Giscours was sold to Dutch businessman Eric Albada Jelgersma (also the owner of du Tertre, until its sale in 2021). He died in 2018 but the estate continues in his family's ownership.
The 90 hectares of vines are on Garonne gravel and are planted to 60 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 32 % Merlot, 5 % Cabernet franc and 3 % Petit Verdot. Alexander Van Beek has managed the estate for some years and is credited with improving quality greatly.
| RED | 2022 | Château Giscours | 75cl | £0 per case of 12 | Château Giscours 2022 / / 75cl £0 per case of 12 |
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Tasting Notes"With the 2022 Giscours, this estate takes another step up, delivering a deep and characterful wine redolent of cherries, dark berries, violets, peony and forest floor. Medium to full-bodied, broad shouldered and layered, it's deep and elegantly muscular, with impressive concentration, abundant but refined tannins and a structural authority reminiscent of the great Giscours vintages of the 1970s. Why is it so good? There are many reasons, but one is the high proportion of old vines—almost 60% of the blend deriving from vines that are over 50 years old—in a vintage that favored vines with deep, well-established root systems. Another is the increasing precision of harvesting at this address: Giscours's old vines are frequently co-planted with younger replacements that have filled any gaps in the ranks over the years; so, blocks are now picked in two or three passages instead of all at once, with the younger vines picked first. 94-96+ points" William Kelley, RobertParker.com------"The 2022 Giscours is a regal, sophisticated wine. Succulent red cherry, blood orange, spice, menthol and rose petal lend notable vibrancy and freshness throughout. Most surprisingly, the 2022 remains light on its feet, especially for a wine made from such low yields in a warm, dry year. Over the last few years Giscours has been one of the most improved properties in the Médoc. The 2022 is another step in that direction. Sublime. 95-97 points" Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com------"This is a big move forward for Giscours. Full-bodied yet agile and fresh with tannins that are precise and integrated, with great beauty and length. Well-structured and vivid. Extremely fine yet defined tannins, and then it opens like a butterfly. 97-98 points" jamessuckling.com |
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