2022 Chateau Giscours - 3eme Cru Margaux

Decanter.com – 96 pts – GH: *A seriously impressive and beguiling Giscous in 2022 and one of the most elegant. A remarkable wine with gorgeous clarity and purity and just the most gentle seduction, even more so because it really doesn't feel as if it's trying too hard yet still delivering depth and complexity. Fresh and lifted, fragrant and so juicy but with textured tannins that give both the weight, structure and density to the quite bright, tangy, vibrant fruit. Nicely composed, feels quite powerful yet restrained and finessed offering lots of immediate drinking appeal but with a serious backbone that suggests long ageing too. Elegant, fineseed, subtle confidence with such cool minerality that gives freshness all the way through. It's not the most dense, or fleshy, but so refined. A compelling wine. Possible upscore in bottle. 3% Cabernet Franc completes the blend. 3.70pH. A yield of 27hl/ha, the lowest ever. No Sirene de Giscours this year. 100% grand vin. Ageing 17 months, 50% new oak. 10-15% press wine. Tasted twice.* - 04/2023

Falstaff Magazin – 96 pts – PM: *Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Zart tabakig, feine Kräuterwürze, ein Hauch von Cassis und Herzkirschen, mineralisch, kandierte Veilchen im Hintergrund. Stoffig, elegant, schwarze Kirsche, Brombeeren, integrierte, elegante Tannine, frisch und lange anhaftend, feine Süße im Abgang, zeigt das ganze Potenzial des Terroirs von Giscours.* - 01/2023

Vinum Magazin – 18/20 pts: *Zurückhaltende, viel versprechende Aromatik; beginnt ungemein fruchtig, geschmeidig und saftig, entwickelt gemächlich tragende Struktur und Tiefe, endet lang auf sehr fruchtigen Noten; stilvoll, hervorragend gemacht, sich selber treu.* - 04/2023

WeinWisser – 18,5/20pts – GL, TW: *64 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 30 % Merlot, 3 % Petit Verdot, 3 % Cabernet Franc. Delikates Bouquet, frischer Schattenmorellensaft, getrockneter Thymian, roter Johannisbeernektar und zartes Fliederparfüm. Am komplexen Gaumen mit seidiger Textur, balancierter Rasse, engmaschigem Tanningerüst und durchtrainiertem Körper. Im konzentrierten, langanhaltenden Finale Wildkirsche, dunkle Schokolade und Graphit gepaart mit edler Salznote. Es wurde dieses Jahr kein Zweitwein produziert.* – 04/2023

JancisRobinson.com – 16,5+/20pts – JR: *64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot, 3% Cabernet Franc. Cask sample. Deep purple. Neat, fresh, lively nose. A certain Margaux delicacy on the palate, plus the intensity of the vintage. No excess oak. Good balance suggests a wine with a good long life. A good Giscours with a definitively dry, tannic finish.* - 04/2023

Vinous.com – (95-97) pts – AG: *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.* - 04/2023

Vinous.com – (95-97) pts – NM: *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.* - 04/2023

Thewinecellarinsider.com – (95-97) pts – JL: *Violets, roses and lilies merge with its array of spices, black cherries, black plums and black raspberries on the nose. Silky, fresh, and focused on its tannins. The wine focuses on its structure, balance, and refinement. Supple, and creamy, the finish displays its richness, ripe, deep fruits and energy in every lingering sip. The wine is a blend of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot, 13.6% ABV, pH 3.75. Harvesting took place September 1 to September 29. Yields were 27 hectoliters per hectare. Drink from 2027-2055.* - 05/2023