Château Giscours - Subskription -

96-98/100 Vinous The 2023 Giscours is the very best wine I have ever tasted here. Giscours has been knocking on the door of Bordeaux's elite for a few years now. Two thousand twenty-three is the year in which Giscours joins the region's big boys and girls. A towering, majestic Margaux, the 2023 dazzles from start to finish. What a wine! - Antonio Galloni 94-96/100 Wine Advocate The 2023 Giscours is one of the real successes of the vintage, unwinding in the glass with aromas of dark berries, cherries and red fruits mingled with hints of undergrowth, violets and licorice. Medium to full-bodied, deep and layered, it's seamless and concentrated, with a fleshy core of fruit framed by ripe, powdery tannins and succulent acids, concluding with a long, broad finish. It's a blend of 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot and 6% Cabernet Franc. - William Kelley 96-97/100 Jamessuckling.com This really expands in the mouth, with tight tannins that are polished and velvety. The fruit shows depth and purity. Medium to full body. Juicy center-palate. Like the ripe fruit in the center palate. The quality of the tannins in this rises to a new level. The tannins pull you through the wine. 71% cabernet sauvignon, 7% cabernet franc and the rest merlot. - James Suckling 94-96/100 Jeb Dunnuck 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. - Jeb Dunnuck 93-95/100 The Wine Cellar Insider Flowers, truffle, blackberries, black cherries, smoke, cigar box, and spice-filled aromatics open the wine. The wine offers a fresh, mineral-driven, multi-layered experience packed with layers of ripe, sweet, black cherries, and currants. The mid-palate and finish is silky, lifted, and ripe, with vibrancy, elegance, and purity from start to finish. The wine is a blend of 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, and 6% Cabernet Franc. 13.5% ABV, pH 3.75. Harvesting took place September 5 - October 6. Drink from 2028-2055. 93-95 Pts. - Jeff Leve 96-97/100 My Bettane + Desseauve Grande réussite qui a fait notre admiration commune : on retrouve le cru à son inimitable meilleur, allant plus vers ses pairs du nord du Médoc par la richesse de son corps et ses notes réglissées, tout en gardant la finesse tannique du grand vin margalais. Coup de cœur dans nos coups de cœur. - Bettane & Desseauve 96-97/100 Yvesbeck.wine Giscours 2023 offenbart sich auf imposante Weise, nicht unbedingt durch seine Intensität, sondern vielmehr durch die Art und Weise, wie er seine zahlreichen Facetten und seine Tiefe offenbart, wobei das Leitmotiv eine mitreißende Frische ist. Der Wein hat eine gute Dichte und gewinnt im Laufe des Gaumens an Breite. Dabei kann er auf die Unterstützung seiner Tannine zählen, die den gesamten Mund stützen, während die Säure sowohl strukturierend als auch prägnant und erfrischend ist. Hervorzuheben sind auch die feinen Bitternoten, die den aromatischen Ausdruck im Abgang unterstützen und das Finale strecken. Ein kräftiger, strahlender Giscours mit einer ausladenden, saftigen und energiespendenden Struktur. - Yves Beck