2019 Chateau Giscours 

(Margaux - 3rd Growth) 

96-97 JS / 94-96 VM / 93-95+ WA / 93-95 JD / 94 DE

 

$50.29/750ml - Buy Now

$301.74 / 6pack

(minimum 6 bottle purchase)

(Pre-Arrival)

 

#4 James Suckling's 10 Best Value 2019 Bordeaux

 

The 2019 is fabulous - that's all there is to it

Antonio Galloni, Vinous Media

 

This is a superb, potentially long-term Giscours that may well end up at the top of my banded score.                        

- Neal Martin, Vinous Media


Chateau Giscours, an excellent 3rd Growth shares the same classification with d'Issan, Malescott St Exupery, and of course Palmer. As the second growths have spiraled upward in price, these superbly made 3rd growths are not 'Super-Seconds' but they are Super-Buys! 

 
 
 
2019 Chateau Giscours
96-97 JS / 94-96 VM / 93-95+ WA / 93-95 JD / 94 DE

$50.29/750ml (Pre-Arrival) Buy Now

 

#4 James Suckling's 10 Best Value 2019 Bordeaux

 

Lots of deep blue fruit with blackberries and grape skins, as well as tar and asphalt. Lead, too. It’s full-bodied, yet very tight with powerful, defined tannins, surrounded by attractive ripe fruit. Serious. Reminds me of the excellent 1975. A blend of 65% cabernet sauvignon and 35% merlot. - James Suckling


The 2019 Giscours is ripe and extrovert on the nose with exuberant black cherries, blueberry and crushed violets bursting from the glass. This is very seductive. The palate is medium-bodied with a tang of seaweed infusing the black fruit on the entry, segueing into more tarry notes toward the well structured finish. This articulates a sense of completeness that I appreciate. The persistency is impressive. This is a superb, potentially long-term Giscours that may well end up at the top of my banded score. 94-96 - Neal Martin, Vinous Media 

Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2019 Giscours opens with notes of baked blackcurrants, plum preserves, tar and bouquet garni plus suggestions of moss-covered tree bark and chargrill. Medium to full-bodied, the palate delivers tons of black fruit preserves flavors, supported with a slightly chewy texture and just enough freshness, finishing long and savory. This is an impressive Giscours that seems to be holding its cards close to its chest right now—let's just see if it comes up trumps at bottling. --Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The WIne Advocate

Quite simply, Giscours is magnificent in 2019, and also one of the rising stars of Margaux today. Pliant, supple and creamy, the 2019 races out of the glass with striking dimension. Ripe red cherry, red plum, blood orange, spice and new leather all flesh out in a radiant, finessed Giscours that hits all the right notes. The 2019 is fabulous - that's all there is to it. Tasted two times. 94-96 - Antonio Galloni, Vinous Media

Based on 65% Cabernet Sauvignon and 35% Merlot, the 2019 Château Giscours is another stunning 2019. Deep purple, with a fresh yet concentrated style on the palate, it has lots of red, black, and blue fruits as well as notes of sandalwood, flowery incense, and graphite. It's not massive, by any means, yet is flawlessly balanced and has integrated acidity, followed by a great finish. It's very much in the more precise, pretty, elegant style of this vintage yet still packs plenty of mid-palate depth. Give bottles 4-5 years of bottle age and enjoy over the following 25 years or so. - Jeb Dunnuck

This is a serious Giscours, with medium intensity violet-edged ruby colour. High aromatics on the nose with cumin and cloves, followed by black cherry and cassis fruits that do a good job of filling the palate, and a cooling menthol finish as the tannins close in. Enjoyable overall, succulent yet with precision. Harvest lasted for an entire month, from September 11 to October 12, the longest ever at the estate and a reflection of more precise plot-by-plot work, with vines separated according to age and terroir. Thomas Duclos is consultant here as of the 2019 vintage. A yield of 44hl/ha. Drinking Window 2028 - 2044 - Jane Anson, Decanter

 

 

 

 
Sincerely,

Ron van Vlaardingen  
Fine Wine Sales Director

Grand Vin Wine Merchants

1003 4th Avenue E  | Olympia, WA  98506 | Office: 360.350.4896 x 2

www.grandvinwinemerchants.com | ronv@grandvinwinemerchants.com 

 
 
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