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Le Rosé x Giscours - Bordeaux rosé 2023

Bordeaux

Rosé

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92/100

James Suckling

freshness
delicate
ready to drink
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"Already a fine reputation as Bordeaux's Best Rosé!"

"A subtle, intense rosé with aromas of peach, lemon, lime and a hint of honeysuckle. Medium-bodied, fresh and crisp. Creamy texture. Pure Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now. (James Sukling 2024) - Rosé x Giscours has been meticulously selected from one of the parcels historically dedicated to making the 3rd Grand Cru Classé - Château Giscours. This 2023 vintage of Le Rosé x Giscours has all the qualities of a Grand Rosé: freshness, elegance and great energy. It's a pretty confidential cuvée, available in limited numbers!

Features

Estate

Château Giscours

Cuvée

Le Rosé x Giscours

Vintage

2023

Designation

Bordeaux

Region

Bordeaux

Grape varieties

100% Cabernet Sauvignon

Terroirs

Deep Garonne gravel (on a parcel historically dedicated to Château Giscours)

Viticulture

Traditional and meticulous (same care as for the Grand Vin)

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Direct pressing and low-temperature fermentation in concrete tanks

Alcohol content

13,5%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Luminous light pink dress

Nose

Subtle aromas of citrus and white flowers

Mouth

Silky, finely chiselled and precise, with freshness and delicacy

Serve

AT 8-10°C

Open

At tasting time

Drink from

2024

Production

Approx. 20,000 bottles

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy as an aperitif, with a Mediterranean tart or barbecued meat...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Domaine rated (2020 guide) 4*Stars (Very high quality producers, the glories of French winegrowing)

About the domain :

This huge 300-hectare estate (80 hectares of which are farmed), located in Labarde, has had a turbulent history, due to tricky family successions. The vines have remained in the Tari family since 1952, but the wine is made by a talented team under the direction of Alexander van Beek, inspired by the courage of the recently deceased Eric Albada Jelgersma. As the estate's farmer, he restored it to its former glory. Because of its terroir, this cru produces a particularly colorful, full-bodied Margaux that can be laid down for a very long time, with a character quite different from the crus of the northern part of the appellation. When successful, it can rival Château Palmer, but prices remain more reasonable than those of its rival.

Guide Hachette des vins

Guide Hachette des vins

Domaine noté (guide 2021) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the domain :

Giscours is one of the Médoc's largest estates (100 ha), commanded by a monumental château built by the banking family of the Counts de Pescatore to accommodate Empress Eugenie when she visited her Biarritz resort. Very representative of the Médoc Grand Cru in terms of its buildings, Giscours is also representative in terms of its beautiful terroir of deep gravel and great homogeneity. This third-growth Margaux classé also owns parcels in the Haut-Médoc appellation for two labels: Ch. Duthil and Haut-Médoc de Giscours.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

About the domain :

 

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Domaine rated (guide 2023) 2*Stars (These great estates, often blessed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, thanks to their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).

About the domain :

The vineyard, farmed by the Dutch Albada Jelgersma family, is run by the talented Alexander Van Beek. Let's leave aside the legal wrangling between the Tari family, who own the land, and the farmers, and focus on the wines. Giscours benefits from a first-rate terroir, and many older vintages bear witness to this. Like many other vineyards, it went through a period of decline in the 90s and 2000s. A major restructuring of the vineyard has enabled the cru to move forward again, and the latest vintages are returning to its full, intense style.

James Suckling

James Suckling

Wine rated (guide 2024) 92/100

About the wine:

A subtle, intense rosé with aromas of peach, lemon, lime and a hint of honeysuckle. Medium-bodied, fresh and crisp. Creamy texture. Pure Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now.

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