Le Rosé de Giscours 2014

Name: Le Rosé de Giscours 2014
Brand: Château Giscours
Rating: 3.6 (7 reviews)

Bordeaux|Rosé wine

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3.6/5 (7 customers)

Rosé de Giscours offers expressive, flowery, soft aromas on the nose. Charming, round and well-balanced, this cuvée aims for finesse and elegance. A Grand Château-style rosé!

Features

Estate

Château Giscours

Cuvée

Le Rosé de Giscours

Vintage

2014

Designation

Bordeaux

Region

Bordeaux

Grape varieties

100% Cabernet Sauvignon

Terroirs

gravel and sandy-clay alluvium

Viticulture

Ploughing, double Guyot pruning and trellising at 1.40m.

Harvest

manual with plot selection

Alcohol content

12.50%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

beautiful, deep rosé colour

Nose

expressive, flowery aromas full of sweetness

Mouth

Charming and round, well-balanced, Rosé de Giscours seeks finesse and elegance.

Serve

at 8-10°C

Open

1/2 hour before

Drink from

2015

Drink before

2017

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy as an aperitif, with cold meats, grilled meats, summer salads...

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Expert opinion

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

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

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

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.

Customer reviews

Customer rating

3.6/5

out of 7 reviews