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Château Giscours - Margaux 3ème Grand Cru Classé 2017

Bordeaux

Red

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4.5/5 (6 customers)

17/20

RVF

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96/100

Wine Enthusiast

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16,5/20

Le Figaro

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94/100

James Suckling

"This wine is rich in tannins and ripe black fruit. A core of succulence gives the wine weight and density. This will be a superb wine to drink from 2024 onwards." (Wine Enthusiast 2020) Delivery in wooden cases for orders of 12 bottles of this wine (excluding Point Relais delivery).

Features

Estate

Château Giscours

Cuvée

3ème Grand Cru Classé

Vintage

2017

Designation

Margaux

Region

Bordeaux

Grape varieties

71% Cabernet-Sauvignon, 29% Merlot

Terroirs

Gravel and sand soils

Viticulture

Traditional and meticulous

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Parcel selection, pneumatic pressing, long hot maceration, fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel and concrete vats at 28 to 30°C, 18 to 24-day vatting period, pumping over, racking after malolactic fermentation.

Breeding

15 to 18 months in barrels (50% new)

Alcohol content

13%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Deep color

Nose

Highly concentrated aromas with well-defined aromas of black fruit, violet, fig and minerals.

Mouth

Round and supple with silky tannins, soft elegance, purity, long and concentrated finish.

Serve

AT 16°C

Drink before

2030

Guard

20 years

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Goes well with duck stuffed with foie gras, Pauillac suckling lamb, rack of veal with morel mushrooms, etc.

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

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

About the domain :

This huge 300-hectare estate (80 hectares of which are farmed) in Labarde has had a turbulent history, due to a series of delicate 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 its rival.

Guide Hachette des vins

Guide Hachette des vins

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

About the domain :

Giscours is one of the largest domains in the Médoc (100 ha), commanded by a monumental château built by the banking family of the Counts de Pescatore to welcome Empress Eugenie to 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

Domain rated 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

Wine rated (2020 guide) 17/20 (Grand vin)

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

About the wine:

2017 is a refined, delicate Margaux, with juicy fruit and beautifully coated tannins. A very gourmet and seductive expression of the vintage.

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.

Wine Enthusiast

Wine Enthusiast

Wine rated (2020 guide) 96/100

About the wine:

This wine is rich in tannins and ripe black fruit. A core of succulence gives the wine weight and density. This will be a superb wine to drink from 2024 onwards.

James Suckling

James Suckling

Wine rated (2020 guide) 94/100

About the wine:

Subtle aromas of ripe fruit, plum, clove and stone. Complex. Medium to full body, with a fine line of tannins running through the mid-palate. Fresh, creamy texture. A blend of 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot. Drink after 2021.

Le Figaro vins

Le Figaro vins

Wine rated (guide 2020) 16,5/ 20

About the wine:

Fresh and fruity, with a hint of herbs on the mid-palate, sapid and taut, good length, supple tannins.

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