2021 Château Giscours, Cru Classé Margaux

2021 Château Giscours, Cru Classé Margaux

Tasted April 2022. Giscours is a real success in this vintage. A lovely silky, charming style with rose petals, graphite, lavender and tobacco framing a core of bramble, black cherry fruit. Fine tannins and a long minerally finish.

Critic score
94.75/100 info
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Magnum
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£83.00

Wine details

  • Region & country
    Margaux, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
  • Maturity
    Young 2028 - 2050info
  • Colour
    Red
  • Sweetness
    Dry
  • Style
    Still
  • Unit Volume
    Magnum (150cl.)
  • ABV
    13.5%

Tasting notes

The 2021 Giscours is not quite as showy as some recent vintages, but all the ingredients are there. Aromatic, deep and layered, with tremendous balance, the 2021 has so much to offer. Rose petal, mint, spice, orange peel and dried herbs are some of the notes that build. The 2021 is a wine of exquisite precision—bright and driving, with notable tension. It is seriously impressive at this stage.

Antonio Galloni, vinous.com (February 2024)
95/100

The 2021 Giscours is not quite as showy as some recent vintages, but all the ingredients are there. Aromatic, deep and layered, with tremendous balance, the 2021 has so much to offer. Rose petal, mint, spice, orange peel and dried herbs are some of the notes that build. The 2021 is a wine of exquisite precision—bright and driving, with notable tension. It is seriously impressive at this stage.

Antonio Galloni, vinous.com (February 2024)
95/100

The 2021 Giscours has turned out beautifully, wafting from the glass with aromas of dark berries and licorice mingled with hints of violet and forest floor. Medium to full-bodied, velvety and suave, it's seamless and enveloping, with good depth at the core, beautifully polished tannins and a long, perfumed finish. This is one of the real successes of the vintage. As readers may remember, it's a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot.

William Kelley, Wine Advocate (February 2024)
94+/100

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