2022 | Chateau Giscours Margaux

Red Wine: 2022 | Chateau Giscours Margaux

The 2022 Château Giscours is a masterful expression of Margaux elegance — refined yet powerful. Deep ruby in color. the wine opens with aromas of blackcurrant. violet. and graphite. accented by subtle hints of cedar. tobacco. and crushed rose petals. On the palate. it delivers a luscious core of ripe blackberries and cassis. balanced by silky tannins and a vibrant freshness that carries through a long. mineral-driven finish.

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Producer: Château Giscours

Vintage: 2022

Size: 750ML

ABV: 13.5%

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend Red

Country/Region: France. Bordeaux

The 2022 Giscours has realized all the potential it showed en primeur. wafting from the glass with a deep bouquet of sweet berries. mint. rose petals and pencil shavings. Medium to full-bodied. deep and layered. it’s textural and enveloping. built around lively acids and sweet powdery tannins. concluding with a long. resonant finish. As I pondered two years ago. why is the 2022 so good? There are many reasons. but one is the high proportion of old vines—almost 60% of the blend derives from vines that are over 50 years old—in a vintage that favored vines with deep. well-established root systems. Another is the increasing precision of harvesting at this address: Giscours’s old vines are frequently co-planted with younger replacements that have filled any gaps in the ranks over the years; so. blocks are now picked in two or three passages instead of all at once. with the younger vines picked first. The team also adapted hedging practices to limit hydric stress. which helps to explain the sweetness of the tannins.

Producer Information

Château Giscours is a well-regarded wine estate in the Margaux appellation of the Haut-Médoc region just north of Bordeaux city. It was rated as a third growth in the 1855 Bordeaux Classification and. since the 1990s. it has moved from being a Merlot-dominant wine to a more long-lived blend. typically of 75 percent Cabernet Sauvignon and 25 percent Merlot. The Giscours vineyard is one of the largest on the Left Bank with 165 hectares (407 acres) in total. Of this. 102 hectares (252 acres) falls within the Margaux appellation. This vineyard is planted 60 percent to Cabernet Sauvignon with 32 percent Merlot. 5 percent Cabernet Franc and 3 percent Petit Verdot. The second wine. La Sirène de Giscours. comes from a selection of fruit from the youngest vines. Additionally. a 63-hectare (156-acre) plot. adjacent to Giscours but outside the Margaux boundary. provides the fruit for Le Haut Médoc de Giscours. Château Duthil is a made from a selection of the best Haut-Médoc plots and also vinified at Giscours. The range is completed by Le Rosé de Giscours. Total production across the range is around 350.000 bottles a year.