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Chateau Giscours

2010
Country
France
Region
Bordeaux
Appellation
Margaux
UPC
0 15643 82439 5
0 15643 67806 6
Red Wine
Verified Stock
Verified Stock
1652-10
1652DM-10
Product Ratings
James Suckling 95pt

Aromas of mint and currants with hints of fresh herbs. Then turns to plum jam. Full body, with well-integrated tannins and pretty fruit. Long and caressing. This is really outstanding.

by James Suckling, 2013
Wine Advocate 92+pt

Deep garnet in color, the 2010 Giscours slips seductively out of the glass with notions of baked black cherries, mulberries and plum preserves plus hints of cassis, pencil lead and dried Provence herbs. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is toting a fair amount of oak with a sturdy frame of chewy tannins, coming through with a long, fruity finish.

by Wine Advocate, 2020
Wine Enthusiast 95pt

Giscours shows an initial character of great style and elegance. The shining fruit and concentrated tannins follow, making it both a seductive wine and one with a long-term future.

by Wine Enthusiast, 2013
Wine Spectator 94pt

Features a lightly firm, singed alder frame around a core of dark plum, cherry and cassis bush notes. Taut tar and warm paving stone notes fill in on the finish. Shows serious, well-embedded grip, and the core of fruit is spot on. This has the range, length and cut for the cellar. Best from 2014 through 2030.

by Wine Spectator, 2013
James Suckling 95pt

Aromas of mint and currants with hints of fresh herbs. Then turns to plum jam. Full body, with well-integrated tannins and pretty fruit. Long and caressing. This is really outstanding.

by James Suckling, 2013
Wine Advocate 92+pt

Deep garnet in color, the 2010 Giscours slips seductively out of the glass with notions of baked black cherries, mulberries and plum preserves plus hints of cassis, pencil lead and dried Provence herbs. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is toting a fair amount of oak with a sturdy frame of chewy tannins, coming through with a long, fruity finish.

by Wine Advocate, 2020
Wine Enthusiast 95pt

Giscours shows an initial character of great style and elegance. The shining fruit and concentrated tannins follow, making it both a seductive wine and one with a long-term future.

by Wine Enthusiast, 2013
Wine Spectator 94pt

Features a lightly firm, singed alder frame around a core of dark plum, cherry and cassis bush notes. Taut tar and warm paving stone notes fill in on the finish. Shows serious, well-embedded grip, and the core of fruit is spot on. This has the range, length and cut for the cellar. Best from 2014 through 2030.

by Wine Spectator, 2013

Ageing

Type of barrels: 100 % French oak barrels(fine grain and medium toast)
Age of barrels: 50% new oak , 50% oak of 1 wine
Ageing time: 15 to 18 months
Racking: Every 3 months with candle
Fining: Egg white albumen

Vinification

Tanks: Concrete and stainless steel
Temperature management: Thermoregulation
Pumping over: varies according to the lots
Temperature during the alcoholic fermentation: 26 to 28 Celsius
Vatting time: 18 to 28 days
Pressing: horizontal pneumatic and vertical mechanical
Average alcohol content: from 13 % to 13,5 % of alc./vol.
Selection: plot by plot management according to the ages of the vines and the different terroirs

Vineyard

Soil: deep gravels from the Garonne river and sand from the ice Age
Planted area: 94 ha
Age of vines: 4 to 10
Years: 15% 10 to 25
Years: 50% +25 years : 33%
Density: 8 330 to 10 000 stocks /ha
Vineyard management: regular soil working, traditional thinning and manual leaf removal
Pruning: Double Guyot
Harvest: Hand-picked followed by hand sorting
Average yield: 40 to 45 hL/ha