Château Giscours 2018

VertdeVin

The nose is elegant, fresh, powerful, aromatic and offers a fine incisive side, a beautiful finesse of the grain and a small captivating side. This wine should be decanted. It reveals notes of wild blackberry, lily and small notes of small pulpy wild red frutis associated with small touches of lilac, small juicy black fruits as well as a varietal hint, fresh tobacco, discreet hints of spices, camphor and a very discreet hint of pink pepper. The palate is fruity, mineral, elegant, racy and offers a beautiful definition, gourmandize, tension, a small chiseled side, a fine richness/unctuosity (full of balance). On the palate this wine expresses notes of fresh blackberry, pulpy cassis and small notes of small juicy/fresh red berries, iris, lilac associated with touches of bright cherry as well as hints of crunchy raspberry, tobacco, fine varietal hint, hazelnut, toasted and a discreet hint of mocha (in the background). Good length. Tannins are precise, structuring and very finely firm.

Wine Enthusiast

Always a significant wine, this latest release with powerful while also stylish black fruits fits into a well-regarded tradition. The density and broad fruitiness of the wine make fine foils for each other. It is firmly structured and set for aging. Drink this wine from 2027.

Adrian van Velsen - vvWine.ch

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2018 Giscours opens with fragrant notions of kirsch, black cherry compote and blackcurrant pastilles with suggestions of dried lavender, cinnamon stick and mossy tree bark. The medium to full-bodied palate delivers a good amount of red and black fruit flavors with compelling purity, framed by soft tannins and well-balanced freshness, finishing with a spicy lift.