Château Giscours 2019

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2019 Giscours has turned out very well in bottle, wafting from the glass with aromas of sweet berries, cherries, burning embers, lilac and violets framed by a discreet patina of new oak. Full-bodied, layered and concentrated, it's polished and perfumed, with a velvety, seamless profile and bright animating acids, concluding with a long, resonant finish. Alexandre Van Beek and his team are taking this estate to heights it hasn't hit since the 1970s, and this is another of the great bargains of the 2019 en primeur campaign.

James Suckling

A ripe and layered red with lots of currant and chocolate character, as well as some walnut and cocoa powder. Crushed stones, too. It’s full and layered with round tannins and a juicy and plush texture. Crushed velvet that turns to silk. Very cool and long. Plenty going on here. Give it three to four years to come together. But will age beautifully for years to come. A blend of 65% cabernet sauvignon and 35% merlot. Try after 2026.

Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

VertdeVin

The nose is elegant, racy, fine and offers power (in delicacy), richness (in finesse) as well as a very fine intensity very discreetly tight. It reveals notes of pulpy/juicy Boysen berry, wild strawberry, small notes of ripe/fresh raspberry associated with touches of small crushed black fruits, cornflower as well as hints of crushed violet plum, graphite, sweet spices, subtle hints of toasted and a very discreet hint of cuben pepper and an imperceptible hint of aromatic herbs/origan. The palate is beautifully fine, elegant, very finely tight and offers power/richness (in finesse), delicacy, freshness, gourmandize, tension, a good structure as well as a good freshness, a racy grain, a fine suavity, juiciness and a very discreet iodine hint (in the background). On the palate this wine expresses notes of fresh blackberry, pulpy/fresh cassis, small notes of pulpy/fresh raspberry associated with touches of small pulpy/fresh red berries, lily, lilac as well as hints of chocolate, fresh gravels, very fine hints of sugared mild tobacco, vanilla and an imperceptible hint of sage/origan (in the background). Good length.

Adrian van Velsen - vvWine.ch