Château Giscours - Margaux 2015

Jancis Robinson

17 / 20

byJulia Harding MWthe11/8/2017

Perfumed, seductive nose. Rather salty and salivatory. A little bit chunky and earthbound but lots of pleasure is available here. A nice typical wine that expresses the charm of the vintage well.

Vinifera

4 / 5

the5/31/2016

Nez aux nuances un peu empyreumatiques sur fond fruité. Belle attaque, charnue. Il se développe dans la même orientation. Fruité assez intense, sur la cerise. Très jolie finale, stylée, d’une belle longueur.

The Wine Cellar Insider

93-95 / 100

byJeff Levethe4/30/2016

With a dark, ruby color, the violet aromas really get you going, that is until you get hit with the sweet, black, juicy plums, cocoa, black cherry and thyme. Full-bodied, plush and polished with more concentration, structure and opulence than you normally find at Giscours. The finish is all about the freshness and focused vibrant, spicy, sweet, ripe, dark, red berries. This wine was produced from a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot, reaching 13.7% alcohol and a 3.6 pH. The picking ranged from September 10 to October 9 and the Grand Vin represents 68% of the harvest.

Wine Advocate

94-96 / 100

byNeal Martinthe4/29/2016

The 2015 Giscours is a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot. That is in stark comparison to older vintages, for example the 2000 Giscours that was 50/50 Cabernet and Merlot. This vintage is matured in 50% new oak. Winemaker Alexandre Van Beek told me that the 2015 "...reflects the true terroir at Giscours that created the great wines of the 1960s and 1970s." That is something to live up to with fresh memories of the 1961 in my brain. The bouquet is very intense and almost "untamed" at first, but it calms down in the glass, revealing attractive scents of blackberry, raspberry, cedar and graphite. This is a Giscours determined to make a good impression...and it does. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, very pure, a little spicier than recent vintages, adorned with a gentle crescendo in the mouth towards a really quite fantastic, tensile, complex and compelling finish. Having tasted the 1961 and 1970 Giscours just a few months ago, I wager that the 2015 will be the best since the 1961. Time to fall back in love with this great Margaux property.

Bettane & Desseauve

17,5 / 20

the4/28/2016

Puissant, profond, intense et sérieux. Grande couleur, chair magnifique, caractère spécial dans cette appellation par ses notes légères de cuir et de fleurs, grande longueur, le vin que l’on aime et attend de ce cru célèbre devenu de nouveau très régulier.

Vinous

91-94 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe4/27/2016

The 2015 Giscours is terrific. In fact, this may be one of the very best recent vintages I have tasted here. Ample and quite broad in its first impression, the 2015 possesses magnificent depth from start to finish. Even with all of its intensity, the 2015 retains striking freshness and delineation. Succulent dark cherry, plum, blood orange and sweet spice notes all flesh out in the glass. Creamy, silky tannins add to the wine's considerable appeal. The purity of the fruit here is striking. The blend is 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot, with no Cabernet Franc this year. The 2015 is a terrific Giscours.

Decanter.com

92 / 100

bySteven Spurrierthe4/27/2016

Slightly smoky cassis nose then good florality and fine depth of Cabernet fruit and fine tannins. Has the classic Giscours charm with more weight than usual; will show very well. 2021-2035

Jean-Marc QUARIN

16,75 / 20

byJean-Marc Quarinthe4/20/2016

Ma meilleure note donnée à ce cru en primeur.Couleur sombre, intense et pourpre. Nez au fruité mûr. Belle entrée en bouche caressante, puis le vinoffre du corps, du goût en milieu de bouche, avant de s'achever sur des tannins fins dans une bellelongueur savoureuse et parfumée. Assemblage : 70 % cabernet sauvignon, 25 % merlot, 5 % petit verdot. Degré d'alcool : 13,7°

timatkin.com

89 / 100

byTim Atkin MWthe4/20/2016

Wine Enthusiast

94-96 / 100

byRoger Vossthe4/15/2016

Barrel Sample. This wine is firm and rich, with ripe black-plum flavors and dense tannins. Firm and concentrated, this is an impressive wine that will age well. 95 points

Jancis Robinson

17 /

byJancis Robinsonthe4/15/2016

Dark crimson. Relatively light nose. Very luscious sweet fruit on the palate - a very winning wine with a medium charge of tannin. Just a little inky on the finish. But good and appetising. Drink 2023-2035

René Gabriel

18 / 20

the4/10/2016

Sattes Purpur-Granat, dicht in der Mitte, lila Schimmer aussen. Intensives Bouquet, mehr Würze wie Frucht, dunkle Edelhölzer, Rosenholz und Schwarzteetöne. Sehr eleganter Gaumen, wirkt fast mild im Fluss durch seine sich besonders weich anfühlenden Tannine, aromatischer, langer Nachhall. Ein genialer königlicher Giscours mit einem möglichen Potential eines weiteren Punktes in seiner Reife. 18/20 2023 – 2048

Jamessuckling.com

96-97 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe4/5/2016

This sets a new level for Giscours with blackberry, black truffle and blackberry. So much walnut and cedar. Full body, dense and incredibly long and powerful. Clearly the best Giscour since 1970 and 1975..

Wine Spectator

92-95 / 100

byJames Molesworththe4/3/2016

Solid, with warm plum, fig and blackberry reduction notes, inlaid with a lovely alder accent. Flows beautifully through the long, velvety finish.—J.M.