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2008 Château Giscours, Margaux, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Cabernet Sauvignon (65%),Merlot (30%),Cabernet Franc (5%)
Ready, but will keep
Neal Martin MW
91/100
16/20
Jancis Robinson MW
17.5/20
James Suckling
87-90/100
Robert Parker
90/100
Product: 20088005928
2008 Château Giscours, Margaux, Bordeaux

Description

The long, late harvest of 2008 resulted in such ripeness at Ch. Giscours that, for the first time since 1995, five percent Cabernet Franc was of high enough quality to be added to the blend (along with 65 percent Cabernet Sauvignon and 30 percent Merlot).

Lower than normal yields have created a concentrated wine with a creamy blackcurrant palate, fine-grained tannins and spicy, oak complexity. Almost Burgundian in structure, there is a lovely roundness to this wine which is completed by an impressively long finish: a beautiful wine.
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2008
Alcohol % 13
Maturity Ready, but will keep
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon (65%),Merlot (30%),Cabernet Franc (5%)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Giscours

Critics reviews

Neal Martin MW 91/100
Tasted at the Chteau Giscours vertical, the 2008 Chteau Giscours is a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot picked between September 30 and October 1. The bouquet is very well defined with ebullient red berry fruit mixed with orange peel and cedar aromas. There is something that distantly echoes a Cte de Beaune! Perhaps the purity on offer here? The palate is very well balanced with a keen line of acidity, very fine tannins and ample freshness. I loved this Giscours from barrel and it is now living up to my expectations. The terroir shines through on this wine - true Margaux. This is an excellent wine from winemaker Alexandre Van Beek. Tasted June 2015.Neil Martin - 29/07/2016
Neal Martin MW, (Jul 2016)
16/20
Black-red, very expressive blackcurrant nose, almost crème de cassis without the sweetness, good slightly earthy fruit, palate more subdued than the nose, has class and length.
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Jancis Robinson MW 17.5/20
Healthy crimson. Already quite complex, seductive aromas. Fresh start with real spring in its step – energetic and lively and very well balanced yet with real intrigue still to be revealed. Good wine. Neat finish. Tightly packed. Limpid – wonderful confidence! jancis_robinson_mw MW - JancisRobinson.com - Apr 09
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com (Apr 2009)
James Suckling 87-90/100
Displays blackberry and crushed raspberry, with hints of tar. Medium-bodied, with fine tannins and a fresh finish. james_suckling - Wine Spectator - Apr 09
James Suckling, WineSpectator.com (Apr 2009)
Robert Parker 90/100
Dark plum/garnet, this elegant, medium to full-bodied, beguiling, seductive 2008 is a sleeper of the vintage. Round and silky-smooth with lovely black cherry and black currant fruit imbued with touches of smoke, herbs and earth, this relatively evolved effort is best consumed over the next 15-17 years. robert_parker- Wine Advocate- May 2011 Giscours, made by the same winemaking team that makes Du Tertre (which did not show well in my tastings), reveals sweet tannins and overall far superior quality, which makes me think Du Tertre will improve with time in barrel. The sexy, opulent 2008 Giscours exhibits plenty of dark fruit, forest floor, and earthy notes, sweet, velvety tannin, and good fresh acids. This medium to full-bodied effort should prove to be outstanding with more time. robert_parker- Wine Advocate - Apr 09
Robert Parker, RobertParker.com (Apr 2009)

About this wine

Cabernet Sauvignon

The most famous red wine grape in the world and one of the most widely planted.
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Chateau Giscours

Château Giscours is one of the largest Margaux properties and now producing wine worthy of its 3ème Cru Classé status. It is located in the commune of Labarde and has over 80 hectares of vineyards.
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