Giscours 2005

Margaux, Third Growth

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Tasting Notes
This is a beautiful Giscours with tension and finesse. It's full-bodied and shows plenty of berry and spice character, not to mention a long, silky-textured finish. It seduces you with each sip. Why wait? Score: 94 James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com Maturity: 2015+ 15 October 2015
Displays blackberry, cherry and hints of sweet tobacco. Full-bodied, with soft, velvety tannins and a long, caressing finish. Very pretty and solid. This is structured and chewy. Needs time. Best after 2013. 20,830 cases made. Score: 93 James Suckling, Wine Spectator Maturity: 2013+ 31 March 2008
Very big and juicy, with fabulous berry, chocolate and currant character. Full and round. Long. This could be the best Giscours of all time. Score: 92 - 94 James Suckling, Wine Spectator 01 April 2006
A little bit thick and chocolatey - picked very ripe and with pretty dry tannins on the finish. Just a bit too big for its boots. Score: 16 Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2014-2022 01 August 2009
Very dark - distinctly blackish tinge. Sweet, brutal, almost New World wine on the nose. This is sumptuous - Napa sur Gironde - and very cleverly made. There is freshness and extraordinary immediacy. Utterly seductive. Smooth and transparent. Silky textured. It has enormous ripeness but freshness too. As you can tell from the note, I’m a bit alarmed by the nose but the palate and balance will win many drinkers over. Perhaps the lack of persistence is a bit of a worry though? Score: 17 Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2014-2026 11 April 2006
Good ruby-red. Lovely lift to the aromas of black fruits, licorice and minerals. Pure, intense and sweet, offering an enticing combination of black fruit, mineral and dark chocolate flavors. Finishes long and sweet, with plenty of tannic structure and a lingering note of bitter chocolate. A juicy, serious wine with some power. This has turned out very well. Score: 91 Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar 01 May 2008
This forward-styled 2005 possesses a dense ruby/purple color in addition to a big, sweet bouquet of roasted herbs, fudge, espresso, figs, and cherry jam. Opulent, even decadent, with low acidity, but high glycerin and fruit extract as well as a flamboyant fleshiness, this is a stunningly impressive, hedonistic, savory Margaux to enjoy between 2010-2025. Score: 91 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2010-2025 30 April 2008
Giscours has been on a hot streak, fashioning full-bodied, powerful wines. The forward 2005 reveals notes of chocolate, sweet cherries, plums, figs, and dried herbs in its opulent, corpulent personality. With decent acidity, huge glycerin and concentration, and a long, fleshy, heady finish, it possesses an in-your-face, flamboyant style that is somewhat out of character for the vintage. It is an impressive, challenging, hedonistic as well as intellectually satisfying claret that should drink well reasonably young. Anticipated maturity: 2011-2025. Score: 91 - 94 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2011-2025 30 April 2007
A full-bodied, powerful Giscours, the 2005 displays a deep ruby/purple color as well as sweet aromas of red and black fruits intermixed with loamy soil, dried herbs, and a hint of pain grille. Good acidity, a plump, corpulent attack and mouthfeel, medium to full body, superb depth of fruit, plenty of glycerin (it must approach 14% alcohol), and a lusty finish suggest this beauty will be approachable young. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2022. Score: 90 - 93 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2009-2022 30 April 2006
Giscours has been on a roll recently with steady improvements since the mid-nineties when it changed over to Dutch hands, culminating in a particularly successful 2003. The 2005 continues this trend. Very dark in colour with considerable viscosity, with deep black fruits and toast on the nose. On the palate it is crammed full of rich ripe fruit with incredible depth. Lots of grip and tannic structure but all in balance. Very assertive without being aggressive. Score: - Albany Vintners, - 01 January 1900

Tasting Notes

This is a beautiful Giscours with tension and finesse. It's full-bodied and shows plenty of berry and spice character, not to mention a long, silky-textured finish. It seduces you with each sip. Why wait?

Score: 94

James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com Maturity: 2015+ 15 October 2015

Displays blackberry, cherry and hints of sweet tobacco. Full-bodied, with soft, velvety tannins and a long, caressing finish. Very pretty and solid. This is structured and chewy. Needs time. Best after 2013. 20,830 cases made.

Score: 93

James Suckling, Wine Spectator Maturity: 2013+ 31 March 2008

Very big and juicy, with fabulous berry, chocolate and currant character. Full and round. Long. This could be the best Giscours of all time.

Score: 92 - 94

James Suckling, Wine Spectator 01 April 2006

A little bit thick and chocolatey - picked very ripe and with pretty dry tannins on the finish. Just a bit too big for its boots.

Score: 16

Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2014-2022 01 August 2009

Very dark - distinctly blackish tinge. Sweet, brutal, almost New World wine on the nose. This is sumptuous - Napa sur Gironde - and very cleverly made. There is freshness and extraordinary immediacy. Utterly seductive. Smooth and transparent. Silky textured. It has enormous ripeness but freshness too. As you can tell from the note, I’m a bit alarmed by the nose but the palate and balance will win many drinkers over. Perhaps the lack of persistence is a bit of a worry though?

Score: 17

Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2014-2026 11 April 2006

Good ruby-red. Lovely lift to the aromas of black fruits, licorice and minerals. Pure, intense and sweet, offering an enticing combination of black fruit, mineral and dark chocolate flavors. Finishes long and sweet, with plenty of tannic structure and a lingering note of bitter chocolate. A juicy, serious wine with some power. This has turned out very well.

Score: 91

Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar 01 May 2008

This forward-styled 2005 possesses a dense ruby/purple color in addition to a big, sweet bouquet of roasted herbs, fudge, espresso, figs, and cherry jam. Opulent, even decadent, with low acidity, but high glycerin and fruit extract as well as a flamboyant fleshiness, this is a stunningly impressive, hedonistic, savory Margaux to enjoy between 2010-2025.

Score: 91

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2010-2025 30 April 2008

Giscours has been on a hot streak, fashioning full-bodied, powerful wines. The forward 2005 reveals notes of chocolate, sweet cherries, plums, figs, and dried herbs in its opulent, corpulent personality. With decent acidity, huge glycerin and concentration, and a long, fleshy, heady finish, it possesses an in-your-face, flamboyant style that is somewhat out of character for the vintage. It is an impressive, challenging, hedonistic as well as intellectually satisfying claret that should drink well reasonably young. Anticipated maturity: 2011-2025.

Score: 91 - 94

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2011-2025 30 April 2007

A full-bodied, powerful Giscours, the 2005 displays a deep ruby/purple color as well as sweet aromas of red and black fruits intermixed with loamy soil, dried herbs, and a hint of pain grille. Good acidity, a plump, corpulent attack and mouthfeel, medium to full body, superb depth of fruit, plenty of glycerin (it must approach 14% alcohol), and a lusty finish suggest this beauty will be approachable young. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2022.

Score: 90 - 93

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2009-2022 30 April 2006

Giscours has been on a roll recently with steady improvements since the mid-nineties when it changed over to Dutch hands, culminating in a particularly successful 2003. The 2005 continues this trend. Very dark in colour with considerable viscosity, with deep black fruits and toast on the nose. On the palate it is crammed full of rich ripe fruit with incredible depth. Lots of grip and tannic structure but all in balance. Very assertive without being aggressive.

Score: -

Albany Vintners, - 01 January 1900

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