In Bond Fine Wine. 2015 Château Giscours, Margaux, Bordeaux, France. Third Growth • Red Bordeaux in 6x150cl. Top critic score: 95/100 (NM). Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Chateau Giscours, Third Growth in the Margaux appellation, has been on a steady upward trajectory. Giscours has always had the deep gravel terroir to produce great wine—but recent developments in viticulture and winemaking have brought new levels of precision, freshness, and finesse. Under the ongoing leadership of Alexander Van Beek and the Albada Jelgersma family, they have adopted a gentler, more terroir-driven winemaking approach, focusing on elegance over power, and organic regenerative viticulture. In the cellar, refinements to oak usage and the introduction of larger-format barrels and amphorae have contributed to greater aromatic clarity and balance. Giscours retains Margaux's signature charm—perfumed, silky, and graceful—with greater verve & precision.
James Molesworth (JMol) — 93/100 · Wine Spectator, 31/03/2018 · Drink 2020-2035
Polished and rounded in feel, with a solid core of plum and blackberry compote flavors, lined with light hints of charcoal, tobacco and violet. Nice perfumy tobacco and warm tar notes show on the finish. Very well-integrated, making this approachable now, but there's no rush. Best from 2020 through 2035.
Albany Vintners (AV) — 91–94/100 · -, 27/04/2016
Attractively perfumed ripe black cherry fruit and floral notes. Delicacy versus the robustness of 2014 but with a very polished texture to the fruit. Full-bodied and long.
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW (LPB) — 94/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 21/02/2018 · Drink 2019-2039
Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2015 Giscours opens with expressive cassis, blackberry and red currants on the nose with touches of cedar chest, roses and pencil lead. Medium to full-bodied with a good core of muscular fruit and firm, grainy tannins, it finishes long.