2016 Giscours, Margaux

Name: 2016 Giscours, Margaux
SKU: 1299192
Price: 89.99 USD
Availability: PreOrder
Rating: 82.25 (8 reviews)

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Pre-Arrival: Estimated to be available for delivery or pickup by 11/30/2026.

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James Suckling

Reviewed February 2019

This has attractive, glossy, ripe red-plum and licorice aromas with cedar, flowers and red berries, as well as a stony edge. A very fragrant, cabernet-driven nose. The palate has elegance and grace with sleek and charming, balanced style and a discreet tannin structure that holds the finish long and fresh. A blend of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon and 19% Merlot. Try from 2023.

Professional Reviews

Wine Enthusiast

Review Date: 05/2019

This nearly 200-acre estate lies in the south of the Margaux appellation. The wine is another great success in a series of superb years. It is rich but the structure and finely textured fruit give it style and longevity. Drink the wine from 2026. (RV)

Decanter

Review Date: 10/2018

Concentrated autumnal fruit offers a hawthorny bramble of blackberry and bilberry. Big-framed, muscular tannins are joined by plenty of acidity - it's very clearly built to last and confident in its ability to reward those with patience. Matured in 50% new oak. Axel Marchal and Valerie Lavigne consult. Drinking Window 2026 - 2045 (JA)

Vinous

Review Date: 01/2019

The 2016 Giscours is complex, aromatically intense and beguiling, with myriad layers of flavors that unfold with time in the glass. Black cherry, sage, leather, smoke and menthol add plenty of intrigue, but above all else, it is the wine's balance and sense of harmony that make the deepest impression. Under the leadership of Alexander Van Beek and his team, Giscours has been on a roll over the last few years. The 2016 is another fine vintage. (AG)

Notes

94 points, Neal Martin for Vinous: "The 2016 Giscours comes off the back of the superlative 2015, not an easy wine to follow. It clearly boasts more horsepower on the nose compared the de Tertre, presenting layers of blackberry, cedar and crushed violet aromas that leap from the glass. The medium-bodied palate is crisp and focused, with grainy tannin and a pencil-box-infused finish. Winemaker Alexandre van Beek has retained the density this Margaux showed out of barrel, to offer a classy wine that will benefit from several years in bottle." (01/2019)

Details

Type	Red Wine
Varietal	Cabernet Sauvignon and Blends
Origin	Margaux, Bordeaux, France
Bottle Size	750 mL
SKU	1299192

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