2017 chateau giscours 3eme cru classe, margaux
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Why We're Buying
Château Giscours belongs in the discussion for top wine estates in Margaux. Its merlot-dominant blend has long been a staple of the Left Bank, with wine critic Roger Voss describing the 2016 vintage as "another great success in a series of superb years."
Critics Scores
Wine Spectator
A savory edge leads the way here, featuring a mix of red and black cherry fruit infused with black tea and juniper notes. The silky finish lets everything linger easily in unison. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot. Drink now through 2030.
Jeb Dunnuck
An up and coming Margaux estate, the 2017 Château Giscours offers a complex bouquet of sandalwood, damp flowers, sous bois, and spicy red fruits. It’s slightly stretched and firm on the palate, with medium-bodied richness. I’d like to see more fat and texture here, but I suspect it will put on more weight with time in barrel and bottle. It should drink nicely for a decade.
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, the 2017 Giscours offers pretty plum preserves, warm cassis and wilted roses scents with fragrant earth and cinnamon stick hints. The palate is medium-bodied, elegant and plush with lovely expressiveness and a bit of spice on the finish.
Decanter
Soft and a touch earth on the attack but pulls itself together to show firmly in-control tannins. There is a natural austerity offset by a clear punch of redcurrant, raspberry and autumnal fruits. Good freshness, softened by smoked cedar on the finish. Reminds me of an early stage 2011, and this wine in 2017 seems set to age just as gracefully in the end.
James Suckling
Subtle aromas of ripe fruit with plums and hints of clove and stone. Complex. Medium to full body with a fine line of tannins running through the mid-palate. Fresh and creamy texture. A blend of 71 cabernet sauvignon, 24 merlot and 5 petit verdot. Drink after 2021.
Wine Enthusiast
This wine is rich with tannins and ripe black fruits. A core of lusciousness gives the wine weight and density. It will be a fine wine to drink from 2024.
Tim Atkin
Very black fruit aromas with lots of spices – clove and cinnamon. Oak, and fruit to scent. Juicy black fruit flavours, with a slight pyrazine streak underneath. Great extract, and spicy tannins, with good balancing acidity and freshness. Black fruit finish. Pretty structured and dark for a Margaux.