Chateau Giscours 2014

Chateau Giscours is a classic Margaux estate producing structured, elegant red wines from the Medoc. Expect deep ruby colour with aromas of blackcurrant, cedar, and earthy undertones. The palate offers fine-grained tannins, layers of dark fruit, violet, and a touch of tobacco, finishing with notable length and refined complexity.

Food Pairing: Roasted lamb rack, beef tenderloin, duck confit, aged hard cheeses, and dishes with truffle or mushroom-based sauces pair beautifully.

96 Points - Wine Enthusiast

Pronounced toast aromas follow through to the palate, yielding an assertive smoky toast character throughout. However, this impressive wine’s real potential is the undertow of ripe fruit. It needs cellaring for many years to fully harmonize.

94 Points - James Suckling

This shows beautiful cabernet characters with good evolution. Some earthy, dusty berries, sweet cassis, tobacco leaves, clove and a touch of leather. Good fluidity on the palate with medium-bodied elegance and a compact finish. The tannins are smooth now. A Giscours with good balance here. A blend of 70% cabernet sauvignon, 20% merlot and 10% petit verdot.

92 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The 2014 Giscours has come on leaps and bounds since I tasted it twice in barrel. It is clearly more sophisticated and complex than the du Tertre on the nose. For a start, there is more fruit concentration with red cherries, raspberry and blackcurrant laced with cedar and graphite. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, pure red cherry and crushed strawberry fruit with a precise finish that the property never used to be able to offer. This is a lovely Margaux that should drink well for 20 years.

91 Points - Wine Spectator

This shows a caressing feel from the start, with alluring black tea and incense notes weaving around lightly macerated plum, blackberry and black currant fruit flavors. A floral accent gilds the finish. Pretty wine. Best from 2018 through 2028.

90 Points - Decanter

Elegant, crunchy black fruits on the nose and florality and ripeness on the palate. Typical classy Giscours with seductive charm and elegant tannins.