Caractéristiques
- Pays:
- France
- Région:
- Bordeaux
- Appellation précise:
- Margaux
- Millésime:
- 2016
- Couleur:
- Rouge
- Type de vin:
- Sec
- Format:
- Bouteille de 75cl
- Cépage(s):
- 81% Cabernet Sauvignon et 19% Merlot
- Terroir:
- Graves, sables
- Âge des vignes:
- Quarantenaires
- Elevage:
- Dans des fûts de Chêne Français à 50% neufs
Dégustation et Garde
- Boire à partir de :
- 2020
- Apogée :
- 2024-2032
- Boire avant :
- 2036+
- Conseil de service :
- Carafer dans sa jeunesse
- Servir à :
- 17-18°C
Description
Ce Margaux, 3ème Grand Cru classé allie 81% de Cabernet Sauvignon et 19% de Merlot. Situé au sud de Margaux, le Château Giscours offre à ses vignes quarantenaires en moyenne, un terroir de graves, légèrement sablonneux. L’élevage s’effectue en barriques de chêne français, neuves à 50% pour 15 à 18 mois.
Le nez exhale une richesse de fruits frais où les notes de cassis se mêlent à un boisé fin. Finesse et profondeur se présentent au palais, élégant et structuré sans toutefois manquer de souplesse pour une allonge juteuse raffinée de belle longueur.
Suggestion gourmande
Cailles farcies aux pruneaux.
Avis des Experts
La Revue du Vin de France
Guide Vert 2020:
"2016 est un Giscours sérieux, ample et bien mûr. Un margaux bien bâti et doté de tannins suaves. "
James Suckling
"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 per cent cabernet sauvignon and 19 per cent merlot. Try from 2023."
The Wine Advocate
"Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2016 Giscours gives up aromas of cassis, chocolate, earth, tar, pepper and hoisin with touches of flowers and a meaty nuance. The palate is medium to full-bodied, firm and grainy with a great core and a long finish."
Jeb Dunnuck
"The 2016 Château Giscours is fabulous stuff, offering a beautiful, complex (and classic Margaux) perfume of smoke tobacco, black currants, truffly earth, and spring flowers. Finesse-driven, medium-bodied, and seamless on the palate, it has ultra-fine tannins and no hard edges, and is already drinking beautifully. Nevertheless, it’s going to benefit from 3-4 years of bottle age and cruise for 20-25 years or more. The blend of the 2016 is 81% Cabernet Sauvignon and 19% Merlot and it’s well worth a case purchase."
Decanter
"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."
Wine Enthusiast
"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."
Toujours plus haut !