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Giscours 2011

Margaux, Third Growth

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Tasting Notes

The 2011 Giscours is a really lovely wine. Beautifully defined on the nose, it's very harmonious with red and black fruit, blood orange and graphite. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-boned tannins and a keen line of acidity, still a little Pauillac-like in character with that graphite/pencil lead finish. This is a very well-crafted wine that transcends the vintage. I actually prefer this to the 2010.

Score: 92

Neal Martin, Vinous.com Maturity: 2025 - 2045 01 April 2025

The Giscours 2011 is a blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot. The nose is fleshy and ripe with lifted strawberry and raspberry aromas, the oak present but well integrated. It has a pleasing purity for the vintage. The palate is medium-bodied with a fleshy, sensual mouthfeel. I feels just a tad worked in the winery, but I still appreciate the balance and soft silky tannins towards the finish. Very fine. Tasted April 2012.

Score: 91 - 93

Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 30 April 2012

This is so beautiful now. It's full-bodied with tight and compressed tannins and fruit. Long and intentional. Savory and juicy finish. Drink or hold.

Score: 92

James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com 17 November 2015

This is very precise and pure with very fine tannins and a lovely currant and light citrus undertone. Balanced and very pretty. Long finish.

Score: 92 - 93

James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com 01 April 2012

A dense ruby/purple color is accompanied by juicy black cherry and black currant fruit notes, a velvety texture and a supple-styled Margaux that consumers will enjoy. It is not a big, powerful, concentrated wine, but it is well-balanced and cleanly as well as correctly executed. This is a stylish, sensual Margaux to drink over the next 10-12 years.

Score: 88

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2014-2026 01 April 2014

The powerful, concentrated 2011 Giscours is not terribly dissimilar from their 2005. Composed of two-thirds Cabernet Sauvignon and one-third Merlot, it exhibits a deep ruby/purple color along with scents of charcoal, underbrush, forest floor, licorice, black currants and a hint of wood smoke. This rich, medium to full-bodied, dense effort should be consumed over the next 10-15 years.

Score: 88 - 90

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2012-2027 30 April 2012

Fine blackcurrant Cabernet fruit, good structure and aromas that flow through to the palate, an elegantly expressive wine.

Score: 17

Decanter, Decanter.com Maturity: 2015-2025 16 April 2012

This has nice ripeness, with cassis and blackberry paste flavors allied to sweet tobacco and roasted spice. Has a plump, weighty feel, but good focus, too.

Score: 89 - 92

James Molesworth, Wine Spectator 11 April 2012