2022 Château Giscours Margaux FUTURES - Pre-Arrival
"Plenty of Energy and Verve" ~98 JS
"A Serious, Age-Worthy Giscours". ~97+ JD
"Deep, Layered and Inviting". ~96 VM
"Really Engaging Wine". ~96 Decanter
95–98 Vintage- WS
- "Plenty of Energy and Verve" ~98 JS
- "A Serious, Age-Worthy Giscours". ~97+ JD
- "Deep, Layered and Inviting". ~96 VM
- "Really Engaging Wine". ~96 Decanter
- 95–98 Vintage- WS
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The 2022 Château Giscours is a standout from the Bordeaux 2022 vintage, which Jeb Dunnuck hails as an "extraordinary vintage that will go down in record books." Located in the southern part of the prestigious Margaux appellation, Château Giscours was awarded 3rd Growth status in the original 1855 classification, and under the current leadership of General Manager Alexander Van Beek, the estate’s wines now approach the quality of a 2nd Growth. Van Beek’s meticulous approach to improving the vineyard’s production has transformed Château Giscours into one of the top estates in Margaux, delivering wines of incredible sophistication and complexity.
The 2022 Château Giscours is a blend of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot, and 3% Cabernet Franc, aged for 17 months in 50% new French oak barrels. This extended aging process has helped develop a wine with intense fruit character and refined tannins. Technical Manager Didier Forêt and consultant Thomas Duclos (known for their work with top estates like Beau-Séjour Bécot, Figeac, and Canon) have crafted a wine that is both elegant and powerful, with a deep color, ripe tannins, and serious depth.
The 2022 vintage is widely regarded as one of the finest yet, with James Suckling awarding it 98 points, describing it as a silky, aromatic wine with blackcurrants, dark mushrooms, and forest-floor notes. Jeb Dunnuck’s review (97+ points) highlights its concentration, intensity, and long, structured finish, predicting this wine will evolve into a classic Margaux over the next 30-40 years. A true gem from one of the finest estates in Bordeaux, this wine is a must-have for collectors.
Critical Reviews
The deeply colored and glass-staining 2022 Château Giscours is packed with cassis, black cherries, violets, and graphite-like aromatics. Medium to full-bodied, it’s concentrated and intense, with beautifully ripe tannins, a pure, graceful mouthfeel, and a long, structured finish. There’s serious depth here, and while it already shows remarkable balance, I suspect it will shut down for a period before emerging as a classic Margaux a decade or so after the vintage. This beauty is going to be long-lived, and you can expect at least 30-40 years of prime drinking. Based on 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and equal parts Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc, it’s a serious, age-worthy Giscours. Tasted multiple times with consistent results. ~97+ Jeb Dunnuck
The 2022 Giscours is compelling, just as it was en primeur. Deep, layered and inviting, the 2022 possesses notable textural richness and intensity. Yields were down about 25%, and drought starting in May produced tiny berries with thick skins. The 2022 is a very rich Giscours, one that will need a number of years to shed some baby fat. But even with all of that obvious richness, the 2022 clocks in at 13.5% alcohol. This is such a classy wine. Tasted three times. ~96 Vinous Media
The 2022 Giscours has realized all the potential it showed en primeur, wafting from the glass with a deep bouquet of sweet berries, mint, rose petals and pencil shavings. Medium to full-bodied, deep and layered, it's textural and enveloping, built around lively acids and sweet powdery tannins, concluding with a long, resonant finish. As I pondered two years ago, why is the 2022 so good? There are many reasons, but one is the high proportion of old vines—almost 60% of the blend derives from vines that are over 50 years old—in a vintage that favored vines with deep, well-established root systems. Another is the increasing precision of harvesting at this address: Giscours's old vines are frequently co-planted with younger replacements that have filled any gaps in the ranks over the years; so, blocks are now picked in two or three passages instead of all at once, with the younger vines picked first. The team also adapted hedging practices to limit hydric stress, which helps to explain the sweetness of the tannins. ~96 Wine Advocate
Food Pairing
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Meat
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