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 | 2022 Ch. Giscours - Margaux GCC | € 58,10 (€ 70,30) |
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Thomas Duclos zet Giscours “on fire”. Starend in het vatstaal haaste ik me neer te pennen: “Clear, Clean and Classy”. De intense 2022 Giscours is bovenal... onzettend verwelkomend. De grootste Giscours in jaren is ontegensprekelijk een strak geregisseerd succesnummer. Het werd een duivels fijne GCC gebouwd voor de langere termijn. Geen twijfel: sla deze perfecte Giscours in met enthousiasme. Proficiat aan Alexander van Beek de familie Albada Jelgersma. 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot en 3% Cabernet Franc geplukt tussen 1 en 29 september. Thomas Duclos vond geen mindere loten om tweede wijn te maken dit jaar... Neal Martin scoort 95-97 points en schrijft ‘it represents one of the best wines from this Margaux estate in recent years, echoing their golden period of the 60s and early 70s’. James Suckling overtreft hem met 97-98. Voor James is het een ‘big move forward for Giscours… it opens like a butterfly.’ William Kelley herkent in deze 2022 ‘great Giscours vintages of the 1970s’ en Georgie Hindle schreef misschien wel de meest correcte commentaar. IN DE PERS 94-96+ William Kelley – The Wine Advocate Issue 266 - robertparker.com (April 2023) With the 2022 Giscours, this estate takes another step up, delivering a deep and characterful wine redolent of cherries, dark berries, violets, peony and forest floor. Medium to full-bodied, broad shouldered and layered, it's deep and elegantly muscular, with impressive concentration, abundant but refined tannins and a structural authority reminiscent of the great Giscours vintages of the 1970s. Why is it so good? There are many reasons, but one is the high proportion of old vines—almost 60% of the blend deriving 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. 95-97 Neal Martin – vinous.com (Mei 2023) The 2022 Giscours was picked between 1 and 29 September, one of the earliest ever, with no SO2 added until blending and using bio-protection (yeasts) to protect the must. It has a delightful and sensual bouquet with lifted, violet and peony-scented blueberry and black cherry fruit. This is very well-defined and perhaps the purest I have encountered from barrel. The palate is medium-bodied with a disarming silky texture, harmonious and focused. It's mineral-driven with a poised and pixelated finish. Certainly, this represents one of the best wines from this Margaux estate in recent years, echoing their golden period of the 60s and early 70s. Tasted twice with consistent notes. Drink 2030-2070. 95-97 Antonio Galloni – vinous.com (Mei 2023) The 2022 Giscours is a regal, sophisticated wine. Succulent red cherry, blood orange, spice, menthol and rose petal lend notable vibrancy and freshness throughout. Most surprisingly, the 2022 remains light on its feet, especially for a wine made from such low yields in a warm, dry year. Over the last few years Giscours has been one of the most improved properties in the Médoc. The 2022 is another step in that direction. Sublime. Drink 2030-2052. 94-96 Lisa Perrotti-Brown – thewineindependent.com (Mei 2023) A blend of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot, and 3% Cabernet Franc, the 2022 Giscours has a pH of 3.7 and 13.6% alcohol. It has a deep garnet-purple color and bursts with notes of baked black plums, warm cassis, and blackberry preserves, giving way to subtle suggestions of sassafras, roses, and Sichuan pepper. The delicately played medium-bodied palate is soft-spoken and refreshing, featured very fine, silt-like tannins and seamless freshness to frame the subtle red and black berry layers, finishing on a mineral note. If you love blockbusters, look elsewhere, this is all about grace. Note that no second wine (La Sirène de Giscours) was made in 2022 and the yield for Giscours was just 27 hl/ha. 97-98 James Suckling – jamessuckling.com (April 2023) This is a big move forward for Giscours. Full-bodied yet agile and fresh with tannins that are precise and integrated, with great beauty and length. Well-structured and vivid. Extremely fine yet defined tannins, and then it opens like a butterfly. 95 Jane Anson – janeanson.com (Mei 2023) Well judged and executed, with the vintage character coming through with the rich plum, cassis and fresh fig fruits, alongside black pepper and clove spices, but overall the feel is savoury, with austere tannins that are clearly revving up and have plenty of character. Impressive lift also, with juice running right through the palate, giving breath to the concentrated muscular tannic frame. Austerity also at this point, relatively rare and welcome in 2022, and emphasising a floral and smoky curl on the finish. 50% new oak. Entire harvest in the Grand Vin for the first time ever at Giscours (although I assume there must have been some of the production that was not bottled under the label). Axel Marchal consultant, Alexander Van Beek director. 94-96 Jeb Dunnuck – jebdunnuck.com (Mei 2023) Clearly one of the finest vintages from this château, the 2022 Château Giscours reveals a dense purple hue to go with beautiful Cabernet-driven aromatics of smoky blue fruits, iron, lead pencil, and spring flowers, as well as an almost marine-like character developing with time in the glass. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, it has silky, perfectly integrated tannins, a great mid-palate, and outstanding length. It's a serious, age-worthy, incredibly impressive wine in the making. 96 Georgina Hindle – decanter.com (Mei 2023) A seriously impressive and beguiling Giscours in 2022 and one of the most elegant. A remarkable wine with gorgeous clarity and purity and just the most gentle seduction, even more so because it really doesn't feel as if it's trying too hard yet still delivering depth and complexity. Fresh and lifted, fragrant and so juicy but with textured tannins that give both the weight, structure and density to the quite bright, tangy, vibrant fruit. Nicely composed, feels quite powerful yet restrained and finessed offering lots of immediate drinking appeal but with a serious backbone that suggests long ageing too. Elegant, fineseed, subtle confidence with such cool minerality that gives freshness all the way through. It's not the most dense, or fleshy, but so refined. A compelling wine. Possible upscore in bottle. 3% Cabernet Franc completes the blend. 3.70pH. A yield of 27hl/ha, the lowest ever. No Sirene de Giscours this year. 100% grand vin. Ageing 17 months, 50% new oak. 10-15% press wine. Tasted twice. 93-95 Ella Lister – lefigaro.fr (Mei 2023) - «Une clairière ombragée dans une forêt» Nez intensément fruité, qui associe des arômes de mûre à des notes végétales délicates qui évoquent une clairière ombragée dans une forêt, le calendula et participent à un bouquet harmonieux et apaisant. La virilité de Giscours se montre en bouche avec des notes riches de graphite, enveloppées de la rondeur de fruits mûrs. La matière est précise et intense, sans être massive. 95-97 Jeff Leve – thewinecellarinsider.com (Mei 2023) Violets, roses and lilies merge with its array of spices, black cherries, black plums and black raspberries on the nose. Silky, fresh, and focused on its tannins. The wine focuses on its structure, balance, and refinement. Supple, and creamy, the finish displays its richness, ripe, deep fruits and energy in every lingering sip. The wine is a blend of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot, 13.6% ABV, pH 3.75. Harvesting took place September 1 to September 29. Yields were 27 hectoliters per hectare. Drink from 2027-2055. 93-95 Alexandre Ma – alexandrema.com (Mei 2023) 96-98 Yves Beck (Mei 2023) 97 Markus Del Monego – tastingbook.com (Mei 2023) 95-96 La Revue des Vins de France (Mei 2023) 95-96 Terre des Vins (Mei 2023) IN DE WOORDEN VAN GISCOURS Le millésime 2022 est de toute évidence un millésime hors-normes. C’est une année climatique historique où il a fait exceptionnellement chaud et sec dès le printemps et durant tout l’été. Grâce à la diversité de nos terroirs, à l’âge de nos ceps et aux efforts de nos équipes, nos vignes ont fait preuve d’une très grande résilience et nous ont offert des fruits de grande qualité. À la vigne comme au chai, un travail délicat et minutieux a été nécessaire pour révéler harmonieusement toute la richesse de Château Giscours 2022. Le millésime 2022 est le symbole d’un travail sur-mesure et d’une grande précision. Ce Château Giscours présente une étonnante fraîcheur avec des tannins amples et fins qui le portent dans une longue finale. C’est un millésime hors du commun ! GiscoursGiscours is een domein van 300 hectare in de appellatie Margaux, waarvan er 83 beplant zijn met wijngaarden. In 1855 werd Giscours geklasseerd als Troisième Grand Cru Classé, acht jaar nadat het Château werd gebouwd door le Comte de Pescatore. In het park van Château Giscours zien we een "oversized" bril, nabij de vijver en gericht op het Château. Het is een knipoog naar de Nederlander Eric Albada Jergersma die in 1995 de exploitatie overnam. Dennis, Derek en Valérie volgen hun overleden vader op. Ze verkochten het Château du Tertre die hun vader gekocht had in 1997. De plannen voor Giscours omvatten binnenkort verbouwingswerken en de opening van een "locavore" restaurant, gericht op locale producten. Alexander van Beek is de manager. Giscours biedt klassevolle en intense wijnen met bewaarpotentieel. Van BeekAlexander van Beek is verantwoordelijk voor Giscours in Margaux in naam van een Nederlandse familie. Hij is tevens de echtgenoot van Véronique Sanders die de dagelijkse leiding heeft over Haut Bailly. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||