Chateau Giscours 2020

  • 98 Wine
    Enthusiast
  • 96 James
    Suckling
  • 95 Decanter
  • 95 Robert
    Parker
  • 94 Jeb
    Dunnuck
  • 92 Wine
    Spectator
4.1 Very Good (7)
Sold Out - was $64.99
OFFER Take $20 off your order of $100+
Ships Thu, Apr 4
You purchased this 1/30/24
0
Limit Reached
You purchased this 1/30/24
Alert me about new vintages and availability
Chateau Giscours  2020  Front Bottle Shot
Chateau Giscours  2020  Front Bottle Shot Chateau Giscours  2020  Front Label

Product Details


Varietal

Region

Producer

Vintage
2020

Size
750ML

ABV
13.5%

Your Rating

0.0 Not For Me NaN/NaN/N

Somm Note

Winemaker Notes

Chateau Giscours is very proud of the 2020 vintage. The team's in-depth knowledge of the terroir and their risk-taking have produced a voluptuous wine. It is generous, with great personality. It has all the power and fleshiness of Chateau Giscours, and evokes a taffeta texture with silky tannins. It is a vintage that reflects the meticulous and bold approach that guided the team during this atypical year.

Blend: 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Merlot

Professional Ratings

  • 98
    Perfumed, ripe and juicy, this structured wine is already impressive. Its layered texture and black plum fruits have serious potential, packed with fruit and tannins with a generous aftertaste.
    Barrel Sample: 96-98
  • 96

    Fascinating aromas of blueberries, crushed stone, and blackcurrants. Very aromatic. Full-bodied with juicy tannins that are creamy and intense. Slightly bitter, burnt citrus character. This is very muscular with velvety tannins. Needs time to soften.

  • 95
    This is an excellent Giscours, extremely precise, well drawn and seductive. There is both concentration and spice, and a vivid sappy feel to the raspberry and bilberry fruits, all drawn out through the palate as the slate texture kicks in. Plenty of things to keep track on here, not least that this is now the only estate in Margaux owned by the Albada family, as they have sold du Tertre. The focus is now entirely on Giscours, and I would expect to see a concerted effort to raise the visibility of the property. Changes include Thomas Duclos as consultant since 2019, and vineyard choices such as intra-plot harvesting, meaning going in waves through the plots picking individual vines when they are at full ripeness.
    Barrel Sample: 95
  • 95

    This estate is now enjoying its finest run since its glory days in the 1970s, and the 2020 Giscours is excellent. Unwinding in the glass with deep aromas of blackberries, cassis, pencil shavings, rose petals and sweet, loamy soil, it's medium to full-bodied, ample and fleshy, with a layered and seamless mid-palate, excellent concentration and powdery structuring tannins. Best After 2027 Rating : 95+

  • 94

    The Grand Vin 2020 Chateau Giscours is based on 56% Cabernet Sauvignon and 44% Merlot that spent 17 months in 50% new French oak. It has a gorgeous perfume of pure cassis, graphite, and flowers that gives way to a medium to full-bodied Margaux possessing ample tannins, a layered, concentrated mid-palate, remarkable purity, and one heck of a great finish. It’s another beautiful Margaux in the vintage that will benefit from 4-5 years of bottle age and evolve for at least two decades. Best After 2027. Rating: 94+

  • 92

    Ripe but fresh and sleek in feel, with black cherry and blackberry puree notes gliding through, infused with sandalwood, bay leaf and black tea accents. This has a pleasant dark earth tint to the finish, though the fruit still holds sway. Nicely done. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Drink now through 2035.

Other Vintages

2022
  • 98 James
    Suckling
  • 97 Vinous
  • 96 Decanter
  • 96 Jeb
    Dunnuck
  • 96 Robert
    Parker
2021
  • 95 James
    Suckling
  • 94 Robert
    Parker
  • 94 Jeb
    Dunnuck
  • 93 Decanter
2019
  • 97 James
    Suckling
  • 95 Robert
    Parker
  • 94 Decanter
  • 94 Jeb
    Dunnuck
  • 93 Wine
    Spectator
2018
  • 97 James
    Suckling
  • 96 Wine
    Enthusiast
  • 95 Wine
    Spectator
  • 93 Decanter
  • 93 Jeb
    Dunnuck
  • 91 Robert
    Parker
2017
  • 96 Wine
    Enthusiast
  • 94 Decanter
  • 94 James
    Suckling
  • 91 Jeb
    Dunnuck
  • 91 Wine
    Spectator
  • 90 Robert
    Parker
2016
  • 96 Wine
    Enthusiast
  • 96 James
    Suckling
  • 94 Wilfred
    Wong
  • 94 Decanter
  • 93 Jeb
    Dunnuck
  • 93 Connoisseurs'
    Guide
  • 93 Robert
    Parker
  • 92 Wine
    Spectator
2015
  • 97 Wine
    Enthusiast
  • 96 James
    Suckling
  • 94 Robert
    Parker
  • 93 Wine
    Spectator
  • 92 Decanter
2014
  • 96 Wine
    Enthusiast
  • 95 James
    Suckling
  • 92 Robert
    Parker
  • 91 Wine
    Spectator
  • 90 Decanter
2012
  • 95 Wine
    Enthusiast
  • 92 James
    Suckling
  • 90 Wine
    Spectator
2011
  • 94 Wine
    Enthusiast
  • 94 Decanter
  • 92 James
    Suckling
  • 91 Wine
    Spectator
  • 90 Robert
    Parker
2010
  • 95 Wine
    Enthusiast
  • 95 James
    Suckling
  • 94 Wine
    Spectator
  • 92 Robert
    Parker
2009
  • 95 Wine
    Enthusiast
  • 94 James
    Suckling
  • 94 Robert
    Parker
  • 93 Wine
    Spectator
2008
  • 94 Wine
    Enthusiast
  • 91 Robert
    Parker
2005
  • 95 Wine
    Enthusiast
  • 95 James
    Suckling
  • 93 Wine
    Spectator
  • 92 Connoisseurs'
    Guide
  • 92 Robert
    Parker
2004
  • 93 Wine
    Enthusiast
  • 91 James
    Suckling
  • 91 Robert
    Parker
  • 90 Wine
    Spectator
2003
  • 93 James
    Suckling
  • 91 Wine
    Spectator
  • 90 Wine
    Enthusiast
  • 90 Robert
    Parker
2001
  • 95 Wine
    Enthusiast
  • 92 Wine
    Spectator
  • 92 Robert
    Parker
2000
  • 93 Wine
    Spectator
  • 92 Robert
    Parker
  • 90 Wine &
    Spirits
1999
  • 89 Robert
    Parker
1995
  • 92 Wine
    Spectator
Chateau Giscours

Chateau Giscours

View all products
Chateau Giscours, France
Chateau Giscours Winery Image
Located on a beautiful 300 hectare estate, the 83 hectare Giscours vineyard is located in the famous Margaux appellation. Though the estate was first mentioned in a document dating back to 1330, it was not until 1847 that Count de Pescatore laid the cornerstone of the remarkable chateau that now overlooks the vines. Giscours' quality was confirmed by its inclusion as a Third Growth in the 1855 classification.

The estate was purchased by Nicolas Tari after World War II. He made major investments in modernizing Giscours. In 1995, Eric Albada Jelgersma acquired the right to grow vines and make wine on the estate. He continues to lavish the care and attention that are necessary to maintain Giscours' standing as a world-famous great growth.

Image for Bordeaux Blends content section
View all products

One of the world’s most classic and popular styles of red wine, Bordeaux-inspired blends have spread from their homeland in France to nearly every corner of the New World. Typically based on either Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot and supported by Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot, the best of these are densely hued, fragrant, full of fruit and boast a structure that begs for cellar time. Somm Secret—Blends from Bordeaux are generally earthier compared to those from the New World, which tend to be fruit-dominant.

Image for Margaux Wine Bordeaux, France content section

Margaux Wine

Bordeaux, France

View all products

Silky, seductive and polished are the words that characterize the best wines from Margaux, the most inland appellation of the Médoc on the Left Bank of Bordeaux.

Margaux’s gravel soils are the thinnest of the Médoc, making them most penetrable by vine roots—some reaching down over 23 feet for water. The best sites are said to be on gentle outcrops, or croupes, where more gravel facilitates good drainage.

The Left Bank of Bordeaux subscribes to an arguably outdated method of classification but it is nonetheless important in regards to history of the area. In 1855 the finest chateaux were deemed on the basis of reputation and trading price—at that time. In 1855, Chateau Margaux achieved first growth status, yet it has been Chateau Palmer (officially third growth from the 1855 classification) that has consistently outperformed others throughout the 20th century.

Chateau Margaux in top vintages is capable of producing red Cabernet Sauvignon based wines described as pure, intense, spell-binding, refined and profound with flavors and aromas of black currant, violets, roses, orange peel, black tea and incense.

Other top producers worthy of noting include Chateau Rauzan-Ségla, Lascombes, Brane-Cantenac, and d’Issan, among others.

The best wines of Margaux combine a deep ruby color with a polished structure, concentration and an unrivaled elegance.

FCA746201_2020 Item# 746201

Internet Explorer is no longer supported.
Please use a different browser like Edge, Chrome or Firefox to enjoy all that Wine.com has to offer.

It's easy to make the switch.
Enjoy better browsing and increased security.

Yes, Update Now

Search for ""