{"product_id":"chateau-giscours-2019-copy","title":"Château Giscours 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilliam Kelly, Robert Parker, April 2023 - 94-96P\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sc-fcyAHI hpPVPA\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eGiscours produced some brilliant wines in the past, with a string of notable successes in the 1970s and early 1980s, but then it fell victim to neglect. The predominance of Cabernet Sauvignon in those old vintages, sometimes representing more than 80% of the blend, gradually ceded ground to more productive and facile Merlot; and the estate's reputation declined. When the Albada family acquired Giscours in 1995, all that began to change. Fully 140,000 missing vines were replaced, cultivating the soils was resumed and the winery was renovated. A young Alexander van Beek arrived for harvest in 1995 and ended up staying to oversee the work. And the results today are very exciting indeed. Giscours itself occupies three large gravel domes: one opposite the château itself, the other on the other side of the road and a third inland that hits fully 21 meters above sea level. There's a large park with a river at the heart of the estate, and the team are creating wildlife corridors and hedges to bring life back into the vineyards. Seeded cover crops now protect the soils, and canopies are a touch lower to limit excess sugar accumulation. At harvest itself, vines of different age have been marked out to be harvested separately: an immense task, considering that Giscours has 100 hectares under vine in the Margaux appellation alone. The 2019, however, demonstrates that all the work is worth it: this is the finest Giscours of the new era, and it's well worth seeking out.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"font-italic\"\u003eWinery introduction:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"font-italic\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChâteau Giscours, a Grand Cru Classé in 1855, is a wine with a big personality that expresses the expertise of our teams and the full wealth of our terroir in the Margaux appellation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"font-italic\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChâteau Giscours is an elegant, well-structured wine with magnificently bright aromas. It is a wine that develops wonderfully over time, the enjoyment of which is passed down from generation to generation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Château Giscours","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50184826159370,"sku":"CEW573","price":675.0,"currency_code":"DKK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0706\/9273\/3194\/files\/GiscoursSQ_c55f8fd0-9814-455f-be75-c05cb07322ec.png?v=1730022174","url":"https:\/\/carlwandel.shop\/products\/chateau-giscours-2019-copy","provider":"Carl Wandel \u0026 Søn","version":"1.0","type":"link"}