{"product_id":"chateau-giscours-2022","title":"Chateau Giscours 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINE SPECTATOR #1 WINE OF 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(181, 3, 3);\"\u003e95 points Wine Spectator\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eWhen it comes to Bordeaux, things aren’t easy these days. Recent vintages have been mercurial in quality, while the region’s annual spring en primeur campaigns have fizzled. Tariffs haven’t helped. But if you needed a reminder that Bordeaux still makes some of the greatest wines in the world—and that its producers can evolve with changing times—the Margaux 2022 is your wine. This third-growth classified estate earns our top honor this year.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(175, 32, 4);\"\u003e96 points Vinous Media\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 2022 Giscours is a brilliant wine. It has a cornucopia of aromas on the nose that has the audacity to shade both the 2019 and 2020: blackberry, blueberry, crushed stone, violet and peony, all blossoming with aeration. The palate is supremely well balanced with enormous substance and grip, powerful and maybe not quite as satin-like in texture as it showed in barrel. Very mineral-driven and quite structured, this 2022 demands long-term cellaring.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(179, 5, 5);\"\u003e96 points Wine Advocate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHarvest dates: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom September 1st to September 29th\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWine making: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOptical and manual sorting, Concrete and stainless steel tanks, Maceration 35 days at 28°C\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAging in barrels: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrench barrels, 50% new, 17 months of ageing in barrels\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrape varieties:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot 3% Cabernet Franc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2022 was an exceptional year, producing a vintage unlike any other. All along the year, our technical team showed great savoir-faire and dedication to face the unusual hot and dry climate. Our vineyard has demonstrated remarkable resilience and offered beautiful and qualitative grapes. The age of the vines, the diversity of our terroir and the unique expertise of our teams are truly great assets to face challenging years like 2022. In the vineyard and in the cellar, we had to do precise and tailored work with meticulous attention to detail in order to reveal all the richness of Château Giscours 2022. This wine shows a beautiful freshness, fine tannins with a long finish. It is an outstanding vintage!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChateau: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith the 2019 vintage we aimed to preserve Château Giscours’ signature style, its power and structure, while at the same time working on two characteristics that we especially appreciate: the aromatic palette and the finesse of the tannins. The Merlot revealed different characteristics depending on the terroir and the harvest date. Some were juicy, fruity, and bursting with freshness, while others, with a more advanced degree of ripeness, presented a magnificent roundness and a much more voluptuous character. For the Cabernet, we decided to delay harvesting in order to achieve the most complete maturity of the skins and therefore of the tannins. In the winery, we modified our extraction approach with a focus on the delicacy of the tannins. Maceration was based more on duration of contact between juice and skins than on the intensity of extraction. Our decisions were guided by tasting at every step. The objective was to give to the Cabernet the desired three-dimensional character with structure, freshness and density. Very precise and well-balanced, the 2019 vintage gives full expression to the Château Giscours refined style.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Margaux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67926303178886,"sku":"MT-giscours-22","price":114.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0075\/0338\/0543\/files\/ChateauGiscours_5275914a-4133-4c82-8458-9bd49d01ec6b.png?v=1794332892","url":"https:\/\/www.winesolutions.com\/products\/chateau-giscours-2022","provider":"Wine Solutions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}