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2011 Giscours Bordeaux Blend
Bordeaux Blend: 1500ml
$95.99
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JS 93 NM 91-93Alex Lallos, JJ Buckley, April 2012
60% cabernet sauvignon, 30% merlot, 5% cabernet franc, and a dollop of petit verdot. Spreading over 400 hectares, vineyards are planted on gravel outcrops at a high density of 10,000 vines per hectare, with 25% over 40 years old. Vines yield less than 50 hl/ha, and are harvested by hand. Aged in approximately 50% new oak. Bright ruby with a pink rim. A bit carbonic and primary bouquet with mostly red fruits, raspberry and strawberry, as well as bittersweet chocolate, leather, and a bit of gravel. Tangy, but full on the palate with the same red fruit flavors carrying over from the nose. A tad sharp but that should settle down once the wine is in bottle. Enjoy 2015-2025.
93 points,
James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, April 2012
This is very precise and pure with very fine tannins and a lovely currant and light citrus undertone. Balanced and very pretty. Long finish.
91 -93 points,
Neal Martin's Wine Journal, April 2012
The Giscours 2011 is a blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot. The nose is fleshy and ripe with lifted strawberry and raspberry aromas, the oak present but well integrated. It has a pleasing purity for the vintage. The palate is medium-bodied with a fleshy, sensual mouthfeel. I feels just a tad worked in the winery, but I still appreciate the balance and soft silky tannins towards the finish. Very fine.
88 -90 points,
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, April 2012
The powerful, concentrated 2011 Giscours is not terribly dissimilar from their 2005. Composed of two-thirds Cabernet Sauvignon and one-third Merlot, it exhibits a deep ruby/purple color along with scents of charcoal, underbrush, forest floor, licorice, black currants and a hint of wood smoke. This rich, medium to full-bodied, dense effort should be consumed over the next 10-15 years.
89 -92 points,
Wine Spectator, April 2012
This has nice ripeness, with cassis and blackberry paste flavors allied to sweet tobacco and roasted spice. Has a plump, weighty feel, but good focus, too.-J.M.
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