The 2014 Giscours Bordeaux Blend from Margaux, Bordeaux, France, is a red wine with a 13.5% alcohol content. Produced by Giscours, this vintage has garnered notable attention and high praise from several wine critics.
Wine Enthusiast's Roger Voss awarded this wine an impressive 95 points, highlighting its "dry and concentrated" profile with "swathes of rich tannins." Voss noted the wine's dark and dense nature, with an undertow of ripe black fruit, suggesting it possesses "considerable aging potential." He recommended drinking this "serious wine" from 2025 onwards.
James Suckling also gave the 2014 Giscours a high score of 95 points, describing it as full-bodied with a solid and dense character. Suckling emphasized its aromatic profile, mentioning "blueberries, tar, and licorice on the nose," and praised its "velvety tannins" and "long finish." He suggested that the wine needs "at least two or three years to soften."
Wine Spectator's JM rated this wine 91 points, noting its "caressing feel from the start," with "alluring black tea and incense notes" intertwined with "lightly macerated plum, blackberry, and black currant fruit flavors." A "floral accent gilds the finish," making it a "pretty wine" that is best consumed between 2018 and 2028. With 23,335 cases produced, this wine is widely available.
Neal Martin from Robert Parker's Wine Advocate awarded the wine 92 points, commending its sophistication and complexity. Martin observed "more fruit concentration with red cherries, raspberry, and blackcurrant laced with cedar and graphite." The "medium-bodied" wine boasts "fine tannin" and a "precise finish," projecting it should "drink well for 20 years."
Jeff Leve from TheWineCellarInsider.com also scored it 92 points, appreciating its "polished tannins" and "pure, ripe, fresh, sweet, dark red fruits." Leve mentioned the wine's "silky textured, fresh finish," which is already showing well and may even score higher as it ages.
Finally, Jane Anson gave it 93 points, recognizing its "firm tannins" and "beautiful depths to the espresso and cocoa bean accents," alongside "blueberry and cassis fruits" wrapped in "silky tannins." Anson noted its "great quality and balance," with a harvest period from September 22 to October 16 and 50% new oak influence.
Overall, the 2014 Giscours Bordeaux Blend is a well-regarded wine with strong aging potential, characterized by its rich tannins, complex fruit profile, and balanced finish.