Château Giscours 2013 Magnum (150cl)

Reviewed by

Neal Martin

Published

2016-07-29

Drink Date

2017 - 2025

Tasted at the Château Giscours vertical, the 2013 Château Giscours is conspicuously lighter in color than either the 2012 or 2014. Those red cherries and fresh strawberry fruit are intact after bottling, not complex, but clean and fresh, now accompanied by a black olive tincture. The palate is medium-bodied with a pointed, angular opening and it feels a little hollow thereafter. As I (rather glibly) commented in my barrel report, it stumbles over the finish line and that is still the case. It will be an early-drinking Giscours that should be consumed within the first ten years. Tasted June 2015.

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Published

2016-02-10

A fresh and clean red with bright acidity and lively fruit. Medium to full body, fine tannins and lively finish. Beautiful intensity on the finish for the vintage. Delicate. Drink or hold.

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Reviewed by

Red Still James Molesworth

Published

2016-06-30

Drink Date

Jusqu'a 2019

Sports a tangy savory streak, with a hint of olive amid the core of damson plum and black cherry fruit. Turns a touch crisp through the finish, but has enough flesh to wait it out, briefly, in the cellar. Slightly better than previously reviewed. Drink now through 2019. 15,000 cases made. Published on June 30, 2016

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Reviewed by

Julia Harding MW

Published

2017-01-27

Drink Date

2019 - 2028

Tasted blind. Mid garnet. Fresh dark fruit, nicely aromatic, some tea leaf. Juicy and finely textured. Very nice balance and elegant. Scented to the end.

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