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Le Haut-Médoc de Giscours 2015

Name: The 2015 Giscours Haut-Médoc
Brand: Château Giscours
Rating: 3.8 (11 reviews)

Haut-Médoc|Red wine

3.8/5 (11 customers)

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Hachette

“A supple and rich 2015, with a velvety mouthfeel, offering lovely body and good balance.” (Le Guide Hachette des Vins 2019). Giscours’ Haut-Médoc is Château Giscours’ other indulgent gem—a red wine with delicate notes of black fruit, accompanied by lovely hints of mint and oak. It is a dense, full-bodied wine with very silky tannins, as well as plenty of charm and richness. Don’t miss it!

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Estate

Château Giscours

Vintage

Le Haut-Médoc de Giscours

Vintage

2015

Designation

Haut-Médoc

Region

Bordeaux

Grape Varieties

50% Cabernet sauvignon, 50% Merlot

Regions

Gravel and sandy-clay alluvial soil; vines ranging from 18 to 25 years old

Viticulture

Tilling, double Guyot pruning, and training the vines to a height of 1.40 m

Grape Harvest

Partially manual with selective sorting

Wine Production

Fermentation for 16 to 24 days in temperature-controlled concrete tanks lined with epoxy and stainless steel; pumping over

Livestock Farming

Aged for 12 months in French oak barrels (fine-grained, medium-toasted), 20% new barrels, 80% barrels that have held one to two vintages

Alcohol content

13,5%

Eye

Beautiful ruby color

Nose

Delicate notes of dark fruit, with a lovely hint of mint and wood

Palate

Dense, full-bodied, with very silky tannins, lots of charm and richness

Serve

At 17-18°C

Open

2 hours before

Drink before

2030

Food and Wine Pairings

Enjoy with cold cuts, red meat, game, or a cheese platter

More information at Château Giscours

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Bettane & Desseauve

Rated estate (2020 guide): 4*Stars (Producers of the very highest quality, the pride of French viticulture)

About the estate:

This vast 300-hectare estate (80 hectares of which are under cultivation), located in Labarde, has had a turbulent history due to complicated family successions. The vineyards have remained in the Tari family since 1952, but the wine is crafted by a talented team under the direction of Alexander van Beek, inspired by the courage of the recently deceased Éric Albada Jelgersma. As the estate’s winemaker, he had restored it to its rightful level of excellence. Thanks to its terroir, this wine produces a particularly deep-colored and full-bodied Margaux with exceptional aging potential, whose character differs significantly from the wines of the appellation’s northern section. When at its best, it can rival Château Palmer, yet its prices remain more reasonable than those of its rival.

Guide Hachette des vins

Wine noted (guide 2019) 1*Star (Very successful wine)

Rated Estate (2021 Guide) Award-Winning Wines (This producer's wines regularly receive awards from the guide)

About the wine:

A supple, rich 2015 with a velvety mouthfeel, offering nice body and good balance.

About the estate:

Giscours is one of the largest estates in the Médoc (100 ha), dominated by a monumental château built by the Counts of Pescatore—a family of bankers—to host Empress Eugénie when she visited her summer residence in Biarritz. Highly representative of a Médoc grand cru in terms of its buildings, Giscours is equally so for its beautiful terroir of deep gravel soils, which are remarkably uniform. This Margaux third growth also owns plots within the Haut-Médoc appellation for two labels: Ch. Duthil and the Haut-Médoc de Giscours.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Estate rated "Recommended" (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker—The Wine Advocate)

About the estate:

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide to the Best Wines of France

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Rated Estate (2023 Guide) 2*Stars (These exceptional estates, often boasting fabulous terroirs, are must-haves that, thanks to the consistency and excellence of their wines, deserve a place in the cellars of discerning wine lovers)

About the estate:

The estate, leased by the Dutch Albada Jelgersma family, is managed by the talented Alexander Van Beek. Let’s set aside the legal disputes between the Tari family, who own the land, and the winemakers, and focus on the wines. Giscours benefits from a first-rate terroir, as evidenced by many older vintages. Like many others, it went through a brief slump during the 1990s and 2000s. A major restructuring of the vineyard has allowed the estate to bounce back, and the most recent vintages have returned to its full-bodied, intense style.

Customer Rating

3.8/5

based on 11 reviews