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Giscours 2007

RegionBordeaux
Subregion France > Bordeaux > Left Bank > Margaux
ColourRed
TypeStill
Grape VarietyCabernet Sauvignon/Merlot

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Tasting Notes

Spicy, oaky, earthy, sinewy, and angular, Giscours' 2007 is not one of their strongest efforts. The dustiness in the tannins raises some concerns, but this mid-weight wine does offer attractive plum and black currant fruit. It is best drunk over the next 5-7 years. Drink 2010-2017.

86
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (188), April 2010

The 2007 Giscours has a pleasant mulberry, strawberry and orange blossom-scented bouquet, with the Merlot component quite expressive and lending a Right Bank-like veneer. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp tannin, plenty of truffle-infused black fruit with a vein of pencil lead on the finish. This bottle showed better than previous examples, including the one shown at the Giscours vertical in 2015, since it came across less austere. Tasted February 2017.
Drink Date 2017 - 2030

88
Neal Martin, Wine Advocate (231), June 2017

Very dark crimson. Fresh, frank, Cabernet aromas. Pretty, lively, scented. A very nice whole. Not forced. Well-judged expression of the vintage. Transparent not at all heavy. Quite different in style from the much denser Lascombes, for example. Drink 2010-15

17
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, April 2008

Bright ruby-red. Crushed berries, black cherry syrup, violet and bitter chocolate, along with pepper and herbal nuances. A juicy, aromatic midweight with moderate intensity to its dark fruit flavors. On the lean side and not yet complex, but rather elegantly styled. Finishes with firm tannins and moderate length.

86/88
Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar, June 2008

Dense purple-red, well extracted, quite assertive Cabernet fruit, powerful yet restrained, big, almost leathery fruit, fleshy and intense for this vintage, very good weight without losing elegance, an impressive, pure wine with a good future. Drink 2012-20. 4 stars.

17.5
Decanter.com, Decanter.com
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