Product Overview
Winery's Notes
"2022 was an exceptional year, producing a vintage unlike any other.
All along the year, our technical team showed great savoir-faire and dedication to face the unusual hot and dry climate. Our vineyard has demonstrated remarkable resilience and offered beautiful and qualitative grapes. The age of the vines, the diversity of our terroir and the unique expertise of our teams are truly great assets to face challenging years like 2022.
In the vineyard and in the cellar, we had to do precise and tailored work with meticulous attention to detail in order to reveal all the richness of Château Giscours 2022.
This wine shows a beautiful freshness, fine tannins with a long finish. It is an outstanding vintage!"
Varietal Composition: 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot, 3% Cabernet Franc
Appellation: Margaux AOC
Aging: 17 months in French oak barrels, 50% new
95 Points, "Highly Recommended", #1 on "Top 100 Wines of 2025" - Wine Spectator
"Warmed cassis and plum notes form the core, while lilting lilac, violet and iris accents stream throughout. Offers a flash of black tea on the finish, along with a beguiling, cashmerelike mouthfeel. Judicious toast lets it all play out beautifully. A pitch-perfect example of the vintage profile. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. Best from 2026 through 2040. 15,000 cases made." -JM, 3/31/25
96 Points - Wine Advocate
"The 2022 Giscours has realized all the potential it showed en primeur, wafting from the glass with a deep bouquet of sweet berries, mint, rose petals and pencil shavings. Medium to full-bodied, deep and layered, it's textural and enveloping, built around lively acids and sweet powdery tannins, concluding with a long, resonant finish. As I pondered two years ago, why is the 2022 so good? There are many reasons, but one is the high proportion of old vines—almost 60% of the blend derives from vines that are over 50 years old—in a vintage that favored vines with deep, well-established root systems. Another is the increasing precision of harvesting at this address: Giscours's old vines are frequently co-planted with younger replacements that have filled any gaps in the ranks over the years; so, blocks are now picked in two or three passages instead of all at once, with the younger vines picked first. The team also adapted hedging practices to limit hydric stress, which helps to explain the sweetness of the tannins." -WK, 3/6/25
96 Points, "Cellar Selection" - Wine Enthusiast
"This great estate, with its mix of park, woods and vines, is reliably producing a very fine wine. Ripe, succulent, with powerful tannins cushioned by solid fruit, the wine's toast and spice aroma and firm structure are impressive. Drink from 2029." -RV, 4/1/25
96 Points - Vinous
"The 2022 Giscours is compelling, just as it was en primeur. Deep, layered and inviting, the 2022 possesses notable textural richness and intensity. Yields were down about 25%, and drought starting in May produced tiny berries with thick skins. The 2022 is a very rich Giscours, one that will need a number of years to shed some baby fat. But even with all of that obvious richness, the 2022 clocks in at 13.5% alcohol. This is such a classy wine. Tasted three times." -AG, Jan/2025
95+ Points - Vinous
"The 2022 Giscours has a more backward nose than I envisaged, which is not a bad thing at this early stage, unfolding with blackberry, blueberry and brine scents. There is real concentration here, but it feels like it's going back into its shell. The palate is medium-bodied with finely chiseled tannins. Fresh and more sapid than many of its Margaux peers, this has a striking linearity toward the finish. As I suspected from barrel, this Giscours will require more bottle age than other vintages, but it will be worth waiting for." -NM, Jan/2025
