Chateau Giscours 2009

"Dark and structured, this is a firm wine. It has a smoky wood character, powerful tannins over intensely ripe fruit. Acidity and sweetness balance to give a dense wine, powered with richness and destined to age for many years.
Cellar Selection"

95 Points

Wine Enthusiast

"This is alluring, with lots of incense, warm espresso and roasted mesquite notes leading the way for a sleek core of mouthwatering black currant and blackberry fruit. The long finish lets the mesquite edge linger, with well-embedded grip. Rock-solid. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Best from 2014 through 2029."

93 Points

Wine Spectator

"This is the finest Giscours I have tasted in my professional career. Succulent and sexy with an inky/purple color, it offers sweet aromas of subtle barbecue smoke, graphite, blackberries, blueberries, and spring flowers. The tannins are remarkably sweet, substantial, and well-integrated, and the wine is full-bodied as well as voluptuously textured. It is a head-turning, exuberant, flashy effort that should drink well for 20-25 years. Bravo!
Barrel Sample: 91-93 Points "

93 Points

The Wine Advocate

"Purple-ruby. Enticing aromas of cassis, violet, quinine and ink. Sweet, dense and suave, with noteworthy precision to its plum and cassis flavors. Finishes very smooth and long, with a persistent note of smoky plum. Lovely wine, with the ready-to-drink charm typical of the 2009, even if it's a little simple today. But this wine is beginning to close down and should keep splendidly, likely picking up further complexity.
Range: 90-92 Points"

92 Points

International Wine Cellar