Chateau Giscours - 2018
Blend
55% Cabernet Sauvignon
39% Merlot
6% Petit Verdot
39% Merlot
6% Petit Verdot
Country
France
Region
Bordeaux
Appellation
Margaux
UPC
0 15643 67202 6
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1652-18
Terroir
Soil: deep gravels from the Garonne river and sand from the ice Age
Planted area: 94 ha
Age of vines: 4 to 10
Years: 15% 10 to 25
Years: 50% +25 years : 33%
Density: 8 330 to 10 000 stocks /ha
Vineyard management: regular soil working, traditional thinning and manual leaf removal
Pruning: Double Guyot
Harvest: Hand-picked followed by hand sorting
Average yield: 40 to 45 hL/ha
Planted area: 94 ha
Age of vines: 4 to 10
Years: 15% 10 to 25
Years: 50% +25 years : 33%
Density: 8 330 to 10 000 stocks /ha
Vineyard management: regular soil working, traditional thinning and manual leaf removal
Pruning: Double Guyot
Harvest: Hand-picked followed by hand sorting
Average yield: 40 to 45 hL/ha
Vinification
Optical and manual sorting. Concrete and stainless steel tanks. Maceration 35 days at 28C.
Ageing
French barrels. 50 % new oak. 17 months of ageing in barrels.
Tasting Notes
Chateau Giscours 2018 has all the characteristics of a Grand Vin: power, finesse and the capacity to travel through time.
In this vintage, the particularly high percentage of Merlot in the final blend delivers to the wine a roundness and density that envelop the structure and the tannins naturally present on our soils of deep gravels.
In this vintage, the particularly high percentage of Merlot in the final blend delivers to the wine a roundness and density that envelop the structure and the tannins naturally present on our soils of deep gravels.