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Scores + Notes
Aromas of black cherry and fresh mushroom. Medium-bodied, with some chocolate character, but a bit lean. Best after 2000. 29,000 cases made. -James Suckling, Wine Spectator 1999
Wine Spectator Score: 85/100
Giscours' 1996 is atypical for the vintage, being soft, forward, and open-knit, with an absence of tannin. The wine exhibits a dark ruby color and attractive berry fruit, but it is straightforward and easy-going. Drink it during its first decade of life. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate # 122.
Robert Parker Score: 84/100
Tasted at the Chateau Giscours vertical, the 1996 Chateau Giscours is a blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon and 50% Merlot picked between September 9 and 23. It has never been a really great vintage for this Margaux address, despite the benevolent growing season for the Left Bank. The nose is nicely defined with light red berry fruit, but there is a distracting medicinal scent that puts me off and detracts from terroir expression. The palate is medium-bodied with light tannin, a little dusty and dour with a thin and rather lackluster finish. It just seems ordinary. Tasted June 2015. Jul 2016, www.robertparker.com
Neal Martin Score: 81/100
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Product Details
Aromas of black cherry and fresh mushroom. Medium-bodied, with some chocolate character, but a bit lean. Best after 2000. 29,000 cases made. -James Suckling, Wine Spectator 1999
Wine Spectator Score: 85/100
Giscours' 1996 is atypical for the vintage, being soft, forward, and open-knit, with an absence of tannin. The wine exhibits a dark ruby color and attractive berry fruit, but it is straightforward and easy-going. Drink it during its first decade of life. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate # 122.
Robert Parker Score: 84/100
Tasted at the Chateau Giscours vertical, the 1996 Chateau Giscours is a blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon and 50% Merlot picked between September 9 and 23. It has never been a really great vintage for this Margaux address, despite the benevolent growing season for the Left Bank. The nose is nicely defined with light red berry fruit, but there is a distracting medicinal scent that puts me off and detracts from terroir expression. The palate is medium-bodied with light tannin, a little dusty and dour with a thin and rather lackluster finish. It just seems ordinary. Tasted June 2015. Jul 2016, www.robertparker.com
Neal Martin Score: 81/100
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