Chateau Giscours 2022 Bordeaux

#1 Wine in the World, Wine Spectator's Top 100, 2025

Very limited! Rare to find Wine Spectator's Wine of the Year! Won't last long. A beauitful blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc.

The Wine of the Year from Wine Spectator has always been one of the most sought-after wines since they began their Top 100 list. Although every critic now publishes a top 100 list, Wine Spectator's remains the most coveted among wine critic publications. It's not even close!

From Wine Spectator (95 pts):
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. (JM) *Wine Spectator #1 Wine of the Year, 2025*

From Wine Advocate (96 pts):
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)