98 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

Stunning aromas of blackcurrants, dark mushrooms and black cherries with forest-floor notes. Full body that fills your mouth with fine, caressing tannins and dark, flavorful fruit. The tannins are very intense and structural, spreading across the palate in layers and giving intensity and energy. Plenty of energy and verve here. This has gravity, too. 64% cabernet sauvignon, 30% merlot, 3% petit verdot and 3% cabernet franc. Best after 2029.

97+ Jeb Dunnuck - jebdunnuck.com

The deeply colored and glass-staining 2022 Château Giscours is packed with cassis, black cherries, violets, and graphite-like aromatics. Medium to full-bodied, it’s concentrated and intense, with beautifully ripe tannins, a pure, graceful mouthfeel, and a long, structured finish. There’s serious depth here, and while it already shows remarkable balance, I suspect it will shut down for a period before emerging as a classic Margaux a decade or so after the vintage. This beauty is going to be long-lived, and you can expect at least 30-40 years of prime drinking. Based on 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and equal parts Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc, it’s a serious, age-worthy Giscours. Tasted multiple times with consistent results.

97 Yves Beck - YvesBeck.wine

64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot The bouquet of Giscours shows a serenity that I have rarely observed in this wine. The excellent quality of this Margaux Third Growth is no longer in question; rather, the point is to describe its many qualities, its details, and the reasons why it deserves to rank among the great wines of the appellation. The harmony between ripe and fresh fruit, eucalyptus, raspberry, sweet spices and licorice is inviting and convincing. Savory and powerful from the very first impression on the palate, the wine impresses with its ability to shine equally through finesse and power. That power is measured, disciplined and well controlled, with austerity and acidity serving as valuable allies. It is an almost cerebral wine, but fortunately the tactile character takes over thanks to a structuring, mouthwatering acidity. A powerful wine and, above all, a precise one. 2027–2052

97 Markus Del Monego MW - Tasting Book

Deep purple colour with violet hue and black core. Elegant nose with freshness and complexity, ripe blackcurrants and elderberries, blackberries and juicy plums, refined toasting and oriental spices in the background. On the palate a wine with precision and multi-layered character, fresh dark berries, red forest berries, ripe plums, discreet spiciness and toasting. A wine with elegance, persistence and complexity, displaying an excellent length.

96 Antonio Galloni - 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.

96 William Kelley - Robert Parker's 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.

96 Georgina Hindle - Decanter

A seriously impressive and beguiling Giscous in 2022 and one of the most elegant. A remarkable wine with gorgeous clarity and purity and just the most gentle seduction, even more so because it really doesn't feel as if it's trying too hard yet still delivering depth and complexity. Fresh and lifted, fragrant and so juicy but with textured tannins that give both the weight, structure and density to the quite bright, tangy, vibrant fruit. Nicely composed, feels quite powerful yet restrained and finessed offering lots of immediate drinking appeal but with a serious backbone that suggests long ageing too. Elegant, fineseed, subtle confidence with such cool minerality that gives freshness all the way through. It's not the most dense, or fleshy, but so refined. A compelling wine. Possible upscore in bottle. 3% Cabernet Franc completes the blend. 3.70pH. A yield of 27hl/ha, the lowest ever. No Sirene de Giscours this year. 100% grand vin. Ageing 17 months, 50% new oak. 10-15% press wine. Tasted twice.

96 Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider

Intense, rich, sensuous, and lively, this stunning wine opens with a vibrant display of violets, roses, and lilacs, transitioning into an assortment of spices, black cherries, plums, and black raspberries in its aromatics. It boasts ample volume, depth, and breadth, with everything remaining balanced, elevated, and fresh. The refined, creamy finish seals the deal. The wine is a blend of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot. Drink from 2028-2055.

96 Peter Moser - Falstaff

Deep dark ruby ​​in color with an opaque core, purple reflections, and subtle brightening on the rim. On the nose, delicate tobacco aromas combine with fine herbal spices, hints of cassis and cherry, mineral notes, and a touch of crystallized violets in the background. The full-bodied palate is elegant with integrated, sleek tannins, fresh and persistent with notes of black cherry, blackberry and a delicate sweetness on the finish. The wine shows the full potential of the Giscours terroir.

95 James Molesworth - Wine Spectator

#1 Wine Spectator Top 100 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, cashmere-like 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.—James Molesworth