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Château Giscours 2009 Barrel sample (Margaux)

Bordeaux-style Red Blend · Château Giscours

Margaux

Quality

A 0–100 expert rating: 80–84 good, 85–89 very good, 90–94 excellent, 95–100 classic. Higher means a more highly regarded wine.

95/100Classic

94-96 Barrel sample. Full of blackcurrant fruits, ripe and sweet tannins and forward fruit. The wine feels polished, ripe, smooth.

Flavor profile

An estimate of the wine's structure: body (how full it feels), acidity (tartness), sweetness, and tannin (the drying grip in reds).

Body70%

Acidity55%

Sweetness35%

Tannin60%

blackcurrantripe

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