Community Tasting Note

Wednesday, October 18, 2023 - Tasted over two days, alongside the same vintage Domaine de Chevalier.

Seductive floral and red fruit and berry-driven perfume, with dark berry, berry liqueur, summer potpourri, and 'sweet' herb (mint, wintergreen) top notes. So gorgeous! So Margaux!

Mind-bending textures, plush, rich, and expansive. Precise Cabernet Sauvignon-driven elements provide a stalwart core. Petit Verdot adds purple berry flavors and depth. Medium plus acid and medium tannin, balanced oak treatment. The alcohol, listed at 14.5, could be lower.

Everything points to a medium plus maturation curve. The challenge will be keeping one's hands off bottles over the long haul...as the wine sirens continuously and vociferously beckon. Bottles should reach maturity after 2035. Ridiculous QPR! 94-95.

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Comment posted by RayT:

10/18/2023 11:51:00 PM - Love the siren metaphor. At least for me very apropos!
Comment posted by El_Dougo:

10/19/2023 4:17:00 AM - Mitzvah, your review has significantly turned up the Sirens’ volume for this wine! I’m practically drooling!
Comment posted by Motz:

10/19/2023 1:22:00 PM - Sirens, indeed.

You might also find my note of 4/25/2021 entertaining.

Cheers!
Comment posted by billy j:

10/19/2023 5:28:00 PM - Any decant?
Comment posted by Motz:

10/21/2023 11:30:00 AM - Tasting over two days is a form of slow-o decanting. If drinking now, recommend a decant of 4+ hours.
Comment posted by billy j:

10/21/2023 1:19:00 PM - OK Motz.
Thanks.
Comment posted by Wine.ape:

11/23/2023 3:08:00 PM - Can we agree that 2015 is just the best Giscours vintage ever?
Comment posted by Motz:

11/23/2023 9:49:00 PM - Certainly, a unique, gorgeous, drop-dead sexy wine!