Community Tasting Notes 7

• DaleW wrote:

  December 15, 2019 - 2 bottles
  bottle A mid-shoulder fill, but drinks pretty well, berries and tobacco. B
  Bottle B- high shoulder fill, but drinks much older than other bottle. Red fruit, but dank, acrid, I put aside. C+/C

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• _water.into.wine_ Likes this wine: 96 points

  January 16, 2019 - Drank alongside a 1928 Giscours, but this was the wine of the night. Slightly hazy to cloudy. Garnet to tawny in colour. A developed nose. Leather, green pepper, tobacco and cigar. Very complex and balanced. My first 1959, and I can see why it is a legendary vintage. Served blind by ST.

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• Claret & CdP Gang Likes this wine:

  January 16, 2019 - Medium light red, very old Bordeaux, very mellow, thought an 1982, 50s gosh, 1959! Drank along with the 1928 Giscours! Amazing wine! Jaw dropping experience

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• Blauweiss Likes this wine: 90 points

  January 15, 2017 - Munskänkarna Göteborg, Bordeaux-tasting 50´s to the 90´s.
  
  From magnum
  
  Of course very mature, with a very light brick-colour.
  On the nose some sweet fruits, a hint of smoke. On the palate medium bodied, still a fine acidity that keeps this wine togehter. Some red fruits left, earth, barnyard, some Tobacco. Long and balanced. A fine piece of bordeaux!

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• Mascarello59 Likes this wine: 91 points

  January 15, 2017 - Mature Bordeaux All blind and from Magnums except Pichon Baron and La Mission HB: Dark brick color. Sweet nose of jammy figs, earth and leather in a fine concoction. Still good balance and nice flavors. Acidity and resolved tannin and this sweet and sour fruit mix. Iron on the finish which fades rather quickly. Surprisingly this turned out to be the oldest wine tonight but more alive than many from around 69-71 vintages.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1959
• Type Red
• Producer Château Giscours
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion Médoc
• Appellation Margaux

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• In Cellars 16 (70%)
• Consumed 6 (26%)

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