Weinwisser 
Purpurrot mit zartem Rubinrand. Dicht verwobenes, schwarzbeeriges Bouquet, dahinter Brasiltabak, Lakritze und Sandelholz. Am komplexen Gaumen mit seidiger Textur und perfekt unterlegten weichen Tanninen und fein mehligem Extrakt gepaart mit tiefgründiger Terroirwürze. Im gebündelten Finale wird der Wein engmaschig und verschlankt sich, dazu Wildkirschen und Schlehensaft, endet mit erhabener Adstringenz. Hat einen klassischen Weg eingeschlagen, hier heisst es Geduld bewahren. Kan noch zulegen. 

Neal Martin 
The 2019 Giscours is ripe and extrovert on the nose with exuberant black cherries, blueberry and crushed violets bursting from the glass. This is very seductive. The palate is medium-bodied with a tang of seaweed infusing the black fruit on the entry, segueing into more tarry notes toward the well structured finish. This articulates a sense of completeness that I appreciate. The persistency is impressive. This is a superb, potentially long-term Giscours that may well end up at the top of my banded score. 

Wine Advocate 
The 2019 Giscours has turned out very well in bottle, wafting from the glass with aromas of sweet berries, cherries, burning embers, lilac and violets framed by a discreet patina of new oak. Full-bodied, layered and concentrated, it's polished and perfumed, with a velvety, seamless profile and bright animating acids, concluding with a long, resonant finish. Alexandre Van Beek and his team are taking this estate to heights it hasn't hit since the 1970s, and this is another of the great bargains of the 2019 en primeur campaign. 

James Suckling 
A ripe and layered red with lots of currant and chocolate character, as well as some walnut and cocoa powder. Crushed stones, too. It’s full and layered with round tannins and a juicy and plush texture. Crushed velvet that turns to silk. Very cool and long. Plenty going on here. Give it three to four years to come together. But will age beautifully for years to come. A blend of 65% cabernet sauvignon and 35% merlot. Try after 2026.