Margaux · vintage 2004
Château Giscours 2004
Ageing potential16-19 ans
Why this vintage
- The 2004 vintage in MargauxHigh yields and a dry September gave a classic, unexaggerated vintage, straightforward, now at its peak.
- Ageing potential16-19 ans
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The 2004 vintage in Margaux
Vintage benchmark: 88/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: High yields and a dry September gave a classic, unexaggerated vintage, straightforward, now at its peak.
Overall reading of the year’s season across Margaux. An estate can depart from it sharply, in frost or hail years, where two neighbours did not make the same vintage. What this particular wine actually gave is on its technical sheet and in the scores above.
Tasting
Sa belle robe d’un pourpre soutenu, dense et satinée offre un nez de fruits très mûrs avec quelques notes mentholées se terminant par des nuances toastées (grillé, noisette). L’attaque est souple avec une belle persistance portée par des tannins agréables, fondus, ouvrant sur une finale douce et onctueuse. Cet ensemble, d’une grande finesse, permettra à ce vin d’atteindre son apogée dans les 10 prochaines années. Février 2010
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Blend of the 2004 vintage
- 60 % Cabernet-sauvignon
- 40 % Merlot
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2004 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with cabernet sauvignon, merlot, cabernet franc, petit verdot — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2004 sheet
- 13 % vol.Alcohol
- 25 yrsVine age
- 280,000 bottlesProduction
Winemaking
Remontage: Fonction de l’origine parcellaire de la vendange. Cuverie: Inox et Béton. Température de fermentation : 28 à 30°C. Maîtrise des températures : Thermorégulation. Durée de cuvaison : 18 à 24 jours. Particularités Vinification : traditionnelle / Macération longue à chaud. Entonnage : après fermentation malo-lactique. Pressoir : Pneumatique. Sélection : Sélection parcellaire et en fonction de l’âge de la vigne.
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Ageing
12 à 15 mois en barriques de chêne dont 50% neuves
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Terroir
Located within the Margaux appellation, the exceptional terroir of Giscours has all the qualities required to produce a very great wine. Three magnificent gravel rises deposited by the Garonne at the beginning of the Quaternary era are its secret. The gravels that make them up play a crucial role, reflecting the sun’s rays and maintaining a certain temperature at night: ideal conditions for the perfect ripening of the grapes. The topography is just as important: an altitude of some twenty metres for the Petit and Grand Poujeau rises, 17 metres for that of Cantelaude, which stretches its flanks right up to the château itself, with an east-west orientation.
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Texts and documents 2004
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Visuals
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Sheet checked on September 21, 2026. Technical data: the estate’s VinCod sheets. Critic scores: sources cited above, with their date. Vintage benchmarks and character: Compagnie Médocaine’s own editorial read. Soils and relief, where shown: the Compagnie Médocaine’s parcel survey and the Mapbox/IGN terrain model.