Margaux · vintage 2006
Château Giscours 2006
Ageing potential16-19 ans
Why this vintage
- The 2006 vintage in MargauxRain at véraison followed by a dry September gave classic, balanced wines with fine freshness, without the density of 2005.
- Ageing potential16-19 ans
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The 2006 vintage in Margaux
Vintage benchmark: 89/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: Rain at véraison followed by a dry September gave classic, balanced wines with fine freshness, without the density of 2005.
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
Ce millésime 2006 arbore une belle robe pourpre avec de beaux reflets brillants. Nez expressif où se mêlent des arômes de fruits noirs et de subtiles notes de torréfaction. L’attaque franche développe des tannins de caractère, finement enrobés. La persistance de la finale est d’une grande pureté. Cet ensemble permettra à ce 2006 d’atteindre son apogée dans les dix prochaines années. Février 2010
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Blend of the 2006 vintage
- 62 % Cabernet-sauvignon
- 38 % Merlot
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2006 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 2006 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 2006
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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.