Margaux · vintage 2016
Why this vintage
- 97/100 from James Sucklingand 6 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2016 vintage in MargauxA very wet winter followed by a sun-drenched summer produced a rare balance, combining the depth of great years with genuine freshness.
Critic scores
- James Suckling97
- Wine Enthusiast97
- Vinous95
- Decanter94
- Wine Advocate93
- Jeb Dunnuck93
- Wine Spectator92
The 2016 vintage in Margaux
Vintage benchmark: 97/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: A very wet winter followed by a sun-drenched summer produced a rare balance, combining the depth of great years with genuine freshness.
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
Château Giscours 2016 est un vin tout en élégance, équilibré avec deux grandes qualités que nous apprécions particulièrement à Giscours : une brillance aromatique et une grande finesse des tannins.
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Blend of the 2016 vintage
- 81 % Cabernet-sauvignon
- 19 % Merlot
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2016 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 2016 sheet
- 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
100 % barriques de chêne français (grain fin et chauffe moyenne) pendant 17 mois. 50 % bois neuf.
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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 2016
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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.