- Château Giscours 2022 has been released for £600 per 12×75.
- ‘One of the best wines from this Margaux estates in recent years’ said Neal Martin who rated it 95-97 points.
- Buyers looking for value have several options to choose from.
As part of this year’s Bordeaux En Primeur campaign, Château Giscours 2022 has been released at €50 per bottle ex-négociant, up 22.5% on the 2021 release (€40.80).
It is being offered by the international trade for £600 per 12×75, a 23.4% increase on the 2021’s opening price (£486 a case).
The new release is one of the most expensive wines on the market. Several vintages look better value in relation to today’s release. See more pricing analysis below.
Critics’ scores
Neal Martin (Vinous) scored the wine 95-97 points. In his tasting note, he said ‘it represents one of the best wines from this Margaux estate in recent years, echoing their golden period of the 60s and early 70s’.
James Suckling awarded the wine a barrel range of 97-98, calling it a ‘big move forward for Giscours’ and noting how it ‘opens like a butterfly.’
‘Well judged and executed’ with an ‘impressive lift,’ noted Jane Anson (Inside Bordeaux) who scored the wine at 95.
William Kelley (Wine Advocate) scored it at 94-96+, echoing that Giscours has taken ‘another step up’ with a wine that harkens back to the ‘great Giscours vintages of the 1970s.’
Fair Value analysis
There is no significant correlation between Château Giscours Market Prices and Neal Martin scores, the chosen critic for Liv-ex ‘Fair Value’ methodology.
Looking at the chart above, today’s release is coming to market at a significant premium to others on the market.
Even those confident in its quality might want to consider the 2015 vintage. It also has a Neal Martin score of 95 (the lower end of the 2022’s barrel range) and is available at a 20% discount to today’s release.
The 94-point 2016, 2018 and 2020 vintages also look attractive.
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Liv-ex analysis is drawn from the world’s most comprehensive database of fine wine prices. The data reflects the real-time activity of Liv-ex’s 630+ merchant members from across the globe. Together they represent the largest pool of liquidity in the world – currently £100m of bids and offers across 16,000 wines.
