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‘ONE OF THE MOST PRECISE VINTAGES WE’VE EVER MADE’: ALEXANDER VAN BEEK OF CHATEAU GISCOURS ON 2019

‘ONE OF THE MOST PRECISE VINTAGES WE’VE EVER MADE’: ALEXANDER VAN BEEK OF CHATEAU GISCOURS ON 2019

FromThe James Suckling Wine Podcast


‘ONE OF THE MOST PRECISE VINTAGES WE’VE EVER MADE’: ALEXANDER VAN BEEK OF CHATEAU GISCOURS ON 2019

FromThe James Suckling Wine Podcast

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Length:
10 minutes
Released:
Feb 18, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

James talks with Alexander van Beek, the general director of Chateau Giscours, about 2019 in bottle."I think the 19 is a vintage is one of the most precise vintages we've ever made, for different reasons. The first reason is we took a different approach to our work and preparation in the vineyards," he said. "I think we never produced as juicy merlots as we every did ... and one very important element was we started to harvest our vineyards not just by terroir but also by age, meaning that we go through the same parcel in different sequences."Alexander also tells James how the weather affected the vintage, and compares his 2019 releases with the 2018s.
Released:
Feb 18, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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This is the podcast of James Suckling, international wine critic with 40 years of experience tasting, critiquing and loving wine! We focus on the great wines of the world including Italy, Bordeaux, Champagne, Australia, New Zealand, California, Chile, and Argentina, but are always open to and looking for surprises. We taste and review thousands of wines each year - 25,000 in 2019 alone! - and meet hundreds of the world's best winemakers along that journey. That's where this podcast comes in - a place to access my conversations with these titans of the wine world, and also my own tasting team as we travel the world to taste amazing wines. I hope you enjoy these podcasts - head to jamessuckling.com for even more reports, videos and articles about how to enjoy wine.