2015 Château Giscours Margaux - Bordeaux Red PC08

Giscours has a long, rich history, which can be traced back to the fourteenth century. At that time it was a defensive tower overlooking a wild and inhospitable region. The real beginning came in 1552, when Pierre de Lhomme, a wealthy Bordeaux draper, bought a nobleman’s house called “Guyscoutz”; he proceeded to turn it into a vast estate and planted the first vines. Wine production was launched and each of the rich merchant’s successors made their own contribution to this magnificent building. 

It was in the nineteenth century under the promise of the Pescatore and Cruse families that Giscours gained much of its finery: the château was transformed into a neoclassical palace, architect Eugene Bülher and the production facilities were modernized with the construction of huge buildings, including the famous Ferme Suzanne. 

Grape Variety: 60% Cab Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, 5% Cab Franc, and 3% Petit Verdot

Deep garnet-purple in color, opens with expressive cassis, blackberry and red currants on the nose with touches of cedar chest, roses and pencil lead.

Medium to full-bodied with a good core of muscular fruit and firm, grainy tannins, it finishes long.