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The very elegance of grand cru classé wines from the prestigious terroir of margaux. Situated just a few meters from the "route des châteaux", which serves numerous crus from the south of margaux to the north of saint-estèphe, château giscours is best recognized by the magnificent gateway which adorns the entrance to the vineyard. The first traces of vines date back to 1552, and several owners followed one another before the estate was seized as national property during the French revolution. Purchased at auction in 1795 by a group of three men, the property was sold thirty years later to Marc Promissé. This Bordeaux merchant built the château on the site of the old fortified keep and installed a drainage system to benefit the vineyards, before selling it all in 1847.The lucky purchaser of the newly constructed château was a Parisian banker in the person of jean-pierre pescatore. He and his descendants watched over the estate for almost thirty years, along with the Skawinski family, who also left their mark on the château?s history. Appointed steward of the estate in 1847, pierre skawinski worked there for half a century, working with several owners including the prestigious cruze family, Bordeaux merchants, before passing on his knowledge to his son théophile skawinski. The skawinski family thus left their mark on the history of the Médoc, not only in Margaux but also in Saint Julien, with the later purchase of a majority stake in Léoville Las Cases and the creation of the "Clos du Marquis". Their descendants, bearing the name "delon", are still at the head of this second-growth saint-julien classé, so the skawinski family can be considered as one of the builders of château giscours and léoville las cases.During the Second World War, the vineyard was reduced to 7 hectares and the château was totally destroyed. It was then acquired by a company which quickly sold the estate to the Tari family, who arrived in 1952. The latter finally brought
Tasting notes
Appearance
Intense color, ranging from ruby to garnet.
Aroma
Black fruit notes with cassis and blackberry, followed by empyreumatic fragrances that vary between vanilla and roasting.
Wine Empyreumatic | Fruity
Taste
The young reds are full-bodied, marked by a hint of oak and hints of sweet spices. After a few years of aging, the tannins melt.
Wine Fleshy | Fruity | Long
Product details
Keeps
10 years
Peak
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Service
17°C
Grape varieties Cabernet-franc, Cabernet-sauvignon, Merlot, Petit verdot
Terroir Located in the north of bordeaux and at the edge of the gironde estuary, the soil is mainly composed of gravels, ie gravels that are popular in viticultures because they are known for producing qualitative wines.
Culture type
Reasoned agriculture
Alcohol
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Content
75cl
Decanting
30 min.
Food and wine pairings
Meat
Lamb, red meats, roast guinea fowl
Cheeses
Hard mountain cheese a little dry
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JulienJ
• 33 reviews • Registered since 2019 • Reviewed on the 2015 vintage of this wine on 23/02/2019
The tannins are much less lively today... they blend perfectly with the texture of this wine, they are silky and give it structure.
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Toasty, spicy notes that go perfectly with cheese
Château Giscours
Château Giscours is a domain from the region Bordeaux in France, that produces 41 wines available to purchase, including the wine Le Haut-Médoc de Giscours 2020.
Appellation
Haut-Médoc
The appellation Haut-Médoc is part of the region of Bordeaux from France which include Château Giscours and its 41 cuvées. Spread over 80% red wines, but also 11% white wines, 9% rosé, this region is 6 million hectolitres per yer (80% red wines + white wines (dry, sweet and fortified), clairet and crémant rosés).
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