2016 Chateau Giscours Margaux

"At Giscours, a wine does not live by itself. It is a reflection of the place, its environment, and the people who make it."

Just over 3 miles away from world-renowned Château Margaux, is located Château Giscours a 3rd Growth Classified Châteaux. The history of this estate dates back nearly 700 years. 

It was seized in the French Revolution and sold to Americans before the turn of the 19th century. It then changed hands many times while slowly falling into disrepair. It wasn’t until Nicolas Tari purchased the estate in 1954 that it started to make an upward trend. The real step toward living up to its classification is when Alexander van Beek took over as the managing director. He replanted much of the vineyard with Cabernet Sauvignon and even moved the harvesting back to hand picking. Around the 2000 vintage, this estate really started producing top-tier wines. 

Chateau Giscours's terroir is impressive, as you could have imagined, being located in one of the finest terroirs in the Bordeaux region. Its dry and meager gravel soils result in charming and delicate wines like the 2016 Chateau Giscours Margaux.

If you want to taste the real power and elegance of Bordeaux, this wine is for you. Collectors would be fortunate to have this wine in their cellar.

The 2016 vintage in Bordeaux is already considered one of the great modern years — classical structure, vibrant acidity, age-worthy tannins. Vinous Media awarded this year with a 98-point review and said: "The 2016s are absolutely remarkable wines." The drinking window is opening now and will stretch comfortably to 2045 and beyond. Decant 60–90 minutes; serve in a Bordeaux glass; reward it with the right meal.

Aging: 17 months in French oak barrels, 50% new.