2025, Château Giscours, MARGAUX, 3ème Grand Cru Classé3rd growth 1855 This is a classic Margaux vineyard of 95 hectares thats under Dutch ownership and management. The consultant here is now Thomas Duclos. 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc. The 2025 Giscours is another magnificent wine for a chteau that has made giant steps in the last handful of years. Plush and succulent in the glass, with silky, exceptionally polished tannins and stunning mid palate richness, the Giscours is pure

Perhaps like the legendary Gruauds of old (1982

but it is a striking

is the capital of Trousseau

but the new oak is perfectly integrated and barely noticeable

Drinking Window: 2024 - 2049

and his oldest barrels date back to 2003

finishing with great length and energy

so refined

it feels light on its toes

even if it is clearly still coming together

There’s a judicious sprinkling of black pepper toward the finish

Four new barrels in nine