Chateau Giscours, Margaux, 2001 SHEMISCOUNT A beautiful introduction to what

A beautiful introduction to what makes Barbaresco's crus so endlessly fascinating

winemakers Anna Rovira and Jurgen Wagner craft wines from 250 hectares of vineyards on steep

Parcel-by-parcel vinification in concrete

This 2016 benefits from what many consider one of the greatest Bordeaux vintages of the modern era—concentrated yet balanced

Chateau Giscours, Margaux, 2001 SHEMISCOUNT A beautiful introduction to whatA 3rd Growth Margaux at full maturity. Giscours, in the southern Margaux commune of Labarde, was under the careful Eric Albada Jelgersma stewardship in 2001 (the family had owned it since 1995, alongside du Tertre) a period that brought the estate back to top form after decades of variable performance. The 2001 vintage itself is one of those classical structured Bordeaux years that has aged with grace: less heralded than 2000 or 2005, but firmly built