1996 Château Giscours, Margaux, Bordeaux

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1996 Château Giscours, Margaux, BordeauxCh. Giscours is one of the largest Margaux properties and now producing wine worthy of its Troisime Cru Class status. Giscours was in a dire state when it was acquired by Nicholas Tari in 1952. He invested heavily and the quality of the wine improved beyond recognition. In 1995 he sold the property to Dutch businessman Eric Albada Jelgersma. Giscours produces richly aromatic wines that are surprisingly powerful on the palate, displaying ripe, black

This is produced in small volumes

showing macadamias and shortbread generously smothered in various honeys

A part of Riedel's Black Tie Wine Decanter range that features the faces of Maximillian and Laetizia Riedel

The tannins are present in volumes

from red volcanic soils with patches of iron oxide

This is a glass designed for fresh

with a resounding sense of intensely focused purity

Black centre with purple edge

The growers really seem to be on the same wavelength in so many ways

curry leaf and brine

Readers should note that Massolino did not bottle their Barolo Parussi in 2014

A strikingly intense wine of finesse and understatement in 2006