Château Giscours

Among the owners who succeed since the seventeenth century, the most notable is perhaps the Earl Pescatore, banker, who bought the castle in 1845 and entrusted its management to Pierre Skawinski, a talented winemaker who durably marked the nineteenth century . It is also the Earl Pescatore, who built the castle as we know it today. After further changes in ownership, wine reputation, ranked third grand cru in 1855, deteriorated gradually. The field could partly reborn in 1954 with its purchase by Pierre Tari, major grower of Algeria. In turn in trouble, he gave in 1995 a portion of its shares and management to a Dutch businessman Eric Albada Jelgersma.
The latter then undertook a renovation of the property and equipment. He experienced great difficulty in 1998 with the discovery of fraud in the second wine, but overall the team put in place then, now led by Alexander Van Beek and technically by Didier Forest, was a great success with progress consistent and widely recognized. The vineyard of 80 hectares, located south of Margaux and having a serious ground slightly sandy, is planted with Cabernet Sauvignon (60%) and Merlot (32%), the rest being divided between Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. About 25% of the vines are over 40 years. The second wine, "The Mermaid Giscours", about a third of total production.