Today we bring you a library release of the famed Margaux, Château Giscours! A decade on from the vintage, this blend of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon and 19% Merlot is entering an exciting stage of its life, with its ripe fruit and elegant structure developing complexity and coming together beautifully.

Pronounced aromas and flavors of red currant, black cherry and smoked plum are layered with classic notes of gravel, graphite, and cedar. The palate is bright and lively with a wonderfully silky texture, supple tannins, and harmonious balance. When you buy a great bottle of Margaux, this is what you want!

Recent reviews have awarded up to 97 Points to this classic Margaux. We bring it to you today for what we believe to be the very best price in the country.

Read on for the tasting notes, and for a crack at the 2020 Blason d'Issan from Château d'Issan, then hit that Big Green Button to load up your cellar!

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2016 Château Giscours
Margaux, Bordeaux, France
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"Herbs, olives, currants, fine spices and touches of bergamot and tobacco on the nose. On the palate it’s juicy and fine-veined, with a medium body, very fine tannins and a super-long, filigreed finish. 81% cabernet sauvignon and 19% merlot. Such balance. Great now, but this will benefit from further aging. For those who love classic left-bank finesse and precision, this is the vintage to buy. Drink or hold."
          - 97 Points, James Suckling (8/7/2025)

“A bottle of 2016 Giscours was dispatched from the château after a bottle misfired at the Southwold tasting. This example correlates to initial showings. Vivid blackberry and blueberry fruit soar on the nose after an hour's decanting, beautifully defined with a patina of new oak discreetly interwoven. The palate oozes panache, very well defined with lace-like tannins, gentle grip and just a touch of graininess towards the finish such that it does not come across 'over-polished.' Afford it another couple of years in bottle if you can. Drinking Window: 2028 - 2055."
          - 95 Points, Vinous - Neal Martin (5/2026)

"Intense and concentrated, with high levels of Cabernet Sauvignon after frost impacted the Merlot and you feel it, in this deeply textured dark berry fruits, with slate and mint leaf accents, stately Left Bank, a little closed still, but with so much balance and hidden power, tannic structure inching open to show ripe cassis, black cherry and grilled spice. Not ready yet, but already confident in what it is going to become. Axel Marchal and Valerie Lavigne consultants, taking over from Denis Dubourdieu. 50% new oak for ageing, harvest September 26 through to October 20. Drink from 2024. Drink to 2042."
          - 95 Points, Jane Anson (2/7/2024)

Looking online we found 76 listings. Our price beats every one of them. Drink this Bordeaux classic now with decanting or cellar for five to 10+ years!

Vin Chicago Price: 78.99

A Charming Second Wine from Margaux's Château d'Issan!

2020 Château d'Issan "Blason d'Issan"
Margaux, Bordeaux, France
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What to do while you're waiting for your 2016 Giscours to hit peak maturity? How about enjoy a few bottles of this perfectly-priced second wine from Château d'Issan!

As with Giscours, d'Issan earned Third Growth status in the famed Bordeaux classification of 1855. Using some of the younger vines on the estate, they've been making this Blason d'Issan bottling since 1995.

Offering a more forward fruit profile and softer tannins than the regular Château d'Issan, and selling for around half the price, this medium-bodied red is a fantastic choice for drinking now and the coming few years...

“Dried oranges and plums with bark, mushroom and forest floor aromas that follow through to medium to full body with a dense finish and excellent energy. Spices such as nutmeg and sandalwood. Some chocolate, too. 57% merlot, 40% cabernet sauvignon and 3% petit verdot. Best after 2025."
          - 94 Points, James Suckling (3/20/2023) 

"The 2020 Blason d'Issan is a tasty, juicy Margaux to drink now and over the next handful of years, while the fruit remains vibrant. Drinking window: 2023 - 2030."
          - 90 Points, Vinous - Antonio Galloni (12/2022)

"Plenty of character and punch, with evident tannins, serious in style softened by autumnal fruits, espresso and black chocolate. Less exuberant in its aromatic structure than the 2019 vintage of this wine, a more classic take on Blason d'Issan, with grip and poise, showing undergrowth and grilled sandalwood on the finish. Eric Boissenot consultant. They have begun a programme of massal selection from their oldest (1948) Petit Verdot vines that arrived with the purchase of neighbouring Château Pontac Lynch, to be planted in the main walled vineyard known as L'Enclos. Harvest September 17 to October 2, 38.5hl/ha yield. Drink from 2025. Drink to 2038."
          - 92 Points, Jane Anson (12/2/2022)

Median online retail is $42. As usual, we're a good bit less. A solid Margaux for under forty bucks? It's hard to go wrong here!

Vin Chicago Price: 34.99