The origins of the domain go back to the XIVth century, but the recognition of the vineyard by deed of sale of 1552. Because of the French Revolution, the property which was a family estate of Saint Simon, had been confiscated and had become national property. In 1847, the count of Pescatore, grand Parisian banker, changed thoroughly the domain by building the actual castle in order to receive the Empress Eugénie. The attribution of the ranking of 1855 establishes the reputation of Giscours. The various owners succeeded in the XXth century, until the redemption of Giscours by Nicolas Tari in 1952, who modernized the exploitation and gave it its reputation. His son Pierre succeeded him in 1970 and continued the effort of modernization.

The grounds

The vineyard is managed on 80,5 hectares in production of four types of large grapes and by average divided over four plain hills. L'encépagement (Balans of parts of the plantation of the different ‘cépages’): consists of cabernet-sauvignon at 53%, merlot at 42%, completed by 5% of cabernet franc and of petit verdot. The density of the grapevine is very strong (from 8 300 until 10 000 grapes per hectare), with an average age of 40 years for more then a quarter amongst them.

The wine: The wine-growing takes about 16 until 18 months in a barrel before the blending.

Giscours produces a second red wine, La Sirène de Giscours.