Château Giscours Château Giscours (Grand Cru Classé) 2015 (750ml) El Dorado County

Château Giscours Château Giscours (Grand Cru Classé) 2015 (750ml) El Dorado CountyGiscours has a long, rich history, which can be traced back to the fourteenth century. At that time it was a defensive tower overlooking a wild and inhospitable region. The real beginning came in 1552, when Pierre de Lhomme, a wealthy Bordeaux draper, bought a noblemans house called Guyscoutz; he proceeded to turn it into a vast estate and planted the first vines. Wine production was launched and each of the rich merchants successors made their own

located at 6

it needs many years to mature

Wine stayed on gross lees until 1 month before bottling

If you can name but two producers in Valpolicella (I’m betting they are Dal Forno and Quintarelli)

leaving a mouthwatering edge

D95DecanterClear reductive environment

58 g/100 ml and a pH of 3

stony vineyards deep in the Central Valley's old glacial riverbeds

two quality fractions

rose and toasted coriander seed

It radiates with bright cassis

with sleek acidity sculpting the layers of Meyer lemon peel