Château Giscours
La Sirène de Giscours Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend
Margaux, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
La Sirène de Giscours – Margaux 2015
Margaux, Bordeaux, France 🇫🇷
Overview
Second label of the prestigious 3rd Growth Château Giscours, this cuvée shows how even secondary bottlings from classified estates can age with grace. The 2015 blend is 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and 5% Cabernet Franc, delivering structure, elegance, and finesse in perfect harmony.
Aromas & Flavors
Vivid layers of ripe blackcurrant, raspberry, and plum glide alongside subtle cedar, tobacco, and floral spice. Delicate hints of earth and minerality frame the fruit beautifully.
Mouthfeel
Medium-bodied with polished tannins, silky texture, and a seamless balance between freshness and maturity. The finish is long, refined, and quietly powerful.
Food Pairing
Versatile with roast lamb, duck breast, or aged Comté. It also complements charcuterie or hard cheeses in a more casual setting.
Verdict
An elegant Margaux that proves second labels are no afterthought. Still very much alive, refined, and balanced—an absolute pleasure to drink.
🍷 Personal Pick Highlight
This wine reinforces my belief that second labels can often surprise and delight. The finesse and silkiness here rival many first labels—proof that patience rewards and that Margaux elegance never fails.
La Sirène de Giscours – Margaux 2015
Margaux, Bordeaux, France 🇫🇷
Overview
Second label of the prestigious 3rd Growth Château Giscours, this cuvée shows how even secondary bottlings from classified estates can age with grace. The 2015 blend is 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and 5% Cabernet Franc, delivering structure, elegance, and finesse in perfect harmony.
Aromas & Flavors
Vivid layers of ripe blackcurrant, raspberry, and plum glide alongside subtle cedar, tobacco, and floral spice. Delicate hints of earth and minerality frame the fruit beautifully.
Mouthfeel
Medium-bodied with polished tannins, silky texture, and a seamless balance between freshness and maturity. The finish is long, refined, and quietly powerful.
Food Pairing
Versatile with roast lamb, duck breast, or aged Comté. It also complements charcuterie or hard cheeses in a more casual setting.
Verdict
An elegant Margaux that proves second labels are no afterthought. Still very much alive, refined, and balanced—an absolute pleasure to drink.
🍷 Personal Pick Highlight
This wine reinforces my belief that second labels can often surprise and delight. The finesse and silkiness here rival many first labels—proof that patience rewards and that Margaux elegance never fails.
Medium deep ruby , thin garnet rim . Quite toasty blackberry and cassis , spicy with touches of coffee and Cacau, earthy notes . On the palate this has quite good rounded blackberry and spicy blackcurrant , dried cherry on the palate, quite sweet fruit profile , with a toasty , coffee tinged finish . Ok acidity , slightly warming alcohol and quite rounded tannins . Drinking well now and will continue to show well over the next 5-10 years . Quite a good example from this vintage for a second wine , juicy and fun to drink
Medium deep ruby , thin garnet rim . Quite toasty blackberry and cassis , spicy with touches of coffee and Cacau, earthy notes . On the palate this has quite good rounded blackberry and spicy blackcurrant , dried cherry on the palate, quite sweet fruit profile , with a toasty , coffee tinged finish . Ok acidity , slightly warming alcohol and quite rounded tannins . Drinking well now and will continue to show well over the next 5-10 years . Quite a good example from this vintage for a second wine , juicy and fun to drink
Jun 13th, 2025
Cab heavy - a hint of vegetation on opening, tart cranberries, tannic, with a little eucalyptus at the finish.
Cab heavy - a hint of vegetation on opening, tart cranberries, tannic, with a little eucalyptus at the finish.
Oct 13th, 2024
Lovely affordable claret over a lunch on the slopes. Decent expression of Margaux style.
Lovely affordable claret over a lunch on the slopes. Decent expression of Margaux style.
Feb 5th, 2020For a 2015, this was amazing to drink now, with balance structure and length. Will only improve with age. Loved it.
For a 2015, this was amazing to drink now, with balance structure and length. Will only improve with age. Loved it.
Jan 1st, 2020
Beautifully aromatic. Dark Red/plum fruit. Hints of green pepper (from the Cab Franc in the blend). Full bodied.
Beautifully aromatic. Dark Red/plum fruit. Hints of green pepper (from the Cab Franc in the blend). Full bodied.
Dec 30th, 2019Phenomenal 2nd wine. Highly concentrated and complex with tannins of silk. Finish lingers for days. Incredible value here. 2015 vintage on Sep 30, 2019
Phenomenal 2nd wine. Highly concentrated and complex with tannins of silk. Finish lingers for days. Incredible value here. 2015 vintage on Sep 30, 2019
Oct 8th, 2019
“This is quite nice” James Tiberius Ghent
“This is quite nice” James Tiberius Ghent
May 27th, 2019