Château Giscours, Grand Cru Classé vineyard in Labarde, France

Château Giscours is a large wine estate in the Margaux appellation with extensive vineyard land on gravel-based soils in the Bordeaux region. The property consists of multiple buildings and areas that show the production process from cultivation to storage.

The property started in 1330 as a fortified defensive tower in this landscape. Over the centuries it transformed into a wine-producing site and received its official third growth classification in 1855.

The second wine is called La Sirène de Giscours, and the estate also makes a rosé, Rosé de Giscours. Since 1995 the blend of the first wine has shifted from Merlot-dominant to roughly 75% Cabernet Sauvignon. Vines are planted densely, 8,300 to 10,000 per hectare, and the estate's cricket club plays in the French National League.

The château, outbuildings and park have been listed as monuments historiques since 2011, and the estate lies at Labarde next to the Margaux appellation. The main house is the symmetrical stone building with a mansard roof and central entrance stair; the working buildings and vineyard plots lie around it. Visits are organised by the estate, so check arrangements before travelling.

Château Giscours is the home ground of the Bordeaux Giscours Cricket Club, which plays in the Aquitaine Division of the French National League and has been national champion. The pitch sits on the estate whose wines were classed a Third Growth in 1855.