History of Giscours

This rich draper focused on increasing the size of the vineyard.
He began the process of planting wild land with vines.

This refined connoisseur gave the estate a strong reputation by boosting investment to raise the quality of its wines.

Château Giscours: a Grand Cru inaugurates the first class airline!

Pilot: Galley
Leaving from: Orléans station
Arriving at: Gaudreville
Distance: 117 km
Cargo: 60 kg of mail

During the Franco-Prussian war, two Bordeaux merchants named Gambès and Barry enjoyed two bottles of the famous Château Giscours at 2500 metres of altitude, one of which was thrown from the nacelle with a note for the Prussians: ‘Delicious dinner, excellent Château Giscours, and bon appetit!’ Anecdote taken from the La Gironde regional newspaper

1875 to 1890: Edouard Cruse – the visionary winegrower
He modernised the entire estate, created an entire park around the chateau, and built a model farm: Suzanne Farm.

Giscours park created by Eugène Buhler
This renowned landscape artist, who trained at the Ecole Royale d’Horticulture in Versailles, created Giscours park which surrounds the chateau.

This mermaid (‘sirène’ in French), Giscours’s emblem, can now be found on the labels of our top wine Château Giscours. This is what gave our second wine its name: La Sirène de Giscours.

He picked Giscours back up after the Second World War and reorganised the estate’s 300 hectares.

Garden party organised with Henry Ford II in attendance. A giant barbecue was built at Suzanne Farm for the occasion. It is still used today.

The Giscours’ family’s third wine, coming from historic Haut-Médoc plots, first appears.

This wine lover and art collector restructured the vineyard and renovated the winery buildings. His children Dennis, Derk and Valérie now run Giscours

Match between the Giscours cricket team and the Royal Household Cricket Club, played at Windsor castle with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in attendance.

Bordelais cattle breeds welcomed to the Giscours meadows

The Albada Jelgersma children Dennis, Derk and Valérie take over the estate following the death of their father Eric Albada Jelgersma, alongside general manager Alexander van Beek.

A new Rosé x Giscours
Giscours innovates and refreshes itself with this light-coloured Rosé x Giscours. A plot of Cabernet Sauvignon is carefully cultivated all year round specifically for this rosé. Only the first pressing juices are used.

Creation of the Giscours vegetable garden
2019 was also the year when the magnificent vegetable garden was created, planted to supply fresh, seasonal produce to La Table de Giscours.

Arrival of Landes ewes
Around sixty Landes-breed ewes arrive at Giscours as part of our partnership with the Conservatoire des Races d’Aquitaine.

Hosting the first Grand Prix de Giscours, a national showjumping competition, on the Giscours meadow.