Château Giscours Margaux 1855 3ième Cru 1976

Coffee, mocha, tobacco, smoked earth, creme de cassis, this is still robust with firm tannins, mint leaf, not a huge amount of charm but plenty of character, majoring on soot and spicy notes, along with brambled blackberry fruits. A heat wave year with very low yields. Needed a second bottle to unearth its charms – bottle variation at this age is to be exepcted. This is holding on better than many 1976s, but it is impressive rather than one to fall in love with.