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Château d'Issan
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2022
Château d'Issan (Margaux)
Violets, black cherries, blueberries, blackberries, cocoa, cedar, and cigar box fill the aromatics. On the palate, the wine is lively, creamy, deep, long, and most importantly pure. The tannins are silky, and even with all this ripeness, and concentration, the wine remains fresh, vibrant, long and sensuous. This is undoubtedly the finest vintage of d'Issan ever produced! The wine is made from a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc, 2% Malbec and 1% Petit Verdot. 14.64% ABV, 3.67 pH. This is the only the third vintage to include 5 Bordeaux varietals in the blend. Picking took place September 15 - September 28. Yields were 30 hectoliters per hectare. Drink from 2027-2055. 95-97 Pts. 2,232 Views Tasted May 8, 2023 |
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2021
Château d'Issan Blason d'Issan (Margaux)
Medium-bodied, forward, already approachable, allowing you to enjoy all of its bright, crisp, red fruits, cedar and tobacco with its soft, brisk edge on release. This is perfect for near term drinking while waiting for the Grand Vin to develop. Drink from 2024-2032. 175 Views Tasted Mar 9, 2024 |
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2021
Château d'Issan (Margaux)
Medium-bodied, elegant, refined and already focused on displaying its floral character, accompanied by its core of black raspberries, cherries, tobacco, cedar and spice. Forward, soft and vibrant, the wine serves up its sweet, energetic red berries with accents of spice, mint and just a touch of espresso on the backend. Produced from a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot and 1% Malbec. This is only the second vintage to include 5 Bordeaux varietals in the blend. Drink from 2024-2047. 224 Views Tasted Mar 9, 2024Deep ruby in color, the wine kicks off with assorted red pit fruits, lilacs, cedar and forest leaves. Medium-bodied, elegant, soft and vibrant, the fruit is focused on its freshness, balance and elegance, leaving you with the essence of purity in the red cherries and plums that linger in the finish. Produced from a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot and 1% Malbec. This is the second vintage to include 5 Bordeaux varietals in the blend. 13.18% ABV, pH 3.6. Picking took place September 27 - October 9. Drink from 2024-2047. 92-94 1,867 Views Tasted May 20, 2022 |
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2020
Château d'Issan (Margaux)
he first vintage to include 5 Bordeaux varietals in the blend starts out with violets, forest floor, spice, plums, currants, cherries, mint, and a hint of pepper on the nose. Vibrant red fruits, silky tannins, sweetness, and purity in the fruits are easy to discern on the palate. The elegant finish lingers, which is a good thing, as you are going to finish the bottle far too quickly. Tasting 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, and now 2020 over the years is going to be a lot of fun. But I warn you, it will be difficult to pick a favorite. Though, today, there is a good possibility that the 2020, due to the inclusion of the new grape sources is going to be at the head of the class. Drink from 2025-2055. 5,871 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023The first vintage to include 5 Bordeaux varietals in the blend starts out with violets, wet earth, spice, cherries, espresso and currants on the nose. From there the wine is fresh, energetic, elegant and complex. Full-bodied, silky, long and intense, with the essence of minerality paired with spice and fruit in the finish. This will age and evolve for at least 2-3 decades. Produced from a blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot and 1% Malbec. 94-96 Pts 7,634 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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2019
Château d'Issan (Margaux)
d'Issan has been on a roll lately with 2019 marking another step-up in quality. The wine is full-bodied, silky, fresh, vibrant, pure and lively. The nose is packed with wet earth, herbs, flowers, tobacco, espresso and ripe, sweet, red berries. There is serious lift and energy here with a finish that lingers, giving you more time to spend with all of its graceful, lifted, pure, sweet, fresh plums, blackberries, spice and currants. This will age and evolve for at least 2-3 decades. 8,755 Views Tasted Mar 29, 2022Gentle aromas of flowers, wet earth, tobacco, espresso and red fruits permeate the nose. Elegant and refined in character, the wine falls gently over your palate with warm tones of ripe, sweet, fresh plums, blackberries, spice and freshness, so you discover lift, energy, length and purity. This will age and evolve for at least 2-3 decades. The wine was produced from a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot. The Grand Vin was produced from only 47% of the harvest. 94-96 Pts 9,105 Views Tasted Jun 8, 2020 |
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2018
Château d'Issan (Margaux)
Silky, fresh, floral and pure, this gorgeous vintage of d'Issan is just great. The violet and lilac bouquet, with accents of tobacco leaf, cedar, crème de cassis attracts you right off the bat. On the palate, the wine is refined, elegant and shows its purity, freshness and silky textures with no effort. Give it 7-9 years in the bottle and enjoy it over the following 2-decades or more. The wine blends 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot. 4,029 Views Tasted Mar 9, 2021Cherry blossoms, smoke, forest floor, licorice and blackberry aromas open the wine. The wine is full-bodied, round, sweet, juicy and just a little bit spicy. You can feel the vitality in the ripe, red plums and black currants which accent the finish. From a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot, the wine reached 13.97% ABV. The Grand Vin was produced using 53% of the harvest. The picking took place September 24 to October 11. 94-96 Pts 4,641 Views Tasted Apr 19, 2019 |
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2017
Château d'Issan (Margaux)
A silky style of wine that is medium bodied, forward, polished and fruity. There is lift, ripe red fruits, forest leaf and tobacco strokes from start to finish. The juicy fruits in the endnote offer melodious, creamy textures. In three to five years this will develop even more intriguing complexities and softer textures. From a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon and 36% Merlot, the wine reached 13.18% ABV with a pH of 3.68. The Grand Vin was produced from 47% of the harvest. The picking took place September 18 through October 3. 3,581 Views Tasted Apr 26, 2018 |
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2016
Château d'Issan (Margaux)
Earthy, wet forest aromatics, truffle, dark cherries and herbs on the front end and a full-bodied, fresh, silky, sweet, polished, red pit fruit palate and finish on the backend. What more could you ask for in a terrific Margaux? This is showing just great today, and with aging, it promises to be even better. Give it 7-9 years in the bottle and enjoy it over the next 15-20 years or longer. The wine was made from blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon and 35% Merlot. 6,311 Views Tasted Sep 21, 2019With the structure to age, freshness which offers lift to all the ripe, sweet, red fruits and the added nuanced complexities you find on the nose and the palate, this is a top-flight example of d'Issan. The wine will demand at least a decade in the cellar. 7,508 Views Tasted May 20, 2018Dark in color with strong floral aromatics that escalate with smoke, espresso, licorice, dark cherry and cassis, this wine is full-bodied, plush, opulent and richly textured with loads of sweet, pure, dark red fruits. From a blend of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon and 36% Merlot, this wine reached 13.24% ABV with a pH of 3.71. Now aging in 50% new, French oak barrels, it represents 45% of the harvest, which took place from September 29 to October 19. 6,663 Views Tasted Apr 29, 2017 |
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2015
Château d'Issan (Margaux)
Elegant, refined, floral, and fresh, the wine is packed to the brim with perfectly ripe, exuberant, lively, earthy, black plums, cherries, blackberries, cigar wrapper, and flowers. Full-bodied, vibrant, soft, and silky, give this beauty just a few more years of aging and enjoy it over the following 2 decades or more with ease. Drink from 2025-2055. 6,062 Views Tasted Jul 8, 2022Truffles, fresh flowers and Cuban cigar aromas work in tandem with the plums and cherries. Medium/full bodied, the wine is elegant in character, with layers of sweet fruits and silky tannins in the finish. You can drink this young, due to the supple textures, but if you have the patience to wait a decade, this will be stunning when it enters maturity. 6,162 Views Tasted May 21, 2018Continuing to get better and better, the earthy, floral characteristics are really kicking in. The wine is silky, polished and refined, and the finish just keeps on going. This should easily hit the top of my range. 7,360 Views Tasted Jul 12, 2017Deep ruby hue, displaying heady violet scents, cherry liqueur, licorice, boysenberry and earth, this wine is hedonistic with its lithe, elegant, velvety tannins. Full-bodied and sensuous with freshness and purity of fruit, this sexy delight delivers a voluptuously long finish. From a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon and 35% Merlot, this wine reached 13.82% ABV with a pH of 3.85. Aging in 50% new, French oak barrels, it represents 55% of the harvest. The harvest took place from September 21 to October 6. 94 - 95 Pts 7,021 Views Tasted Apr 21, 2016 |
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2014
Château d'Issan (Margaux)
Smoke, tobacco, cigar box, cassis and floral aromatics can be picked up with ease. Forward and approachable, the medium/full bodied, dark, red fruit filled wine can be enjoyed in its youth, while you wait for the 2015 and 2016 to mature. 4,273 Views Tasted Jun 25, 2017A quickly detected aura of flowers, licorice, cherries and black raspberries, this wine is medium/full-bodied, elegant in style and replete with nectarous cherries and silky tannins. From a blend of 77% Cabernet Sauvignon and 23% Merlot, the wine reached 13.24% ABV, with a pH of 3.83. 90-92 Pts 4,810 Views Tasted Apr 22, 2015 |
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2013
Château d'Issan (Margaux)
Medium bodied, fresh and clean, with a forward personality, coupled with fresh, crisp red cherries and earth. Light in style, this is already offering early drinking pleasure. 3,952 Views Tasted May 25, 2016Floral, black cherry and tobacco in character, the wine is medium bodied, soft, forward and fresh with more dark cherries in the finish. From 74% Cabernet Sauvignon and 26% Merlot, the wine reached 12.83% ABV with a pH of 3.69. The wine is aged in 50% new oak. With yields of 28 hectoliters per hectare, the Grand Vin represents 55% of the harvest. 90-91 Pts 4,469 Views Tasted Apr 20, 2014 |
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2012
Château d'Issan (Margaux)
Much of this wine is still being held in reserve, yet it's hard to not recognize all the sweet, ripe, dark berries, polished, elegant, tannins, freshness, length and complexity. But you should wait at least 5 more years before popping a cork. 5,750 Views Tasted Mar 12, 2017Elegant, soft, fresh and forward, this medium bodied wine delivers an open, sweet, delicious splash of black cherry, vanilla and plums with a silky, elegant, fresh mouth feel. 7,507 Views Tasted May 15, 2015From a blend of 67% Cabernet Sauvignon and 33% Merlot, the wine reached 13.24% ABV. Dark ruby in color with coffee, truffle, licorice, tobacco, black cherry and smoke in the nose. Soft in texture with a supple core of cool black cherries and dark chocolate in the finish. 90-93 Pts 4,998 Views Tasted Apr 25, 2013 |
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2011
Château d'Issan (Margaux)
Leafy, forest floor, cedar and cassis aromas, medium bodied, accessible and forward, you can drink this cassis and olive filled wine young, while waiting for the 2010 and 2009 to develop. 3,548 Views Tasted May 20, 2014From a blend of 61% Cabernet Sauvignon and 39% Merlot, which represents 57% of the harvest with yields of 36 hectoliters per hectare, the wine reached 13.23% ABV and will be aged in 50% new oak. In the nose, earth, coffee, licorice, blackberry and truffle scents. Soft, round and filled with fresh black and red fruits, this is a charming style of d’Issan. 91-93 Pts 4,845 Views Tasted Apr 19, 2012 |
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2010
Château d'Issan (Margaux)
Still youthful and relatively primary, there is no doubt about all the potential here with its layers of fresh, silky-textured, pure, red, and black fruit profile. The gorgeous display of red and purple flowers in the nose, along with all of its perfectly ripe fruits hits all the right notes. But the wine needs further time in the cellar to soften. Drink from 2025-2045. 5,579 Views Tasted Jul 10, 2022Sweet blackberry, plum, dark cherries, earth, vanilla, truffle and jammy scents create the inviting perfume. The wine is medium/full bodied, refined, elegant and fresh, ending with an intense spicy, cassis, cocoa and fresh black raspberry filled finish. There is a lot of character to this wine. This wine is also going to spark intense discussions on whether 2009 d'Issan or 2010 d'Issan is the better wine. I'm waiting a decade to compare both vintages together to see which side of the fence I'm going to sit on, for that debate. 10,399 Views Tasted May 7, 2013Licorice, cassis, jammy blackberry and earthy scents open to full bodied, structured Bordeaux wine with round, polished tannins. This Margaux wine ends with a long, fresh, ripe, sweet dark berry filled, fresh finish. 2010 d'Issan was offered at 48 Euros, which was higher than they asked in 2009. This is the finest vintage of Chateau d'Issan I have tasted yet. 9,912 Views Tasted Jul 14, 20122010 d’Issan From a blend of 61% Cabernet Sauvignon and 39% Merlot, the Margaux wine will probably be aged in 55% new oak for close to 18 to 20 months. 2010, with its dark, inky purple accents stains the glass is it’s swirled. Oak, cassis, forest floor and graphite scents are on display with little coaxing, Offering a big mouthful of ripe cassis, vanilla, licorice and sweet tannin, there is a lot to like about this wine. More classic in style than 2009, 2010 is a little richer and more powerful than the 2009. Emmanuel Cruse feels the wine is one step up from the 2009. I agree. He added, “Even though the IPT levels are the same in both vintages, 2010 feels denser and offers more structure.” d’Issan is one of the Medoc properties with slightly lower ABV levels in 2010, when compared with 2009. 2009 reached 13.9%. In 2010, the wine is at 13.7% . 94-95 Pts 9,960 Views Tasted Apr 21, 2011 |
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2009
Château d'Issan (Margaux)
Medium-bodied with an attention-seeking blend of flowers, tobacco leaf, currants, mint leaf, and dark cherries on the nose. This is bottled elegance, finishing with its gorgeous multi-layered, black cherry, earth, and silky plum notes on the palate and in the endnotes. Drink from 2022-2040. 3,236 Views Tasted Sep 25, 2022Just a beauty that is starting to display its full potential. Texturally, the wine is soft, sensuous and rich, with supple, lifted tannins and good concentration of flavor from start to finish. You can drink this with an hour or two of air, or let it age another 5 years or so for more development. 3,232 Views Tasted Sep 20, 2019Just great stuff here! The fruit is sensuous, supple and rich. There is ample concentration of flavor, complex aromatics and texturally speaking, this just simply feels great on your palate. Still quite young, you can drink this now if you have to, but give it some time, another 5 years or so and this will be even better! 7,514 Views Tasted Jul 7, 2017This keeps developing as it should in all the right ways. It's more elegant, softer and plusher in the mouth. The perfume has additional complexities and the finish, with its sweet, soft, opulent fruits is a treat. 7,139 Views Tasted Nov 3, 2014From an assemblage of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot, the wine reached 13.9% ABV. Aged in 50% new oak, the wine was produced from yields of 35 hectoliters per hectare. Deep ruby in color, espresso bean, truffle, minerality, black cherry and tobacco scents open to a sensuous, rich, opulent wine of pleasure. With silky tannins, flesh and freshness, the wine ends with sweet, ripe, spicy, pure cherry and blackberry. Under the watch of Emmanuel Cruse, Chateau d'Issan continues improving. The good news for consumers is, prices have not yet caught up with the current level of quality! 8,750 Views Tasted May 2, 2012Filled with cassis, tobacco, truffle, smoke and a kiss of oak in the perfume, this Margaux wine is full bodied with round textures, silky, polished tannins and ample freshness. The wine finishes with chocolate covered cassis and black cherries. 9,596 Views Tasted Jul 14, 20112009 d’Issan smells enticing with its earthy blackberry, cassis, licorice, and forest aromas. Full bodied, silky, and opulent, this wine has ample structure to age. It has round tannins, and finishes with sweet, dark fruit flavors. This could be the best wine d’Issan has ever produced. 93/95 Pts 10,422 Views Tasted Aug 26, 2010 |
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2008
Château d'Issan (Margaux)
Cigar, cedar, tobacco, red fruits, wet earth and green herbs are available with little effort. Medium bodied, soft and approachable, the wine is still a bit strict on the palate. It should soften with a bit time, so give it another 5 years or so., Yields were extremely low this year, as more than 60% of the crop was destroyed by hail. 3,056 Views Tasted Sep 17, 2018Blending 62% Cabernet Sauvignon and 38% Merlot produced a wine with floral, blackberry, plum, earth and spice aromas that easily waft from the glass. With round textures, full body and soft tannins, the wine ends with sweet boysenberries and black cherry. Give it a few more years to fill out. 7,660 Views Tasted Jul 15, 201208 Château D’Issan is deeply colored. With a blend of 62% cabernet sauvignon and 38% merlot, the wine starts off with cassis, cedar, flowers, black fruit, cherry, vanilla, and cocoa powder scents. Produced from incredibly low yields resulting from a massive hail storm in May, 2008, this full bodied wine finishes with a long, fresh, black fruit and plum note. 92-94 Pts 9,012 Views Tasted Aug 31, 2009 |
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2007
Château d'Issan (Margaux)
At full maturity, there is a softness and polish to the tannins that helps enhance the fresh, red berry, earth, tobacco and floral character. The wine is medium bodied, and leaves with delicate, earthy, red cherries in the finish. 4,545 Views Tasted Sep 2, 2017 |
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2006
Château d'Issan (Margaux)
Continuing to soften and fill out, the wine is in its drinking window. The nose shows floral, cherry and tobacco notes. The palate is refined, fresh and fruity even if it lacks density. This should be a treat for 2 decades or longer. 3,716 Views Tasted Oct 22, 2018Already showing truffle, tobacco, cedar, cassis, cigar box and peppery aromatics, the wine offers a medium/full bodied, round, soft experience, with, ripe tannins and fresh, sweet, dark red fruits in the finish. Unlike several wines in the Medoc from 2006, Chateau d'Issan avoids the hard tannins many wines are currently displaying. 4,775 Views Tasted May 25, 2016Deep ruby in color, coffee bean, tobacco, earth, smoke, cassis and truffle scents are found in this blend of 61% Cabernet Sauvignon and 39% Merlot. The wine reached 13.6% ABV. With silky tannins and a delicate, fresh, spicy, cherry finish, this Margaux is already drinking surprisingly well at this stage, give it a few more years to develop additional levels of complexity. 6,690 Views Tasted May 2, 2012 |
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2005
Château d'Issan (Margaux)
Floral in nature, finesse in style, medium-bodied, fresh, soft, silky, and vibrant, the sweet red berries along with notes of earth and tobacco are starting to show quite well. The refined finish, with its touch of crushed rocks, red fruits, and forest leaf has only a bit of tannin to resolve. Drink from 2022-2040. 5,356 Views Tasted Jul 10, 2022Starting to show secondary notes of tobacco, thyme, plum, cedar and earth on the nose. This has really filled out and improved over the past decade. There is a beautiful purity to the fruit, silky, soft tannins and a fresh, fruit filled finish that tastes as good as it feels. The wine was made from a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot. 7,200 Views Tasted Jun 28, 2015From 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot, the wine was aged in 55% new oak. Still deep in color, the wine opens with floral, black cherry, forest floor, cassis, tobacco and spicy aromas. With supple, refined textures, concentration of fruit and a long, elegant, blackberry finish, this continues to develop perfectly. Give it a few more years and enjoy it over the next 15-25 years. 2005 Chateau d’Issan remains well priced for consumers looking for value and quality in Bordeaux. 10,225 Views Tasted May 2, 2012Deep in color, popped and poured, the wine offered tobacco, earth, cassis, truffle, smoke and cigar box scents. Full bodied, soft textured and round, this young Margaux wines needs another 5-7 years before it begins to strut its stuff. 12,656 Views Tasted Aug 13, 2011Deep in color, this structured, traditionally made Margaux opens with earth, cassis, spice, blackberry and floral aromas. Full bodied and loaded with ripe, dark berries, this rich wine will improve for decades. 12,303 Views Tasted May 28, 2009 |
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2004
Château d'Issan (Margaux)
Earthy, truffle, cigar box, cedar chest and cassis aromas pop as soon as the wine hits the glass. On the palate, the wine delivers a nice, polish and mature softness to its character, with a spicy, round, black cherry finish. This has evolved quite nicely. 3,310 Views Tasted Jan 4, 201560% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot produced a wine filled with tobacco, green leaves, strawberry and cassis notes. Elegant and refined, there is a lot to like in the spicy, open, round, red berry dominated finish. This is already starting to open up. I'd prefer to drink this on the young side, as it's probably not going to make old bones. 4,266 Views Tasted May 2, 2012 |
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2003
Château d'Issan (Margaux)
Blending 69% Cabernet Sauvignon with 31% Merlot produced a wine that reached 12.9% ABV. The wine was aged in 50% new, French oak, which is now completely integrated into the wine. Wet earth, tobacco, forest floor and blackberry fruits play well with the soft, plush, ripe, red and black cherries, ripe tannins and sweet plums. Supple and round, this is drinking perfectly now, yet it can age for at least another decade. 3,443 Views Tasted Dec 18, 2013From an assemblage of 69% Cabernet Sauvignon and 31% Merlot, the wine reached 12.9% ABV. Earth, tobacco, smoke, truffle and cassis notes lead to a medium bodied, soft, silky, round, wine that is already offering a lot of pleasure today. The wine finishes with supple textured cherries and spice. 2003 d'Issan is not a vintage for long aging. I'd drink it over the next decade. 3,497 Views Tasted May 2, 2012 |
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2002
Château d'Issan (Margaux)
From a blend of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon and 22% Merlot, the wine reached 12.6 ABV. Leafy green aromas with forest floor, earth and cassis are easy to find. Close to mature at 10 years of age, the wine finishes with sweet cherries. 4,266 Views Tasted May 2, 2012 |
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2001
Château d'Issan (Margaux)
Using 68% Cabernet Sauvignon and 32% Merlot, the wine reached 12.7% ABV. The wine looks mature, as it has taken on degrees of lightening in the ruby color. In the nose, forest floor, earth, leaf, cedar-chest, gravel and cassis scents are present. Medium bodied and soft in texture, this charming Margaux wine ends with light, cherry and cassis. I’d opt for drinking this sooner than later as it might not improve much from here. 3,477 Views Tasted May 2, 2012 |
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2000
Château d'Issan (Margaux)
Blackberries, currants, cedar, tobacco leaf, spice, strawberry and herbs create the nose. The palate is fresh, crisp, crunchy, spicy and a bit tart, with an olive and leafy, peppery endnote. It’s time to drink over the next few years. Drink from 2024-2030. 1,745 Views Tasted Jan 20, 2024Fully mature, this, elegant, silky, medium-bodied expression of Margaux, with all its flowers, tobacco leaf, sweet red fruits and earthy nuances is a pleasure to drink. Splash decanted, it took no time at all before it was ready for prime time pleasure. 3,899 Views Tasted Jul 2, 2021The essence of flowers and cassis are front and center in the nose. With 30 minutes of air, the wine softens, fills out and offers additional notes of smoke and spice box. On the palate, the wine is elegant, fresh and spicy, with a touch of greeness on the back end, if you are a finicky taster, and look for those things. The rest of the finish is all about sweet, juicy cassis with a hint of spice. This wine should deliver at this level for at least another 15-20 years if well stored. 4,324 Views Tasted Feb 28, 2018What a difference a few years makes in the life of a wine. This is much better than when last tasted in 2014. The textures have shifted to the soft, voluptuous side. In the nose, the cassis, tobacco, cedar, floral and light espresso scents are all over the place. The finish is packed with sweet, fresh, ripe, velvety, dark red fruits. Drink this now and over the next 20 years. 4,107 Views Tasted May 11, 2016Classic in style in all the right ways, the cigar box, tobacco, earth, smoke and cassis is perhaps the best part of the wine. The wine is fresh, concentrated and full of pep on the palate, with a citrus note in the finish. This was better after 2 hours in the decanter, so it could improve with another 3-5 years in the bottle. The wine was produced from a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot and aged in 50% new, oak barrels. 5,112 Views Tasted Nov 14, 2014Cedar wood, forest floor, tobacco, leaf, cassis, flowers and blackberries make up the aromatics. Soft, concentrated, rich, round and showing well, the wine finishes with a long display of fresh, earthy, black and red berries. 5,372 Views Tasted Feb 21, 2013This charming, elegant Margaux opens with floral, cassis, earth, stone, black plum and tobacco notes. Refined in personality with gentle tannins and polished textures, the finish ends with fresh, pure, blackberry and dark cherry. From a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot, this is already starting to drink well and will continue to improve over the next 10-20 years. In today's market, this is worth buying as it represents high quality for a fair price. 5,955 Views Tasted May 2, 2012Ruby colored with lightening at the edges, the wine offers tobacco, boysenberry, truffle, violets and spice aromas. Round in texture and filled with spicy cassis and blackberry, this delicious, elegant Margaux wine is starting to show nicely. It should continue improving for at least another 15-20 years 7,806 Views Tasted Jul 17, 2011With blackberry, bitter chocolate, tobacco and truffle scents, the soft textured, earthy, cassis and black cherry flavored Margaux wine is already drinking well at 11 years old and will only get better from here. 8,021 Views Tasted May 15, 2011Spice, black fruit, cedar and tobacco in the nose. This full bodied wine is already approachable. While not overly complex, this traditionally styled wine ends in a long, black fruit filled finish. 9,117 Views Tasted Mar 5, 2010 |
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1999
Château d'Issan (Margaux)
Rustic and firm in style, this is now fully mature. Classic in style, the edges can be a bit rough, but there is plenty of cool vintage fruit and tobacco to make this quite nice for near term drinking. 4,100 Views Tasted Jul 7, 2017 |
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1996
Château d'Issan (Margaux)
Fully mature, medium-bodied, soft, silky and elegant with a nose packed with tobacco leaf, flowers and red fruits, the refined finish wraps everything up nicely with its earthy, red currants and cigar wrapper endnotes. No decanting is needed, just pop and pour. 2,884 Views Tasted Apr 3, 2022Light ruby with bricking in the color, cassis, truffle, tobacco, forest floor and sweet licorice aromas are found in the nose. Full bodied with soft textures, there is some tannin remaining that needs to be resolved. The mid palate shows a minor hint of green. A few more years will add complexity. 4,391 Views Tasted Jul 14, 2011 |
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1995
Château d'Issan (Margaux)
Fully mature, the wine has softened, filled out and while it is on the green leafy, herbal side, there is still enough, soft, earthy, red fruits to keep its charming character. However, there is not much gas left in the tank here, so drink up, if you have any of this in your cellar. 2,939 Views Tasted Oct 5, 2018 |
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1990
Château d'Issan (Margaux)
This opens with earthy ripe, blackberry flavors and hints of mixed, pit fruit jam, licorice, truffle and earthy scents. Soft, ripe and round, the wine finishes with roasted dark berry flavors and fennel. 7,185 Views Tasted Jun 26, 2010 |
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1989
Château d'Issan (Margaux)
Slightly past its prime-time drinking window, now you find more tertiary notes than fruits, with a pleasant, albeit, short, bright red berry, earth, herb, olive, and forest note in the finish. Drink this sooner than later before the remainder of the fruit fades any further. 2,773 Views Tasted Jul 10, 2022 |
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1988
Château d'Issan (Margaux)
Starts and ends with its earthy, tobacco and cedar character, the wine is rustic and while not quite stern, it shows its green side. Fully mature, pop and pour this one. 3,140 Views Tasted Oct 22, 2018 |
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1983
Château d'Issan (Margaux)
Looking much older than its true age, plenty of cedar, tobacco and cigar box with hints of cassis are on the nose. Medium bodied, with a spicy, peppery, cranberry and cassis palate, there is a tart, slightly green finish, drying finish here. This wine requires consumption sooner than later. 4,973 Views Tasted Mar 20, 2017 |
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1966
Château d'Issan (Margaux)
Tobacco, cedar, wet forest floor, cigar box, spice and kirsch, medium bodied with a light, spicy, red berry finish. This was probably fully mature 20 years ago. 3,821 Views Tasted May 22, 2012 |
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1959
Château d'Issan (Margaux)
Supple, sultry, silky knock out of a wine here. The fruit remains ripe, fresh and really shows on the palate. The flowery, earthy, spice and tobacco bouquet is equally fabulous. 2,251 Views Tasted Apr 16, 2016 |
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1955
Château d'Issan (Margaux)
Better on the nose than the palate, the wine has lost much of its fruit and complexity. If you have been saving a bottle for a special occasion, I'd pop the cork sooner than later. 2,586 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2016 |
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1929
Château d'Issan (Margaux)
Sadly, this bottle was far past its prime. Murky in color, with a combination of earth, tobacco, sherry and cigar aromatics, the wine displayed remnants of tart red fruits and a bit too much acidity. 1,695 Views Tasted Sep 5, 2018 |
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1928
Château d'Issan (Margaux)
Fading, but still holding its own, with plenty of tobacco, cigar box, cedar, earth, forest and red fruit notes. Rustic, but not overly so, with good color for its age, and vestiges of fruit in the finish. 1,774 Views Tasted Nov 10, 2017 |
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1922
Château d'Issan (Margaux)
The nose was quite dirty, and a bit off-putting with its rotten vegetable, balsamic and root beer aromatics. There was zero fruit here. But surprisingly, the palate had some, limited, fruits, soft textures and even sweetness remaining. All things considered, at 96 years of age, from a weak year this was reasonable to drink. 2,028 Views Tasted Oct 22, 2018 |
