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2023 Chateau d'Issan Margaux

$61.95
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Château d’Issan, a Margaux legend since the 12th century, delivers a 2023 vintage with stunning purity. Expect a bouquet of blackcurrants, orange peel, and raspberries. Full-bodied with chewy tannins, this blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot is silky, precise, and vivid, finishing with a juicy, linear finesse. A true Grand Cru reborn.

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Varietal:
Proprietary Red
Vintage:
2023
Oak Treatment:
50% New French Oak
Appellation:
Bordeaux
Sub-Appellation:
Margaux
Total Varietal Composition %:
70% Cabernet Sauvignon 25% Merlot 25% Cabernet Franc 2.5% Petit Verdot
Score Wine Advocate:
93-95
Score Vinous:
93-95
SKU #:
1054186
Size:
750 ml Bottle
JS96-97

James Suckling

The purity of the fruit is really wonderful here, with blackcurrants, orange peel and raspberries. Aromatic. Full body, chewy tannins and a juicy finish. But it remains linear and vivid. The quality of the tannins and the powdery texture are really alluring. Silky. And so precise. 70% cabernet sauvignon, 25% merlot, 2.5% cabernet franc and 2.5% petit verdot.

DC95

Decanter

Lovely fragrance, dried rose petals and raspberry fruit. Really scented and aromatic - quite inviting. Rich and juicy, a lovely weight with some chew to the expression. I like the charm on show - it’s got that fruit forwardness with licks of minty wet stone as well as fine tannins and mouthwatering acidity. Overall feels quite serious with more power on show than some, a tamed beast right now and you can feel the Petit Verdot in the blend. Round and forward, but still super finessed. This should evolve nicely. 50% grand vin production. 3.66pH. 2.5% Petit Verdot completes the blend. Ageing 50% new oak.

VN93-95

Vinous

The 2023 d’Issan is a powerful, dense wine, especially for a property where the wines tend to be more understated. A rich, muscular Margaux, the 2023 d'Issan exudes intensity in all of its dimensions. Readers will have to be patient, as the 2023 is going to need a number of years to shed some of its considerable baby fat. Dried herbs, tobacco, incense and bold, dark-toned fruit flow into the deep, resonant finish.

WA93-95

Wine Advocate

The 2023 D'Issan shows excellent potential, unfurling in the glass with aromas of dark berries, cassis, pen ink and white flowers, followed by a medium to full-bodied, velvety and enveloping palate that's rich, fleshy and charming, with lively acids, good depth at the core and a long, sapid finish. It's a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot and the balance Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.