2006 | Château d’Issan | Margaux

Description

Red Wine: 2006 | Château d’Issan | Margaux

Chateau d’Issan is a wine of subtlety and elegance. With the exquisite bouquet unique to Margaux, Issan has become synonymous with the charm, suppleness and finess that are the hallmarks of its great terrior.

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Producer: Château d’Issan

Ratings: WA | 94WE | 92

Vintage: 2006

Size: 750ml

ABV: 12.5%

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend Red

Country/Region: France,Bordeaux

Chateau d’Issan is a wine of subtlety and elegance. With the exquisite bouquet unique to Margaux, Issan has become synonymous with the charm, suppleness and finess that are the hallmarks of its great terrior.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate:The wine is seamlessly constructed, like a fine dress from a haute couture house. With fabulous concentration of fruit, the ethereal elegance and sublime character of this wine make it seem to almost float across the palate with substantial flavor penetration and laser-like focus.

• Wine Enthusiast: An intense, tight wine, with stalky black currant fruit. It exhibits delicacy and elegance rather than power. Fresh fruit with an attractive smoky element make this a wine that is going to develop further, and it has a fresh, vibrant finish.

Producer Information

Château d’Issan is a property in the Margaux appellation, rated as a third growth in the official Bordeaux Classification of 1855. It is known for its richly aromatic, silky wine of the same name. The estate is located just to the south of Château Margaux, and next door to Palmer. Around 53 of the property’s 120 hectares are under vine (131 of 297 ac). Of that, 40 hectares (100 ac) fall within the Margaux appellation, with the remainder located in AOC Haut-Médoc and AOC Bordeaux Supérieur. Around 70-percent is planted to Cabernet Sauvignon with 30-percent Merlot. The grand vin is typically aged for 18 months in oak casks, one third of which are new, and is then bottled without filtration. Blason d’Issan, the second wine, is sourced from younger vines and is more forwardly fruity and ready to drink earlier. D’Issan has a long history even by the standards of Bordeaux. In 1152, its wine was served at the marriage between Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II of England. The current, moated château was built in the 18th Century and is regarded as one of the most picturesque in all of Bordeaux.