Château d'ISSAN
3ème grand cru classé
- 2015
- Margaux
Neighbour of Palmer and 3rd Grand Cru Classé like him, Issan offers wines that are clearly different, straighter and crisper. Since 2004, Issan wines have grown in size and body without losing their elegance or denying their Margalais origins.
The 2015 vintage in the press:
J-M Quarin (September 2023): 95/100 “Beautiful dark red, intense. Very aromatic nose, fine, fruity, pure, ripe. Minutious on the entry, particularly tasty in the middle, with a graceful bearing, the wine melts on the palate, juicy, fat, long and even deep. Bravo!”
Vinous (N. Martin - March 2021): 94/100 "The 2015 Château d'Issan has an intense bouquet, even more than the 2010 when juxtaposed side-by-side, with multilayered black fruit, bilberry and light marine scents and hints of wild heather that I did not notice three years ago. The palate is beautifully balanced with very supple, lithe tannins. There is more red fruit compared to the 2010, with a little more sapidity. In fact, I suspect on this showing that the d'Issan may ultimately edge ahead. This is very elegant and harmonious with an almost pixelated finish."
- To keep or to drink :
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée :
- 2027-2038
From the same producer
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Neighbour of Palmer and 3rd Grand Cru Classé like him, Issan offers wines that are clearly different, straighter and crisper. Since 2004, Issan wines have grown in size and body without losing their elegance or denying their Margalais origins.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 5 to 10 years
- Apogée:
- 2030-2040
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Neighbour of Palmer and 3rd Grand Cru Classé like him, Issan offers wines that are clearly different, straighter and crisper. Since 2004, Issan wines have grown in size and body without losing their elegance or denying their Margalais origins.
The 2020 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 96/100 “The 2020 is obviously more concentrated and profound, but also endowed with undeniable charm, with a very fine quality of tannins.”
Vinous (N.Martin - January 2024): 93/100 “The 2020 Château d'Issan has a gorgeous, perfumed, floral bouquet with mainly red berry fruit, rose petal and hints of violet. The palate is medium-bodied, very focused and linear, with fine tannins. It perhaps needs a little more density toward the finish. There is a little bitterness on the aftertaste, yet that just lends tension and nerve. Lovely. ”
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2024): 96/100 “Very classic and very well structured, with admirable volume and all the elegance one expects from a Margaux”.
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Neighbour of Palmer and 3rd Grand Cru Classé like him, Issan offers wines that are clearly different, straighter and crisper. Since 2004, Issan wines have grown in size and body without losing their elegance or denying their Margalais origins.
The 2016 vintage in the press:
J-M Quarin (March 2020): 93/100 “Delicate and mellow on entry, delightful in the middle, finely pulpy and aromatic, the wine glides through the finish savory and long, on fine-grained tannicity.”
Vinous (N. Martin - January 2020): 94/100 "The 2016 d'Issan has a well-defined bouquet of blackberry, violets, rose petal and light undergrowth aromas, displaying fine lift and great intensity. The medium-bodied palate offers fine-grained tannins and a fine bead of acidity. Fresh and vibrant, with a very harmonious, elegant and persistent finish. Excellent."
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2023-2035
- Potential alcohol:
- 13%