2021 Ch d'Issan 3ème Cru Margaux - 6x75cl
06C1ISSA6PK _ 2021 - Ch d'Issan 3ème Cru Margaux - 6x75cl
  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château d'Issan
  • Region Margaux
  • Grape Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot
  • Drinking 2027 - 2043
  • Case size 6x75cl
  • Available En Primeur

2021 - Ch d'Issan 3ème Cru Margaux - 6x75cl

  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château d'Issan
  • Region Margaux
  • Grape Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot
  • Drinking 2027 - 2043
  • Case size 6x75cl
  • Available En Primeur
Case price: £252.00 In Bond
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  • Neal Martin, April 2022, Score: 90-92

    According to Emmanuel Cruse, the 2021 d'Issan is the second vintage to utilize all five permitted grape varieties, picked from September 27 to October 9 and matured in 50% new oak. Quite intense on the nose, it offers layers of raspberry, wild strawberry, iodine and incense aromas. The palate is structured on the entry with a judicious touch of white pepper and clove, building nicely without fully letting go. Linear and detailed on the finish, this is a fine Margaux that should give 20 years of drinking pleasure. Drink 2025 - 2045

  • Wine Advocate, April 2022, Score: 90-93

    The 2021 D'Issan is performing well, exhibiting aromas of rich berries, licorice, violets, sweet soil tones and pipe tobacco. Medium to full-bodied, layered and lively, with powdery tannins and a saline finish, it will flesh out with élevage to deliver a supple, perfumed D'Issan that will offer a broad drinking window. It's a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot.

  • Decanter, April 2022, Score: 94

    Dark and deep on the nose, seductive, that beautiful Margaux glamour and elegance - it's completely captivating with hints of violet and rose too after a few minutes. So succulent and juicy on the palate, the tannins are silky, barely present in terms of overt texture but they do give support so you get a great mouthfeel here. The definition is excellent, a real precision of fruit with richness and energy, beautiful redcurrant, raspberry, blackcurrant and black cherry flavours. It's bright and almost lightly framed, gliding across the palate giving bright fruit with some soft perfume. It grows on the palate, at first being quite light and pleasant then deepening and becoming more refined with different elements coming on show. Well extracted with the aromatics taking centre stage instead of overt power or tannic interference. A joy to drink! 2% Malbec and 1% Petit Verdot complete the blend. 3.60pH. Slightly more Cabernet in the blend this year. 45% grand vin, 55% second wine

  • Antonio Galloni, April 2022, Score: 90-92

    The 2021 d'Issan is supple, easygoing and quite attractive. It will be interesting to see if it develops more complexity and nuance with élevage. Today, Issan comes across as straightforward and lacking both in depth and nuance, while the aromatics are muted. Tasted two times. Drink 2026-2041

  • Goedhuis, April 2022, Score: 93-95

    Sun shining, the blossom out, there are few nicer places to taste a young wine than this beautiful, moated property in Cantenac which played host to Henry II at his marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine. D’Issan 2021, overseen by Emmanuel Cruse, meets all expectations with a fine expression of Cabernet and Merlot. Refreshing deep cassis characters, a great clarity of deep currant flavours. This is a wine so full of life, with its bright freshness. The tannins have a tensile nature to them, whilst remaining fine and were most definitely mature at the time of picking. A long and very purposeful finish.

  • Wine Cellar Insider, April 2022, Score: 92-94

    Deep 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.

  • Jane Anson, April 2022, Score: 94

    Rich aromatics, fresh acidities, careful extraction showcasing black tea and saffron spice notes, balanced and elegant, building in momentum through the palate. Skilful winemaking with plenty of grip. Has austerity through the mid palate, but no dip, and the tannins elongate towards the finish, giving salinity and a moutwatering kick. You can clearly imagine this ageing well, in the slightly sombre but classic style of 2002 or 2006. 50% new oak. Second year with all five of the major black grape varieties of the Médoc, and the Malbec and Petit Verdot make their presence felt.

  • Matthew Jukes, April 2022, Score: 17.5

    This is a hearty, ripe and juicy wine with decent depth of fruit, impressive colour, and some rather lovely length and plushness. This is one of only a handful of genuinely successful wines in this commune, and while it is not a blockbuster and nor will it be a wine that will age for aeons, Issan is an attractive and successful wine in 2021, and I have no doubt that fans will flock to secure stock.

Producer

Château d'Issan

Many collectors view this château as well worth its status... and they are not alone. For centuries, d'Issan has been a coveted treasure. According to local lore, it was served at thewedding of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry Plantagenet as well as a favourite of Emperor François-Joseph of Austria. Since 1945, the property has been owned by the Cruse family with Emmanuel Cruse at the château's helm.

Region

Margaux

Plump, silky and seductive are the words often used to describe wines from Margaux. Because of their style, they tend to be user friendly and more approachable when young. This is in part due to its terroir which is comprised of the thinnest soil as well as the highest proportion of chunky gravel in all of the Médoc. It drains well but also is it more susceptible to vintage variation. Margaux wines tend to have the highest proportions of Merlot within the core of the Médoc further adding to their ample roundness and openness. Margaux is home to the largest number of classified growths including its namesake first growth, Château Margaux, as well as third growths, Palmer and d'Issan.

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