France

Cabernet Sauvignon

Merlot

Cabernet Franc

Petit Verdot

Malbec

Ch. d'Issan

Chateau d'Issan 3eme Cru Classe Margaux

Bordeaux

Margaux

Carefully constructed, has precision and plenty of dark fruits, black tea and grilled spices, good quality, slate tannins suggest the structure for long ageing, although the austerity of En Primeur is still present. Softens to show a ripe fig character through the mid palate and a juicy finish, skilful winemaking, understated but enjoyable. 50% new oak. Second year with all five of the major black grape varieties in the blend, and the Malbec and Petit Verdot make their presence felt.

Inside Bordeaux

The 2021 d’Issan is deep garnet-purple in color. It leaps from the glass with notes of kirsch, redcurrant jelly, and cassis, giving way to wafts of roses and fertile soil. Medium-bodied, the palate is plush, refreshing, and juicy, with a lovely fragrant earth note on the finish.

by Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW

Amatør

Deep garnet-purple colored. Leaps with bold notes of black and red cherries and cassis, giving way to hints of iris, tapenade, and mint tea. The light-bodied palate is delicately styled with compelling freshness and silky tannins, finishing on a lingering red berry note.

First time not to have Malbec in the main Issan wine since the purchase of the neighbouring estate Pontac Lynch in 2020. 50% new oak, 32hl/h yield. Fine tannins, well balanced, inky and powerful but with oyster shell salinity. Chalky tanins with touch of En Primeur asterity, well constructed, full of cocoa bean, cassis, liqourice root, classical balance. 30hl/h yield.

A blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc, 2% Malbec, and 1% Petit Verdot, with a yield of 30 hl/ha and aging in 50% new oak, d’Issan 2022 has a pH of 3.67 and a TPI of 72. It is deep garnet-purple in color and comes bounding out of the glass with exuberant notes of crème de cassis, baked blackberries, and plum preserves, plus suggestions of tilled soil, clove oil, candied violets, and charcoal. The full-bodied palate has a firm structure of wonderfully ripe, fine-grained tannins and lovely tension supporting the dense, muscular black fruits, with a long finish and loads of floral and mineral sparks. Beautiful!

Tettpakket med mørk frukt i form av bjørnebær, solbær og plommer. Videre fargesterke blomster, blyantkvess, tobakk, noe lær, treverk og en steinete mineralitet. Veldig tilstedeværende og interessert i å få frem følelser. Harmonisk drikkekurve selv for ung alder å være. Konsentrert, balansert og lang utgang med finkornede og myndige, men aldri ufine, og tanniner. Dette er en vin som har det den trenger for å være «in it for the long run». Glem den i kjelleren 10 år minst. 

WSET 2

The 2019 d’Issan has a deep garnet-purple color. It features notes of redcurrant jelly, kirsch, and cassis, with nuances of tobacco leaf and cedar. The medium-bodied palate is chewy and refreshing, with soft-spoken fruit and an earthy finish.

12.09.22, bdx-m

Deilig syre og konsentrasjon.

Expert

Plommer, mørke jordbær, myk delikat, noe MX sødme, lakris.
 
Plommer, jordbær, lakris, tilgjengelig nå, veldig elegant. 

89+p.

Mørk, stilriktig farge, klassisk Margaux. 
En duft av mørke bær, solbær, saftige plommer, fiol og sedertre.

En smak av rik, sødmefull frukt, solbær, tobakk,  krydder, og eukalyptus. Godt integrert syre, med høy konsentrasjon. Tanninene er raffinerte og pene. 

Dyp rød farge. Plomme, mørke bær, krydder, fiken og lær på duft og smak Konsentrert og balansert ettersmak med mørke bær.

Sommelier

Waygu og Bordeaux i kveld.
Lukter mye av mørke bær og litt fat. Vinen har medium pluss syre og medium minus snerp. Høy konsentrasjon og lang ettersmak. Synes det er en strålende vin som passet utmerket til retten. 

The 2013 d’Issan has a medium garnet color, with a touch of brick. It tumbles out with notes of herb-laced cherry preserves, plus wafts of graphite, cough medicine, and tree bark. The medium-bodied palate is refreshing and mineral, with an herbal lift on the finish.

A blend of 67% Cabernet Sauvignon and 33% Merlot, the 2012 d'Issan is deep garnet colored. Warm plums, black cherries, and mulberries leap from the glass with suggestions of bay leaves, graphite, and dusty earth in the undercurrent. The medium-bodied palate is laden with savory and earthy layers, framed by chewy tannins and finishing on a stewed black tea note.

Excellent quality, totally maintains the character difference between the 2009 and 2010 vintages while delivering excellent in each one. Silky tannins, beautiful spice, chocolate, espresso, smoked caramel, and this will stay on this plateau for decades, just totally classy and easy to recommend. 50% new oak for ageing, 42hl/h yield. Harvest September 27 to October 14. Last time I tasted this, two years ago, it was nowhere near as open as it is today, and this is an upscore.

D`issan har en kompleks og utviklet nese, typisk for en moden Margaux:
	•	Fruktige toner: Solbær, bjørnebær, mørke kirsebær
	•	Modne noter: Lær, tobakk, tørket frukt
	•	Eikepreg: Vanilje, sedertre, hint av krydder (som nellik og muskat)
	•	Jordlighet: Underliggende toner av skogbunn og våt stein

Kropp: Medium til fyldig
	•	Tanniner: Fine, godt integrerte og avrundede etter lagring
	•	Frukt: Mørk bærfrukt – spesielt solbær og plomme
	•	Sekundære smaker: Lær, tobakk, sjokolade og krydder fra eikelagringen
	•	Ettersmak: Lang og elegant, med en delikat balanse mellom frukt, syre og struktur

Amateur

Ruby red. Delicate nose with blackberries, blueberries, terracotta, starting leather and some spice. Fresh acidity. In the mouth cherries, blueberries and some toast. Nice structure with tannins that are starting to integrated. Long.

Drink from now until 2035.

The 2008 vintage in Bordeaux was off to a rocky start. Poor conditions with lots of rain, hail, rot and reduced yields. At the end of the long season the weather conditions were good saving it. While the vintage as a whole is below average it is still an ok to good vintage. It also means that it does not need as many years in the cellar as the better vintages. If you have some 2008 they should be ready to start tasting now. All depending on the Château naturally.

Good depth of ruby red colour, and every time I drink this wine it blows me away with how good it is. Extremely controlled, savoury, soy, tobacco, saline crackers, smoked earth, blackberry and loganberry fruit, so much texure, and a tickle of eucaplyptus on the finish. Classy and balanced, with juicy signoff that stretches out through the palate. Bloody great wine, one to celebrate. Has tertiary aromas coming in, but you welcome them for the added complexity that they bring. 42hl/h yield.

Delicate but clear tannic struture, textured blackberry and raspberry fruits, concentrated with touches of tobacco, saffron and espresso. This has structure and depth. The 1995 is more graceful today and I would suggest saving this for another five years time, or give it a good few hours in a carafe. 36hl/h yield (after frost in one plot largely used for the 2nd wine), 50% new oak. A wet spring with lots of rain in this vintage (in some ways similar to 2016 and 2018) but an exceptional Indian summer with harvest from September 25 to October 11.

På helt perfekt sted nå. Strukturen er slipt ned og tanninene er bløte. Masse mørk og fyldig frukt med solbær og modne kirsebær. Bra syre og fortsatt en friskhet i frukten. Fersk jord, høstløv, bark, tobakk, mørk sjokolade. 

Smoky nose, Merlot-dominant supple red fruits, sculpted floral aromatics, signature Margaux in feel. The tannins are totally melted but still offering structure, with fresh acidities running between them and breathing life into tobacco, leather, and mint leaf finish. Technical director Eric Pelong at this point, Jacques Boissenot consutant. This was two years after Blason d'Issan was introduced for the young vines, ensuring greater selection for the main estate wine, plus the renovation of the draining system in the Clos was beginning to make an impact. 40hl/h yield. Harvest September 14 to October 2, 35% new oak. This is excellent in bottle, but if you can find a magnum you'll be even better rewarded.

1989 årgang kjøpt til min 1989 årgang samboer fra Blomqvist. 

Holder kanon godt enda med god syre og en del solbær. Kanskje noe rød frukt og. Ellers noe tørket frukt, eik, sigarboks og noe jordlig/sopp.

Ser årene i en brunlig cola aktig farge. 

Kanon vin 

Drukket til dåhjortindrefilet med sellerirotpuré og kantarellstuing

Rosebud, earth and truffle character, tertiary character to the softened redcurrant and raspberry fruits. Light in structure with fine tannins but also juicy and saline with soy, oyster shell. There will inevitably be bottle variation (not least because the corks were not all the same size and shape at the time), and this has considerable sedmiment. It's ready to drink unquestionably, but I know these wines can surprise with their ageabilty, and this bottle showed itself to be a brilliant match for food. This was a vintage where the Margaux appellation was seen to do better than the nortern Médoc (much as it had done in 1983 compared to 1982), and if you get lucky as I have done here, this is a beautiful bottle of wine. Harvest September 25 to October 12, all grapes from the Clos.

Medium til lys rød med en orangebrun kant. Litt engstelig ved åpning da jeg måtte kjempe med en 95% gjennomtrukket kork, men ved god hjelp av durand kom den ut hel og ved applaus fra fruen. På nesen åpner det stillferdig og litt spinkelt, strammer seg opp med luft på flaske og etter en times tid er alle revene satt i seilet. Nesen oser av bringebær, solbærblader, varme jordtoner, og et snev av ekalyptus og cedertre. Medium syre, perfekt balanse med en overraskende tilstedeværende frukt som jeg aldri hadde gjettet på 40 år på. Medium++ konsentrasjon med en fin kompleksitet som er drevet fram av frukten og en salinitet. Tanninene har ennå et litt bitt men bare nok til å bidra til en nydelig struktur og og en ørliten bittertone mot stilk. Salinitet og lett saliverende utgang dominert av frukt.

Category	Red wine
Vinmonopolet no.
Producer	Ch. d'Issan
Vintages	2021
Country	France, Bordeaux, Margaux
Bottle	75 cl

Alcohol	13 %
Acid	5,3 %
Sugar	< 3 g/l

Packaging	Glass
Cork type	Naturkork
Selection	Spesialutvalg
Wholesaler	Hans A. Flaaten
Carrier	Skanlog AS