d' Issan: Chateau d' Issan 3eme Grand Cru 2020

Chateau d' Issan 3eme Grand Cru 2020

2
Cabernet Sauvignon 60%, Merlot 40%
5
rød, tør
13,0% Vol.
Modenhed til at drikke: 2027–2057
Pakket ind i: 12 OHK
9
struktureret
rig på tanniner
velsmagende & krydret
3
Lobenberg: 97+/100
Suckling: 97–98/100
Decanter: 96/20
Jane Anson: 96/100
Jeb Dunnuck: 96/100
6
Frankrig, Bordeaux, Margaux
7
Allergener: Sulfitter
lobenberg

Heiner Lobenberg om:
Chateau d' Issan 3eme Grand Cru 2020

97+
/100

Denne tredje cru har et lidt køligere, men klassisk grus-sand terroir i Margaux-appellationen. Mere præcist i landsbyen Issan, som den er opkaldt efter. Traditionel stil. Issan er noget grøn og uinteressant i kølige og våde år. I gode og varme år kan den dog - ligesom nogle af sine andre kolleger i Margaux - komme til sin ret. Château Palmers nabo har været i kraftig fremgang i årevis. En meget klassisk, gammeldags etiket, men vinen bliver bedre fra år til år. Fyldig, tæt sort kirsebærsmag. Margaux, den appellation, der er så fantastisk i 2020, viser sig også her med uendelig finesse, harmoni og balance. Selv næsen er den fineste sorte frugt med en frisk, rødfrugtet syre. Herefter følger moreller, friske blommer, lidt eukalyptus, mynte og let lakrids. Smukt sammenvævet. Meget afbalanceret mund. Viser stor friskhed. Klassisk, må man sige, men 2020 er faktisk usædvanlig klassisk i hele Médoc, fordi tanninerne er så totalt polerede og finpudsede. Der er masser af dem, men de er så silkeagtige. Stor rødfrugtet friskhed under de sorte kirsebær, plus lakrids og mynte igen. En grandios, elegant Margaux, som absolut ligger i den øvre mellemklasse. Jeg er meget begejstret for dette afbalancerede, harmoniske vidunder i sorte og fine røde kirsebær. Meget burgundisk. Chapeau! 97+/100

97–98
/100

Suckling om: Chateau d' Issan 3eme Grand Cru

Extremely floral and fruity with currants and blackberries. It’s full-bodied and very layered with delicious, dense character. Full-bodied with dusty, layered tannins. Rich, but not heavy. Long and chewy on the finish. 55% cabernet sauvignon, 39% merlot, 3% cabernet franc, 2% petit verdot and 1% malbec. 97-98/100

96
/20

Decanter om: Chateau d' Issan 3eme Grand Cru

This is a sinewy, powerful and forward-moving wine with a sense of momentum. Moreish, with the elegance and plump damson fruits that Issan delivers so well, but more muscular than some years with the impact of both Petit Verdot and Malbec that are in the blend for the first time in this vintage. These add layers of spice and the overall architecture is clear. Peony and violet notes add a kick upwards on the finish, this has a delicacy even though it is intense. Less Cabernet in the blend in 2020 than in 2019, as is often the case in the Médoc due to low yields. This new blend in Issan will be seen going forward after the addition of plots from the purchase of Château Pontac-Lynch. 96/100

96
/100

Jane Anson om: Chateau d' Issan 3eme Grand Cru

A successful wine that has lived up to En Primeur promise. The emphasis remains on texture and depth, velvety tannins, perfumed violets, rose and raspberry leaf aromatics, slate, crushed rocks, serious at first then softening to show raspberry puree and smoked blackcurrant fruits. Cocoa dusting on the finish and clear spice, a little austere right now. The terroirs of the newly-purchased Château Pontac Lynch are in this Issan vintage, meaning the blend uses five grape varieties for first time. Not easy to add these distinctive varieties while maintaining the elegant, finessed style of this estate, but it works. 50% new oak, 38hl/h yield. 96/100

96
/100

Jeb Dunnuck om: Chateau d' Issan 3eme Grand Cru

The 2020 Château D'Issan is a stunningly good Margaux, and this is another estate that seems to producer brilliant wines every vintage. Pulling from 51.04 hectares of vines and a blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, the rest Petit Verdot and Malbec, it's a selection of just 45% of the total production and spent 18 months in 50% new and 50% once-used French oak. Beautiful, spiced-laced red and black fruits, chocolate, smoked tobacco, and incense notes define the aromatics. These carry to a medium to full-bodied restrained, elegant 2020 with terrific mid-palate density, ripe, velvety tannins, and terrific overall balance. This is one of those beautiful, classic wines that grows on you with time in the glass, and hats off to Emmanuel Cruse for yet another incredible wine. It's going to evolve for another 25-30 years if well-stored. 96/100

Min vinmager

Chateau d’ Issan

Chateau d' Issan er helt sikkert en af de mest berømte vingårde i Medoc. Den ligger i Margaux-appellationen i landsbyen Issan, som vingården er opkaldt efter. Den har været klassificeret som en 3eme Cru siden 1855.

Chateau d' Issan 3eme Grand Cru 2020