Issan - Margaux 2018

Vinous

94

byAntonio Gallonithe3/31/2021

The 2018 d'Issan is a potent, backward wine that is going to need a number of years to come into its own. Dark and brooding, with serious intensity, the 2018 shows off real depth in its blue/purplish fruit, chocolate, spice, smoke and leather flavors. The tannins are imposing today, but, then again, everything about the 2018 feels large in scale. I can't wait to see how the 2018 ages.

Jeb DUNNUCK

95

byJeb Dunnuckthe3/16/2021

The top wine, the 2018 Château D'Issan is 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot that spent 18 months in 50% new French oak. It offers a beautiful, singular bouquet of blackcurrants, new leather, smoked tobacco, scorched earth, and camphor. This carries to a medium to full-bodied, seamless Margaux with wonderful tannins, beautifully integrated acidity, and just a flawlessly balanced, elegant, layered style that's going to evolve for 20-25 years. It's one classy 2018 that has loads to love.

The Wine Cellar Insider

95

byJeff Levethe3/16/2021

Silky, fresh, floral and pure, this gorgeous vintage of d'Issan is just great. The violet and lilac bouquet, with accents of tobacco leaf, cedar, crème de cassis attracts you right off the bat. On the palate, the wine is refined, elegant and shows its purity, freshness and silky textures with no effort. Give it 7-9 years in the bottle and enjoy it over the following 2-decades or more. The wine blends 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot.

Vinous

92

byNeal Martinthe3/12/2021

The 2018 Château d’Issan offers fragrant blackberry, cedar and light peppermint scents on a nose that gently unfolds with aeration. This is charming and precise. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit and fine intensity. A dusting of dark chocolate appears toward the finish, which needs some time to fully cohere; cellar it for 4–6 years. A very capable Margaux that should develop well in bottle.

Jamessuckling.com

96

byJames Sucklingthe2/4/2021

Aromas of blackberry, plum, cocoa, iodine, clove and graphite. It’s medium-to full-bodied with firm, silky tannins. Tightly wound and mineral at the moment, with dusty gravel and graphite notes, yet with focus and precision. Such balance and harmony for the vintage. Try from 2025.

Falstaff

93

byPeter Moserthe1/29/2021

Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Reife Herzkirschen, rotes Waldbeerkonfit unterlegt, ein Hauch von Nougat und Feigen, feine Kräuterwürze unterlegt. Saftig, feine Fruchtsüße, reife, runde Tannine, frischer Säurebogen, mineralisch-salzig im Abgang, rote Kirschen im Nachhall, ein lebendiger Speisenbegleiter, wird von Flaschenreife profitieren. (2025 - 2040)

Yvesbeck.wine

93-94

byYves Beckthe1/26/2021

Pourpre violacé. Belle intensité fruitée dans le bouquet d'Issan 2018. Notes de baies noires et de cerises ainsi que la classique fraîcheur du Cabernet. En bouche le vin affiche une belle finesse de tannins. Ceux-ci sont parfaitement intégrés et assurent bien les arrières. Finale fruitée et rafraîchissante. Un vin qui a du temps devant lui.

Vinous

92-94

byNeal Martinthe11/15/2019

The 2018 d’Issan was picked September 24 to October 11 and matured in 50% new oak. The fragrant bouquet offers blackberry and bilberry fruit, smoke and pressed rose petals, fine definition and well-integrated wood. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins and fine acidity. This has very good structure considering how flamboyant and rich Margaux can be; it is stricter and more classic in style, with a slightly drier finish than some others. Stylish, and displays very good length.

Vinous

92-95

byAntonio Gallonithe5/1/2019

An explosive, dense wine, the 2018 d'Issan possesses off the charts richness and fabulous intensity. A rush of blue/black fruit, chocolate, smoke, spice, leather and tobacco builds in a potent Margaux endowed with tremendous concentration and pure, unbridled power. The 2018 is an unusually brooding, somber d'Issan that is likely to require a number of years to be at its best. Today, it is compelling, even in the early going. Tasted four times.

Jeb DUNNUCK

93-95

byJeb Dunnuckthe5/1/2019

I was only able to taste the 2018 Château d'Issan once, but it showed beautifully, with a full-bodied, plump, sexy style as well as classic notes of cassis, fresh plums, licorice, and high-class cigar tobacco. Based on 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot that will see 18 months in 50% new oak, from a scant 53% selection of the total production, it’s a brilliant, incredibly sexy Margaux that’s already hard to resist, yet will keep for 2-3 decades.

Vinifera

91-93

byJacques Perrinthe5/1/2019

Fruité mûr avec des notes de fruits noirs appuyés, de la mûre, de la ronce. Vin racé avec une saveur de grands cabernets mûrs, finale fraîche et fuselée.

The Wine Cellar Insider

94-96

byJeff Levethe4/23/2019

Cherry blossoms, smoke, forest floor, licorice and blackberry aromas open the wine. The wine is full-bodied, round, sweet, juicy and just a little bit spicy. You can feel the vitality in the ripe, red plums and black currants which accent the finish. From a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot, the wine reached 13.97% alcohol. The Grand Vin was produced using 53% of the harvest. The picking took place September 24 to October 11.

Wine Advocate

94-96

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe4/23/2019

The 2018 D'Issan is composed of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot, aging in 50% new and 50% second year barrels for an estimated 18 months. With 13.97% alcohol and a deep garnet-purple color, it features baked berries, warm cherries and cassis with spice box and fragrant earth plus tea hints. Medium to full-bodied, it has a great core of muscular fruit with firm, fine-grained tannins, with nice freshness, finishing layered with mineral notions.

Jamessuckling.com

95-96

byJames Sucklingthe4/12/2019

The cashmere texture of the tannins is wonderful in this. They are ripe and precise. Dense at the same time, giving a slow drive and a long finish. Full-bodied with dark and pretty fruit. Persistent finish.

Jean-Marc QUARIN

92

byJean-Marc Quarinthe4/8/2019

Couleur sombre, intense et belle Nez d’intensité moyenne, parfumé Nuances de fruits frais et mûrs Note suave Délicat en entrée de bouche, tendre au développement, très parfumé, le vin évolue aromatique, sur un corps juteux, moelleux et des tannins fins Stimulation ascendante en fin de bouche C’est très bon.

Decanter.com

96

byJane Ansonthe4/1/2019

This is a vibrant ruby colour, with floral aromatics that are even more evident on the nose here than with the second wine, Blason. This is not always the case during En Primeur tastings, when it's the second wines that tend to be a little more open, but it's a feature of the 2018 vintage.
This is a brilliant Issan with richness and poise joined by a delicate acidity that pulls the fruit along. The tannins are deceptive, as they are supple and appealing, but the density and power builds over the palate and clearly indicates long ageing. A wine that feels like it's rooted in its appellation. 50% new oak. 40hl/ha yield, with 53% of production going into this wine, higher than in both 2017 and 2016. Eric Boissenot consults.
Drinking Window 2027 - 2042

Yvesbeck.wine

93-94

byYves Beckthe4/1/2019

Pourpre violacé. Bouquet élégant, complexe, marqué par la fraîcheur et des notes de baies noires. Agréable touche de menthe poivrée. Attaque fruitée et crémeuse. Au palais le vin est compact, crémeux et parfaitement soutenu par ses tannins. Ces derniers sont fins, intégrés et assurent une belle base à l’ensemble du palais. Ils sont de pair avec la structure qui confère du fruit et de la fraîcheur jusqu’en fin de bouche. Finale persistante. Quelle belle réussite ! Bravo. 2024-2043

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Couleur	Rouge
Appellation	Margaux
Millesime	2018
Contenance	Balthazar (12 l)

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Couleur	Rouge
Appellation	Margaux
Millesime	2018
Contenance	Balthazar (12 l)

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