Issan - Margaux 2022

Alexandre Ma

94

byAlexandre Mathe3/10/2025

Château d’Issan 2022 offers an aroma as soft and ethereal as clouds, with each note as delicate as a butterfly’s wing. A subtle sniff from the glass unveils the enchanting scents of creamy strawberries, hyacinth, licorice candy, roasted blood orange, and cocoa powder, creating a “joyful mode” that’s utterly delightful. After bottling, the tannins are stronger than I initially anticipated during En Primeur tasting, but the velvet texture prevents it from feeling overly structured. This wine brings us the “gentle gift of Château d’Issan,” even in the dry and hot 2022 vintage. With around 5 years of bottle aging, it will become even more seductive.

Wine Advocate

95

byWilliam Kelleythe3/7/2025

The 2022 D'Issan has turned out beautifully, wafting from the glass with aromas of minty cassis, rose petals, pencil shavings and vine smoke. Medium to full-bodied, suave and velvety, it's deep, complex and well-balanced, with a sweet core of fruit and ripe structuring tannins. It's a blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and the balance Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot.

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

95

byJane Ansonthe3/7/2025

Grips from the outset, spiced sandalwood, incense, cumin, graphite, black pepper, a ton of personality and confidence, juicy savoury black fruits, character, intensity, grip and lift, impressive. Love the character of this wine. Issan had been using five grapes in the blend since the 2020 vintage. 50% new oak.

The Wine Cellar Insider

96

byJeff Levethe3/4/2025

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Jeb DUNNUCK

96

byJeb Dunnuckthe2/28/2025

The deep ruby/purple-hued 2022 Château D'Issan is rock star stuff, offering a massive array of red and black fruits, spring flowers, violets, smoky tobacco, and a beautiful sense of minerality. This full-bodied, powerful, concentrated Issan has a layered, seamless mouthfeel, beautiful tannins, and a great finish. The alcohol here is 14.6% and the pH is a solid 3.6. Give bottles 4-5 years if you can, and it will evolve gracefully over the following three decades.

Jamessuckling.com

98

byJames Sucklingthe2/3/2025

This is really luxurious, showing blackcurrants and orange peel with cedar and dried-mushroom aromas following through to a medium to full body that grows on the palate. This has crunchy and lightly chewy tannins that are slightly austere but in an elegant, classical Bordeaux way. Chewy at the end. So much energy and vibe. So complex. Probably the greatest wine ever from here. A blend of 65% cabernet sauvignon, 30% merlot, 2% cabernet franc, 2% malbec and 1% petit verdot. Best after 2028 but already a joy to taste.

Vinous

94

byAntonio Gallonithe1/28/2025

The 2022 d'Issan is a potent, tightly wound wine. Gravel, incense, leather, licorice and plum fill out the layers. This deep, virile Margaux is in no mood to show its cards today. I expect it to be very slow to mature. There's a lot of wine here. Powerful tannins dominate, which is unusual considering that Issan is often more charming at the outset. The 2022 needs time.

Decanter.com

96

byGeorgina Hindlethe5/25/2023

Deep, heady, really quite seductive and aromatic on the nose, draws you in with bramble fruits, chocolate, exotic spices and perfumed floral nuances. Juicy and lively, pure and focussed, but such a vibrancy to this wine. Sweet and sour elements combine with really salty, chalky, powdery and quite filling tannins that give the nuance of flavour and texture. Bright yet serious, finessed yet layered. Lovely intensity of elements. On the more savoury side right now in terms of lingering flavour but there’s mouthwatering acidity giving the liveliness and sense of fun. I really like this, textured, upfront, forward, extremely drinkable and so approachable, but thrilling too. An exciting wine with great integration and finesse and still clear strength underneath. One of the most exciting wines this year. Stylish, potent and polished. I love it! A yield of 30hl/ha. Harvest 15 - 28 September. 1% PV planted in 1948, 12% press wine. 2% Malbet and 1% Petit Verdot complete the blend. Total acidity: 3.55. 50% new barrels. 3.67pH.

The Wine Independent

95-97

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe5/15/2023

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!

Yvesbeck.wine

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byYves Beckthe5/10/2023

La finesse et la fraîcheur du Cabernet Sauvignon est évidente tout comme le charme du Merlot ! En bouche le vin est crémeux et doté d'une agréable sucrosité conférée par des tannins suaves. Le vin est invitant et harmonieux ; il pourra être savouré dans sa jeunesse. Un Blason gourmand, frais et élégant.

Bettane & Desseauve

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by Bettane & Desseauvethe5/10/2023

Net avec le corps, la chair et l’élan du millésime. Pour le moment, un peu moins de complexité que certains de ses pairs mais avec cette finesse margalaise qui est la vraie signature du cru.

Jeb DUNNUCK

95-97

byJeb Dunnuckthe5/10/2023

The 2022 Château D'Issan ratchets up the quality, offering more purity, precision, and length. Revealing notes of darker currants and blue fruits, graphite, and chalky minerality, this medium to full-bodied red has beautiful freshness, and is focused, straight, and elegant. Just a beautiful barrel sample, it’s very impressive. 95-97+

Vinous

93-95

byAntonio Gallonithe5/9/2023

The 2022 d'Issan is shaping up to be terrific. Dark and pliant, the 2022 captures all the intensity of the year in its super-concentrated Issan that has a ton of fruit intensity, but also the tannic spine to support it. Blue/purplish fruit, lavender, dried herbs and spice infuse the 2022 with tons of depth and pedigree. Drinking window : 2032-2062

The Wine Cellar Insider

95-97

byJeff Levethe5/5/2023

Violets, black cherries, blueberries, blackberries, cocoa, cedar, and cigar box fill the aromatics. On the palate, the wine is lively, creamy, deep, long, and most importantly pure. The tannins are silky, and even with all this ripeness, and concentration, the wine remains fresh, vibrant, long and sensuous. This is undoubtedly the finest vintage of d'Issan ever produced! The wine is made from a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc, 2% Malbec and 1% Petit Verdot. 14.64% ABV, 3.67 pH. This is the only the third vintage to include 5 Bordeaux varietals in the blend. Picking took place September 15 - September 28. Yields were 30 hectoliters per hectare. Drink from 2027-2055.

Wine Advocate

93-95

byWilliam Kelleythe5/2/2023

The 2022 D'Issan is a lovely wine that will delight Médoc purists, wafting from the glass with aromas of sweet berries, burning embers, violets and loamy soil. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and layered, with velvety tannins and a deep core of vibrant fruit, it's a blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and the balance Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot. The estate is now equipped with a battery of 20-hectoliter tanks, permitting sub-plot by sub-plot harvesting this year.

Jamessuckling.com

96-97

byJames Sucklingthe4/19/2023

This is one hell of an Issan with blackberry, blackcurrant, and hazelnut aromas and flavors. Cherries. Cedar. Full and intense with tannins that are long and bright. Goes tight at the end, indicating greatness. 65% cabernet sauvignon, 30% merlot, 2% cabernet franc, 2% malbec and 1% petit verdot.

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Couleur	Rouge
Cépages	Cabernet Sauvignon 65 % Merlot 30 % Cabernet Franc 2 % Malbec 2 % Petit Verdot 1 %
Appellation	Margaux
Millesime	2022
Contenance	Bouteille (75 cl)

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Couleur	Rouge
Cépages	Cabernet Sauvignon 65 % Merlot 30 % Cabernet Franc 2 % Malbec 2 % Petit Verdot 1 %
Appellation	Margaux
Millesime	2022
Contenance	Bouteille (75 cl)

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