Château d'Issan

Margaux

2018

Bordeaux

France

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Varietals

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot

Flavors & Quality

Black Currant

Tobacco

Soy

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Palate Character

Powerful & Extracted

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This is a predominantly Powerful & Extracted wine, but it shares structural nuances of Tone & Backbone as described in the tasting note below.

Tasting Notes

Full-bodied with pronounced tannins and moderate acidity, there are notes of black currant fruit, followed by tobacco, earth, leather, spice box, smoke and soy on the lengthy savory finish.

COLOR

Dark Ruby Red

BODY

TANNIN

ACIDITY

SWEET

ALCOH.

14%

GRAPE(S)

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot

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Why this wine made the cut…

Classic Bordeaux that balances complex structure with prodigious fruit.

GRAPE VARIETAL(S)

Cabernet Sauvignon

60% Ca-ber-NAY So-vee-NYON

Cabernet Sauvignon origins are from the Gironde in southwest France, but is now planted across the world in climates that accommodate this late ripening grape. It is the dominant grape in wines made in Bordeaux’s Médoc and Graves regions. This small, thick-skinned grape, produces darkly colored wine, high in tannin and relatively high in acidity with hallmark aromas of blackcurrant and can stylistically change from austere in its youth to lush depending on the region, and winemaking style.

Merlot

40% Mer-LO

It would be easier to detail where Merlot is not grown than vice-versa, as it is one of the most widely planted grapes in the world. Depending on the terroir, the style can vary quite a bit. Generally, Merlot is fleshy and more fruit driven and with less aggressive tannins than its oft more austere blending partner, Cabernet Sauvignon, which also makes it more accessible in its youth. The quality and character can vary from crowd pleasing sweet plummy fruit to extraordinary complex velvety texture of a great right bank Bordeaux.

Country / State

France

Region

Bordeaux

Producer

Château d'Issan

Winemaker(s)

Emmanuel Cruse

Vintage

2018