4/5

fruit

4/5

body

3/5

acidity

4/5

tannin

0/5

sweetness

Issan

2010 {(currentVariant.size?' | ':'')} {( currentVariant.size )}

Various vintages

Black fruit / Blackcurrant leaf / Earthy / Graphite / Violet

Margaux, Medoc, Bordeaux, France

Red

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot

Drink Now/Cellar

3rd Growth

VN 91-94 JA 96

2010 looks to be as concentrated as the 2009 but with greater richness, aromatic freshness and vivacity. The complexity of the phenolic compounds makes the overall impression on the palate very smooth.

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meat:
Beef, Game, Sausages

cheese:
Blue cheese, Goat cheese

Reviewer: Ian d'Agata

(a 69/31 blend of cabernet sauvignon and merlot; 72 IPT; 3.81 pH; 13.7% alcohol) Deep, bright ruby-purple. Classic highly perfumed aromas of blackcurrant, violet, crushed stone and gunflint. Bright, clean and concentrated but currently backward, with densely packed black fruit and mineral flavors displaying a wonderfully precise, penetrating quality. Finishes long and subtle, with an austere quality and a lingering note of violet. This will need plenty of time to show its best: I find that the better vintages of Issan age gracefully; while never turning into behemoths, they put on weight and flesh with bottle age. For example, the 1999 is drinking splendidly now. Enjoy this one from 2020 through 2040.

4/5

fruit

4/5

body

3/5

acidity

4/5

tannin

0/5

sweetness

Margaux, Medoc, Bordeaux, France

Red

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot

Drink Now/Cellar

3rd Growth

Black fruit / Blackcurrant leaf / Earthy / Graphite / Violet

meat:
Beef, Game, Sausages

cheese:
Blue cheese, Goat cheese

Reviewer: Ian d'Agata

(a 69/31 blend of cabernet sauvignon and merlot; 72 IPT; 3.81 pH; 13.7% alcohol) Deep, bright ruby-purple. Classic highly perfumed aromas of blackcurrant, violet, crushed stone and gunflint. Bright, clean and concentrated but currently backward, with densely packed black fruit and mineral flavors displaying a wonderfully precise, penetrating quality. Finishes long and subtle, with an austere quality and a lingering note of violet. This will need plenty of time to show its best: I find that the better vintages of Issan age gracefully; while never turning into behemoths, they put on weight and flesh with bottle age. For example, the 1999 is drinking splendidly now. Enjoy this one from 2020 through 2040.

Issan

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