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Winery: Château d’Issan

Country / Region: France / Bordeaux, AOC Margaux

Date Winery was established: 12^th Century

Grape Variety: 40% Cabernet Sauvignon / 57% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot

Alcohol Content / Volume: 13% / 750ml

First Vintage Released: 1995

Ratings: 90 pts. CellarTracker

Good to know: Blason d’Issan, Chateau d'Issan's second wine, is made from a selection amongst their vines growing in the Margaux appellation area. Fruit from their youngest vines is used to produce this wine, which respects the identity of its terroir, while offering a tasty round fruitiness, which can be enjoyed earlier. This Blason d’Issan 2016 is also aged in barrels for 14 to 16 months, one third of which are new french oak. It has been considered one of the best vintages offering an outstanding balance!

Blason d'Issan 2019 is an alluring, classically poised red wine serving as the refined second label of Château d'Issan, the historic Third Growth estate in Margaux. Sourced from younger parcels grown across the estate's gravel mounds and alluvial terrace soils near the Gironde estuary, it is crafted from a Merlot-dominant blend of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, aged for approximately 14 to 16 months in French oak barrels (roughly one-third new). The nose is perfumed, radiant, and quintessentially floral, unfurling with aromas of ripe blackcurrants, dark cherries, and wild raspberries layered over rose petals, crushed violets, sandalwood, pencil lead, and delicate cedar spice. On the palate, reflecting the sunny warmth and balanced precision of the 2019 vintage, it offers a harmonious, medium-bodied profile brimming with succulent red and dark berry fruit, framed by supple, fine-grained tannins and vibrant Margaux acidity, coasting into a fresh, polished, and savory mineral finish.