Chateau d´Issan 2024

JAMES SUCKLING: "This vintage shows lovely minerality and excellent red currants, red cherries and stones. Such vibrancy, youthfulness and energy. Not a wine of immense depth, but I like the chalky tannins that provide vibration and length. Mostly cabernet sauvignon with merlot, malbec and petit verdot."

WEINWISSER: "dicht verwobenes, feinwürziges Bouquet, Grafit, Walderdbeere, heller Tabak und getrocknete Fliederblüten. Am eleganten Gaumen mit zupackendem Tanningerüst, mehligem Extrakt, stützender Rasse und trainiertem Körper. Im gebündelten feinaromatischen Finale Wildkirsche, Grafit und körnige Adstringenz, Potenzialwertung."

DECANTER: "Dark chocolate, blackcurrant leaf. Some savoury wet earth, chocolate tobacco elements and some crushed stones aromatics. Chewy, bright and tangy - this has a good fleshy aspect with concentrated fruit and lifted aromas. Clean and focused with blueberry and some red cherry with black chocolate and liquorice aspects too. It’s svelte for sure, but refined with super fine tannins and an overall sense of charm. There’s juiciness all the way to the finish too which is great. 2% Malbec and 1% Petit Verdot complete the blend. 3.20pH. 50% new oak."

LISA PERROTTI-BROWN: "Deep garnet-purple colored. Leaps with bold notes of black and red cherries and cassis, giving way to hints of iris, tapenade, and mint tea. The light-bodied palate is delicately styled with compelling freshness and silky tannins, finishing on a lingering red berry note."

ANSON: "Lovely deep rich if savoury and precisely-carved rube red fruits on the opening. This is a serious Issan, well structured with waves of crushed roses, rose buds, crayon and saffron. Slim and savoury with enjoyable finesse. Harvest 26 September to 8 October. 3.58 pH. 50% new oak. Éric Pellon technical director, Eric Boissenot consultant."

JEB DUNNUCK: "The 2024 Château Issan is composed of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34.5% Merlot, and small amounts of Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. Offering notes of currants, spice, cedar pencil, and spring flowers, it's medium-bodied and ultra-pure on the palate, with fine-grained tannins and a finesse-driven style. The balance here is spot on."

THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Flowers, currants, black cherries, boysenberry, cocoa, and a hint of espresso create an aromatic profile. Medium-bodied, elegant, and refined, the wine is soft, silky, and energetic, finishing with layers of sweet, ripe, juicy red and black fruits that linger on the palate. The purity in the mid-palate extends through to a rich, elegant finish. The wine is made from a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc, 2% Malbec, and 1% Petit Verdot. 13% ABV. Picking took place September 26, October 8. Drink from 2029-2048."

VINUM: "Anfangs verhalten im Duft, mit Luft komplexer werdend, Süssholz, Sauerkirschen, Waldbeeren, Rhabarber; am Gaumen mit einer gewissen Opulenz, baut Druck auf, die Gerbstoffstruktur ist markant, die Säure wirkt stimmig, zupackend, mit Länge und einem rotfruchtig herben Finale. Den Jahrgang schön interpretiert."

FALSTAFF: "Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Feine Kräuterwürze, dunkle Waldbeeren, feine Herzkirschfrucht, einladendes, charmantes Bukett. Straff, engmaschig, mineralisch, Rote Ribiseln, balanciert und delikat, sehr typisch Margaux, salziger Nachhall, vielversprechend."

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "The 2024 D'Issan wafts from the glass with attractive aromas of cassis, burning embers, pipe tobacco and violets. Medium-bodied, pillowy and lively, with a sweet core of fruit framed by powdery tannins, it's an elegant, fine-boned Margaux that will offer a broad drinking window."