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2016 Château d'Issan

Red Bordeaux Blend

  • France
  • Bordeaux
  • Médoc
  • Margaux

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Community Tasting Note

  • trumpet60201 Likes this wine: 95 points

    October 16, 2022 - Medium bodied wine with a complex nose of black currants, blackberries, some very subtle plummy/blueberry notes, five spice, white pepper, chocolate, cigar box, roses, violets, and very well integrated elegant oak (toast and praline). On the palate, a nice medium-full mouthfeel, loads of incredibly fresh and delicious fruit, perfect acidity, very fine elegant ripe tannins, and impeccable balance (13% abv). There is excellent persistence on the very long finish. It drinks beautifully already, but should just gain complexity with time. 95+

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4 Comments

  • Mhbeaune commented:

    10/16/22, 11:47 PM - Very eloquent. Thank you for the TH.
    I’m getting excited about my own now !

  • trumpet60201 commented:

    10/17/22, 4:38 AM - Thanks for the feedback!

  • Decanting Queen commented:

    10/19/22, 2:44 AM - Your note is tempting me to try one—I would normally wait another 10!

  • trumpet60201 commented:

    10/19/22, 1:41 PM - DQ - me too. I drank this one just to see if I should load up (which I did after tasting this) - and it was delicious and fun to see the potential at this early stage. I do think it is wise to wait 10 years though if you can...

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