2005 Château d'Issan

Community Tasting Notes (228) Avg Score: 92.6 points

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  4/2/2024 - popopdrops Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Ikke dekantert. Ordinært behag, balanse, mangler spenst og nærve.
  Noe mer spenst og nærve dag 3. Absolutt.

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  4/2/2024 - drjb Likes this wine: 94 Points

  This remains a completely classic bottle of Margaux with a deep crimson purple colour and beautiful aromatics of blackcurrant, blackberries, violets, cedar and dark chocolate. The palate is rich and intense with layers of dark fruit flavours, tobacco, chocolate, violets and liquorice leading into a fine line of balancing tannins providing lovely persistence.
  Wonderful !

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  3/9/2024 - Pags44 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Really starting to come in to its own, good structure and fruit, but hints of secondary notes start to show after a couple hours in the decanter. This can certainly age longer, but a lovely "teenage" Bordeaux here right now.

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  3/7/2024 - winot Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Dark red, verging on black. Rich, dark, dense nose, cocoa powder and cedar. Smooth, large-scaled palate, but still medium bodied. Flavours are trying hard to stay within an appropriate range, but there are certainly wisps of dark chocolate and charry oak. A bit large-scaled for my palate, but others may appreciate its heft. There is certainly nothing out of place, it is balanced and tasty, but the dark aspect is just a bit outside my wheelhouse. More time in the cellar may well dumb it down and bring some elegance to the fore.

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  2/2/2024 - 831900_ Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Drinking well: dark red fruit in an envelope of cocoa, earth, and some herb. Gentle, soft mouthfeel. Light, acidic finish.

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