2016 Château d'Issan

Community Tasting Notes (53) Avg Score: 93.1 points

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  4/1/2024 - sboyle Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Lots of flower aromas of roses and violets with notes of cherries. Tannins are medium-plus with a fine character. The wine tasted better at a hour decant vs 4 hours where it started to lose some of its floral character, however it did smooth out with the extra time.

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  2/28/2024 - Bam_Man wrote: 92 Points

  Brought with us to Seared 1200 steakhouse in St. Pete Beach, so this did not get a lengthy decanting. A very attractive, semi-opaque magenta in color - right up to the edge. The nose on this was just fabulous. Very pretty and captivating scents of flowers, earth and cedar fill the glass. Extremely elegant in texture and weight. Offers a delicious combination of tangy plum and dark currant fruit, deftly matched to a moderate acidity. There’s good depth to the mid-palate. Complex notes of iron, mineral and coffee grace the long, polished finish. The dusty tannins are integrating nicely. Poised, well-balanced and delicious. This is a charming, textbook Margaux with a distinctly old-school feel.
  50+5+13+17+7=92

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  2/17/2024 - twotee wrote: 93 Points

  Decanted for air, but there was a little sediment too. Lovely wine in a nice place if still wanting a few layers that age will certainly bring. Dark fruit veiled by graphite and spiciness. Glad I have more in the cellar. The texture stole the show. Silky without being too soft, firm and structured without being awkward. Tense yet full. Good concentration. Had with pizza and salads and while it might have paired better with something more substantial, overall worked well. Want to wait a while on the next bottle.

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  2/7/2024 - Anders T Likes this wine: 93 Points

  93+

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  12/26/2023 - dream Likes this wine: 92 Points

  While youthful, this has already integrated enough to show well with a 3-hour decant. There is a lovely Margaux floral bouquet and flavor profile with an almost creamy-fine texture that makes this go so well with leg of lamb. The finish shows very refined tannins with notes of blackberry spice and a touch of leather. A very fine-boned and lacy Margaux in the making. 92+

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