2005 Château d'Issan Blason d'Issan

Community Tasting Notes (23) Avg Score: 88.6 points

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  10/16/2023 - Carlo Sarto Likes this wine:

  PnP showed some tightness of bouquet ad taste. Evolved very quickly. Bouquet and taste became more rich than previous bottles of d'Issan Grand Vin back through 1966 vintage. My guess is more and/or riper Merlot. Both of us thought it was fully mature. Classic Margaux elegance in a second wine profile without the complexity of a Grand Vin. First of 4 cellared since release -- will finish others in the next year or two. Fine with roast "Cornish game hen".

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  1/2/2022 - ClaytonDave Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Dark purple. Smooth and big. Better night two. Dark cherry, blackberry and plum on the palate.

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  1/20/2021 - BrooklynZin wrote: 89 Points

  Silky smooth, almost frictionless. Dark plum. Appears to be right smack in the drinking window. For a second wine, this is a strong effort.

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  4/11/2020 - HENNO1 wrote: 91 Points

  I opened the wrong bottle!!!!! I was meant to be doing my annual test of where the 05s are with a bottle of d’issan. The wine was opened a few hours before drinking and triple decanted expecting the usual oomph. But No in fact not what I was expecting. Fruity, smooth, gentle in fact quite lovely!!!! But equally not the length or complexity I was expecting - and I have 21 bottles of d’issan. Anyway my wife and I tuck in and it is a very nice tipple which is going down very easily. Then I happen to glance at the bottle again and notice “Blason”...... �� quite amusing. Anyway for a second wine this is simply lovely. May crack open the proper one now!!!!!

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  9/5/2019 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 90 Points

  This was a very pretty, intact, complex bottle. Deep ruby/light purple color. Lovely aromas of black cherries, red and black currants, sweet yet tangy, with cocoa, earth, anise, cedar and clove. Lush and sweet tannins, still solid grip, fresh acidity keeps it tied up well. Dark plums, currants, sweet yet tangy fruit, laced with mint, cocoa, anise, earthy, tobacco. Lovely concentration, still going, very impressive. I wasn't sure what to expect, but this was lovely.

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