Château d'Issan - Margaux 2017

L'hiver sec et froid a permis un bon repos végétatif de la vigne. L'arrivée d'un printemps beau et chaud a favorisé un débourrement précoce. Le vignoble bordelais a rencontré un fort épisode de gel les 27 et 28 avril, mais l'enclos de la propriété n'a pas été impacté. En effet, l'enclos historiqe qui entoure le Chateau a été érigé en 1644. Sa localisation proche de l'Estuaire de la Gironde offre à notre terroir un microclimat et une géologie exceptionnels. Ainsi, notre vignoble n'a pas été touché par ces chutes successives de température.
Le millésime 2017 n'est comparable à aucun autre mais reste entièrement fidèle à l'authenticité de son terroir historique, celui de son Enclos.

Le Point

16,5 /

par Jacques Dupont le 20/06/2018

Fruits noirs, note florale, bonne fraîcheur, texture fine, bon enrobage, dans un style délicat, tendu, finale sur des tanins très mûrs.

Jeb DUNNUCK

89-91 / 100

par Jeb Dunnuck le 12/06/2018

While the 2017 Château d'Issan isn’t going to make you forget the 2015, it nevertheless has outstanding potential. Based on 65% Cabernet Sauvignon and 35% Merlot, brought up in 50% new oak and representing roughly 47% of the total production, it offers a medium-bodied, clean, balanced style as well as plenty of black cherries, leafy herbs, and hints of graphite. With moderate concentration, it comes up short on depth and richness, yet does have charm. It should drink well from 2021-2032.

Vinous

89-92 / 100

par Antonio Galloni le 15/05/2018

The 2017 d'Issan is plump, juicy and forward. There is lovely depth and texture to the 2017, but without the explosive energy that has characterized some recent vintages, including the 2015 and 2016. Plush fruit, silky and soft tannins all add to the wine's considerable appeal. I expect the 2017 will drink well with minimal cellaring. In 2017, d'Issan is a wine of finesse, persistence and nuance rather than power. The blend is 65% Cabernet Sauvignon and 35% Merlot. Harvest started on September 18, the earliest since 2003. Quite unusually, there was no break in between the picking of the Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Indeed, some of the younger vine Cabernet came in before all the Merlots were in. Tasted four times.

The Wine Cellar Insider

92-94 / 100

par Jeff Leve le 11/05/2018

A silky style of wine that is medium bodied, forward, polished and fruity. There is lift, ripe red fruits, forest leaf and tobacco strokes from start to finish. The juicy fruits in the endnote offer melodious, creamy textures. In three to five years this will develop even more intriguing complexities and softer textures. From a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon and 36% Merlot, the wine reached 13.18% alcohol with a pH of 3.68. The Grand Vin was produced from 47% of the harvest. The picking took place September 18 through October 3.

Vinous

90-92 / 100

par Neal Martin le 01/05/2018

The 2017 d’Issan was picked from 18 September to 3 October, the earliest since 2003. It was cropped at 43hl/ha and matured in 50% new oak. It has an elegant and understated bouquet with blackberry, black truffle and pencil lead aromas, quite Pauillac in style compared to previous vintages. The palate is medium-bodied with fine definition, quite saline in the mouth with black fruit, tar and minerals towards the lightly spiced finish that lingers in the mouth. It will benefit from several years in bottle but this continues a purple patch for this historic Margaux.

Wine Advocate

90-92 / 100

par Lisa Perrotti-Brown le 27/04/2018

The deep garnet-purple colored 2017 D'Issan (a tentative blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon and 35% Merlot opens with crushed blueberries and black plums notes with hints of cassis, licorice and violets. Medium-bodied with a firm and finely grained frame, it has oodles of freshness lifting the ripe black and blue fruits to a long, perfumed finish.

Decanter.com

94 / 100

par Jane Anson le 25/04/2018

This is rather lovely this year. It has a real depth to the fruit, with a brush of caramel through it and a highly appealing cigar box twist on the finish. It doesn't quite have the voluptuous ripeness of 2015 and 2016, but there's plenty of Margaux elegance, precision and touches of florality. They weren't badly affected by frost here, so they had a healthy yield of 43hl/ha. A complete wine with beginning, middle and end. 50% new oak.

Drinking Window 2024 - 2040

Jean-Marc QUARIN

16,5 / 20

par Jean-Marc Quarin le 17/04/2018

Wine Enthusiast

91-93 / 100

par Roger Voss le 17/04/2018

Attractively fruity, this wine comes from an estate that lies close to the Gironde estuary. It is full, with layers of crisp and juicy black-currant fruit, with attractive acidity and a light touch of tannins. Drink from 2022.

Jamessuckling.com

93-94 / 100

par James Suckling le 06/04/2018

This sneaks up on you with a pretty density of ripe fruit such as plums and strawberries. Full body, layered and ripe tannins set this young wine up for a tannic and fruity finish.