Château d'Issan, 3ème Cru Classé, Margaux, 2024

Name: Château d'Issan, 3ème Cru Classé, Margaux
Brand: Château d'Issan
Price: 186 GBP

Available Vintages

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critic reviews

92-94/100Lisa Perrotti-Brown,The Wine Independent

Deep garnet-purple colored. Leaps with bold notes of black and red cherries and cassis, giving way to hints of iris, tapenade, and mint tea. The light-bodied palate is delicately styled with compelling freshness and silky tannins, finishing on a lingering red berry note.

DRINKING WINDOW 2028 - 2042

date of review 05/2025

90-92/100Neal Martin,Vinous

The 2024 Château d’Issan is a classic blend picked between September 26 and October 8, matured in 50% new oak. This has a quintessential Margaux nose with crushed violet permeating the black fruit, fine delineation, focus and satisfying vigor. The palate is medium-bodied with a surprisingly sweet entry and decent grip. Blueberry infuses the mid-palate and a dash of white pepper and a little graphite emerge toward the finish. This d'Issan probably has the legs to mature in bottle for up to 20 years, though its lack of substance means that I would be more inclined to drink this in its flush of youth.

DRINKING WINDOW 2029 - 2055

date of review 05/2025

93/100Jane Anson,Inside Bordeaux

Lovely deep rich if savoury and precisely-carved rube red fruits on the opening. This is a serious Issan, well structured with waves of crushed roses, rose buds, crayon and saffron. Slim and savoury with enjoyable finesse. Harvest 26 September to 8 October. 3.58 pH. 50% new oak. Éric Pellon technical director, Eric Boissenot consultant.

DRINKING WINDOW 2030 - 2045

date of review 04/2025

89-91/100William Kelley,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2024 D'Issan wafts from the glass with attractive aromas of cassis, burning embers, pipe tobacco and violets. Medium-bodied, pillowy and lively, with a sweet core of fruit framed by powdery tannins, it's an elegant, fine-boned Margaux that will offer a broad drinking window.

date of review 04/2025