Buying options
Tasting Notes
The 2010 Chateau d'lssan has a deeper than usual ruby purple colour and aromas of violets, plums, blackberries and hint of cedar. It is a beautifully made, expressively-perfumed style of d'Issan. not powerful like the 2009 - which offers a balanced and elegant medium-bodied wine of real Margaux expression and character. asianpalate.com
Critic Scores
Average Score
Jeannie Cho Lee MW
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
More reviews and scores
d?Issan From a blend of 61% Cabernet Sauvignon and 39% Merlot, the Margaux wine will probably be aged in 55% new oak for close to 18 to 20 months. 2010, with its dark, inky purple accents stains the glass is it?s swirled. Oak, cassis, forest floor and graphite scents are on display with little coaxing, Offering a big mouthful of ripe cassis, vanilla, licorice and sweet tannin, there is a lot to like about this wine. More classic in style than 2009, 2010 is a little richer and more powerful than the 2009. Emmanuel Cruse feels the wine is one step up from the 2009. I agree. He added, ?Even though the IPT levels are the same in both vintages, 2010 feels denser and offers more structure.? d?Issan is one of the Medoc properties with slightly lower alcohol levels in 2010, when compared with 2009. 2009 reached 13.9%. In 2010, the wine is at 13.7% . winecellarinsider.com
Starts off elegant and balanced, with blueberry and floral character. Full and silky. But turns chewy and mouth puckering. Very extracted. But will turn out really outstanding. Best from here in decades. jamessuckling.com
Fine fragrant nose, perfect extraction, already beautifully textured, great future, probably the best d'Issan yet. Drink 2016-35. Steven Spurrier, decanter.com
