Jamessuckling.com | JS 92
Published: Feb 13, 2017

Very aromatic and bright with currants and orange peel on the nose. Full body, velvety tannins and a delicious finish. Love the texture to this. Fantastic second wine of Issan. Majority is merlot. Beautiful now but better in two or three years. 

Chateau-issan.com

Blason d’Issan, our second wine, was introduced from 1995 onwards to enable selection amongst our vines growing in the Margaux appellation area. Fruit from our youngest vines is used to produce this wine, which respects the identity of its terroir, while offering a tasty round fruitiness, which can be enjoyed earlier. Blason d’Issan is also aged in barrels for 14 to 16 months, one third of which are new. Annual production is around 120,000 bottles.

The final blend took place mid-January with a harmonious and obvious selection which brought us to integrate a high proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon (77%). Chateau d’Issan 2014 vintage cannot be compared with any other one but is clearly identifi able to its original terroir.
Tasted by the team on June 2015

Harvest 25 september > 15 october
Blend Cabernet Sauvignon 47 % Merlot 53 %
Elevage 35 % new barrels
Yield 44 hl/ha
Proportion 2nd wine 55 %
pH 3.7
Total acidity (g/1 H2SO4) 3.53
Alcohol (% vol.) 13.10
Bottling 25 april 2016
Production 100 000 bottle