Jamessuckling.com | JS 93
Published: Jan 22, 2018

This is so delicious now with plum, chocolate and hazelnut character. Full-bodied, layered and yummy. Round tannins are so integrated. Really hard not to drink now. So why not? Second wine of Chateau d’Issan. 

The Wine Advocate | RP 89-91
Published: Apr 28, 2016
Drink: 2019-2030

The 2015 Blason d'Issan is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot cropped at 40 hectoliters per hectare and represents 45% of the total crop. It has a bright, quite vivid bouquet with perfumed dark cherry and blueberry scents, a hint of pencil lead in the background. The palate is medium-bodied with a mineral-driven opening. Harmonious in the mouth and disarmingly silky in texture, do not let its second wine status get in the way of noticing the structure towards the finish. This is a very well-crafted Blason d'Issan that follows their very fine deuxième vins in both 2010 and 2012. 

Decanter | D 90
Published: Dec 12, 2019
Drink: 2020-2036

Silky tannins and the same richness of fruit that you get in the 2016, maybe not quite as deep and textured. A very good second wine, and one that you could easily drink now, even more so than with the 2016. Full of pleasure but also feels like a sophisticated wine with real interest. A slightly hotter finish than the 2016, but the clay in the subsoils at Issan keeps freshness even in hot summers.

Chateau-issan.com

The 2015 Blason d’Issan shows a medium crimson color with purple tints. Fresh, floral, perfumed nose. It offers black fruit aromas: dark plums, blueberries, blackcurrants. Satin tannins. Supple, mellow, harmonious. Tasted by the team on April 2016

Neal Martin - 89-91
“ It has a bright, quite vivid bouquet with perfumed dark cherry and blueberry scents, a hint of pencil lead in the background. The palate is medium-bodied with a mineral-driven opening. Harmonious in the mouth and disarmingly silky in texture, do not let its second wine status get in the way of noticing the structure towards the finish. This is a very well-crafted Blason d’Issan that follows their very fine deuxième vins in both 2010 and 2012. ”

Harvest 21 september > 06 october
Blend Cabernet Sauvignon 60% Merlot 40%
Elevage 35% new barrels
Yield 40 hl/ha
Proportion 2nd wine 45%
pH 3.69
Total acidity (g/1 H2SO4) 3.16
Alcohol (% vol.) 13.73
Bottling 26 april 2017
Production 90 000 bottles