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2006 d'Issan Bordeaux Blend
Bordeaux Blend: 1500ml
points awarded:
WA 9494 points,
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, February 2009
Now consistently one of the great wines of the appellation, d'Issan has produced a dense purple-colored wine with a beautiful set of aromatics offering a smorgasbord of aromas such as perfumed flowers, incense, graphite, licorice, blueberry, and black currant. The wine is seamlessly constructed, like a fine dress from a haute couture house. With fabulous concentration of fruit, the ethereal elegance and sublime character of this wine make it seem to almost float across the palate with substantial flavor penetration and laser-like focus. This is a gorgeous example of 2006 that can be drunk in 3-4 years or cellared for over two decades. Good value.
89 points,
Stephen Tanzer's IWC, June 2009
Moderately saturated ruby-red. Blackberry, bitter chocolate, violet, menthol and licorice on the nose, plus a whiff of musky game. Suave and fine-grained, with a light touch to its rather wild flavors of black fruits, licorice and violet. Finishes with easygoing tannins that turned a bit dusty with air and subtle lingering perfume. 89 points
Wine video
Black/purple core with a fuchsia rim that fades to clear. Light dill over blackberry, raspberry, plum and hints of honeycomb and milk chocolate on the nose are followed by light orange zest and wet stone. Medium fruit and tannic structure up front, although a little austere on the mid-palate. Finishes with good balanced of fruit and tannin, yet fades a little quickly. Tasted twice with consistent notes.
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