As I wrote about way back in Issue Thirty-Four, the 2008 Château d’Issan is an excellent
example of this outstanding and truly underrated vintage, and this most recent bottle showed
even better potential than the bottle...
As I wrote about way back in Issue Thirty-Four, the 2008 Château d’Issan is an excellent
example of this outstanding and truly underrated vintage, and this most recent bottle showed
even better potential than the bottle I sampled back in Bordeaux in preparation for that article.
The bouquet is deep, pure and utterly classic in profile, offering up a fine mix of dark berries,
cassis, cigar smoke, gravelly soil tones, fresh herbs and a nice framing of new wood. On the
palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, nascently complex and beautifully structured, with a fine
core, suave tannins and excellent length and grip on the focused and properly reserved finish.
This will be every bit as fine as the more highly-touted 2009 d’Issan and is one of the great
sleepers of this excellent year. 2020-2060+. 93+