2016 Ch. d'Issan, Margaux, Multiformat Case, 4x75cl, 2x150cl, 1x300cl

2016 Ch. d'Issan, Margaux, Multiformat Case, 4x75cl, 2x150cl, 1x300cl

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2016 Ch. d'Issan, Margaux, Multiformat Case, 4x75cl, 2x150cl, 1x300cl

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Emmanuel Cruse believes this wine is even better than his 2015 offering. The nose is wonderfully expressive with succulent blackcurrant and blue fruit. The palate has defined concentration and freshness, with a suave texture that finishes with a pleasing lift. An elegant and fresh style, one of the wines of Margaux this year.

Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon 64%, Merlot 36%

This case contains the following wines:

4 x 75cl 2016 Ch. d'Issan, Margaux
2 x 150cl 2016 Ch. d'Issan, Margaux
1 x 300cl 2016 Ch. d'Issan, Margaux

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Chateau d'Issan

Chateau d'Issan

Ch. d`Issan is a Third Growth Margaux property that produces about 100,000 bottles each year. Its richly aromatic and silky-textured Clarets are often amongst the best of the appellation.

The estate’s history dates back to the 1152 when the wine was officially served at the wedding of Eleanor of Aquitaine to King Henry II, the beginning of a special relationship between Bordeaux and England. The d’Essenault family owned the estate over five generations and rebuilt the existing château at the end of the 16th century. Surrounded by a moat, it is one of the oldest châteaux in the region and is frequently described as the most romantic in the Médoc.

In 1945 the Cruse family – already established in the Médoc for more than 150 years – purchased the property. Today Emmanuel Cruse runs the estate with the Lorenzetti family (owners of Chx Pédesclaux and Ladouys). They own 44 hectares in Margaux, planted with 62 percent Cabernet Sauvignon and 38 percent Merlot. The wine spends between 16 and 18 months in oak (around 50 percent new).

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Cabernet Sauvignon Blend

Cabernet Sauvignon Blend

Cabernet Sauvignon lends itself particularly well in blends with Merlot. This is actually the archetypal Bordeaux blend, though in different proportions in the sub-regions and sometimes topped up with Cabernet Franc, Malbec, and Petit Verdot.

In the Médoc and Graves the percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend can range from 95% (Mouton-Rothschild) to as low as 40%. It is particularly suited to the dry, warm, free- draining, gravel-rich soils and is responsible for the redolent cassis characteristics as well as the depth of colour, tannic structure and pronounced acidity of Médoc wines. However 100% Cabernet Sauvignon wines can be slightly hollow-tasting in the middle palate and Merlot with its generous, fleshy fruit flavours acts as a perfect foil by filling in this cavity.

In St-Emilion and Pomerol, the blends are Merlot dominated as Cabernet Sauvignon can struggle to ripen there - when it is included, it adds structure and body to the wine. Sassicaia is the most famous Bordeaux blend in Italy and has spawned many imitations, whereby the blend is now firmly established in the New World and particularly in California and  Australia.

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