Chateau D'Issan Margaux wine: The Wine Experience

Chateau D'Issan 2003 Margaux $40
Chateau D'Issan Margaux Wine

Well, we’re here with another great Wine of the Week: Chateau D’Issan 2003 Margaux.

This is a well priced, approachable and likeable wine from a region known for wines of subtlety and finesse.

Blending Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot makes the ’03 D’Issan a concentrated and jammy treat for such youthful Bordeaux. Splash it into a decanter to open it up a bit for the mouth pleasing effect

The warm vintage year baked in the ripe full flavors of black raspberry and plum that dash out of the glass.

It’s built as a true fine food companion… a partner with rack of lamb or a juicy piece of prime rib. And it’s also a wine for the times, ideally suited to pop in the gift bag on the way to the open house.

At about forty dollars this is a stylish and elegant journey to Margaux and one of the Cru Class chateaux wines of Bordeaux.

Chateaux D’Issan 2003 Margaux, The Wine Experience Wine of the Week.

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Winemaker's Notes and Comments

Deep ruby/purple in color with an elegant, focused bouquet of floral notes intermixed with blueberry, black currants, and some earth and spice, this wine reveals elegance, ripeness, good freshness, and a medium-bodied, attractive finish with low acidity, supple tannins, outstanding depth, and overall balance. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2017. 90-92 pts

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