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Blason d'Issan 1998

  • Black fruit
  • Aperitif wine
  • Enjoy with friends
  • Color: Red
  • 12.50% 
  • 0.75L
  • Intensity
  • Classic

Aussi soigné que son grand frère, mais issu de plus jeunes vignes et destiné à être bu plus rapidement, ce vin révèle la distinction et la grâce de Margaux dans un registre fruité, rond et gourmand. More info

  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • Label: 1 very slightly scuffed label, 1 slightly dirty label
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Country/Region: Bordeaux
  • Appellation/Wine: Margaux
  • Producer/Owner: Famille Cruse / J. Lorenzetti
  • More information....

Blason d'Issan serve at a temperature of 16°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Côte de boeuf à la moelle, Lièvre à la royale, Faisan forestière.

Peak: To drink

  • Vintage score: 16/20
  • Lot presentation
    Blason d'Issan

    The wine

    The Blason d'Issan, the second wine from the château, benefits from the same care as the first one. From the young vines of the chateau, it is a wonderful introduction to the domain’s wines. The palate has wonderful particularities, concentrated but graceful like Margaux wines. It is a wine that can be tasted younger: after aging for 3 to 9 years.

    Information about domain Château d'Issan

    There are records of wine being produced at Château d'Issan since the 12th century: it was served at the marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry Plantagenet in 1152. From this event, the château has its motto written in Latin on the label: Regum mensis aris que deorum (For the table of kings and the gods' altar). In the 16th century, the Chevalier d'Essenault, a member of the Bordeaux parliament, knocked down the old building and built the current château. The château's name, Issan, is a contraction of Essenault. The property was classified as a Margaux third growth in 1855. The Cruse family became the owners in 1945. The property has been managed by Emmanuel Cruse since 1998. In 2008 he was made the Grand Master of the Commanderie du Bontemps of Médoc, Graves, Sauternes and Barsac. Château d'Issan has a single block of vines, planted on excellent gravelly soil beside the Gironde. Typically for the appellation, the vines consist of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon and 35% Merlot, in biodynamics (without certification). As for the vines, they are cultivated sustainably, with treatments around seven to nine times a year to prevent disease.

    Detailed characteristics

    • Quantity: 1 Bottle
    • Level: 1 into-neck
    • Label: 1 very slightly scuffed label, 1 slightly dirty label
    • Origin: Private individual
    • Recoverable VAT: No
    • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
    • French customs seal: yes
    • Alcohol percentage: 12.50 %
    • Country/Region: Bordeaux
    • Appellation/Wine: Margaux
    • Producer/Owner: Famille Cruse / J. Lorenzetti
    • Vintage: 1998
    • Color: Red
    • Peak: To drink
    • Service temperature: 16°
    • Viticulture: Environment friendly 
    • Intensity: Classic
    • Dominant aroma: Black fruit
    • Tasting occasion: Aperitif wine
    • Grape variety: Cabernet Sauvignon 65%, Merlot 35%
    Blason d'Issan
    Blason d'Issan

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    iDealwine price estimate
    Blason d'Issan 1998

    iDealwine Price(1) corresponds to the hammer price and the buyer's premium charged by the auctioneer. (1)Bottle format