Château d’Issan 2020 – Margaux, Grand Cru Classé 

On the nose, elegance, racy and offers delicacy, power (excellence), concentration as well as complexity. Notes of ripe/fresh small red fruits, pulpy strawberry, violet, cassis combined with hints of camphor, ripe small black fruits, fresh tobacco, fresh licorice, fine hints of saffron, cherry blossom as well as fine hints of nutmeg, spice and a discreet hint of Bourbon vanilla. The palate is fruity, well balanced and offers juiciness, freshness, bright fruit, minerality, good definition, a certain gourmandize, a tangy frame, an airy character, juiciness, a excellent richness, a certain power as well as a finely tightened and relatively powerful tannic frame. The wine express the notes of juicy/pulpy cassis, bright raspberry and slightly ripe/fresh red berry notes combined with hints of lily, saffron, bright cherry, black tea, licorice, as well as fine hints of sweet spices, racy minerality, fine hints of blond tobacco and an imperceptible hint of pepper (in the background). The tannins are precise, finely tight and offer a little straightness.