Ratings By Robert Parker 90 Tasting Notes The 1995 Lagrange is similar to the 1996, but the fruit is sweeter, the acidity lower, and the wine less marked by Cabernet Sauvignon. The color is a deep ruby/purple. The wine boasts a roasted herb, charcoal, black currant, mineral, and new oak-scented nose. Medium to full-bodied and… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 92 Tasting Notes A wonderful success of the vintage, the 2008 d’Issan exhibits a dark plum/garnet/purple color as well as abundant aromas of flowers, Asian spices, jammy plums and black currants. Broad, savory and medium to full-bodied with sweet tannin and an evolved, already delicious, complex style, this cuvee will age… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 88 Tasting Notes A light to medium-bodied, pretty, but slightly austere wine, this dark ruby-hued 2007 reveals spicy berry fruit and tobacco leaf notes, and a soft, round style. Consume it over the next 7-10 years. Yields were a tiny 23.5 hectoliters per hectare.(Wine Advocate #188 Apr 2010) By Robert Parker
Ratings By Robert Parker 94 Tasting Notes Now consistently one of the great wines of the appellation, d??Issan has produced a dense purple-colored wine with a beautiful set of aromatics offering a smorgasbord of aromas such as perfumed flowers, incense, graphite, licorice, blueberry, and black currant. The wine is seamlessly constructed, like a fine dress… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 95 Tasting Notes Along with the 2000, the 2005 is one of the two greatest d??Issans I have ever tasted. Kudos to proprietor Emmanuel Cruse for creating this beauty. Its dense purple hue is accompanied by aromas of camphor, forest floor, blackberries, cassis, and a hint of spring flowers. Full-bodied with… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 91 Tasting Notes A beautiful effort that is a model of elegance and symmetry, this 2004 d??Issan possesses a dark ruby/purple color as well as floral, raspberry, cherry, and blueberry aromas interwoven with notions of licorice and toasty oak. Beautiful ripeness, medium body, and a delicate integration of tannin and wood… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 90 Tasting Notes This beautiful, elegant 2003 is a top-notch success for Margaux. More accessible and softer than usual, it boasts a deep ruby/purple color as well as a beautiful bouquet of flowers, black currants, plums, and underbrush. Medium-bodied, velvety-textured, opulent, and complex, it can be consumed now and over the… Read More »
Ratings By Robert Parker 89 Tasting Notes A fine effort, this medium-bodied, floral and cassis-scented and flavored wine is quintessential Margaux. Elegant, with impressive flavors, concentration, a deep ruby/purple-tinged color, excellent purity, and a long silky finish, it begs for consumption over the next 10-12 years.(Wine Advocate #158 Apr 2005) By Robert Parker
Ratings By Robert Parker 89 Tasting Notes A floral, elegant, graceful, classic Margaux, the 2001 d??Issan displays medium-bodied flavors (cherries, black currants, and acacia flowers), and an understated, restrained personality without the power of the superb 2000. Drink this pure, well-balanced 2001 over the next 12-14 years.(Wine Advocate #153 Jun 2004) By Robert Parker
Ratings By Robert Parker 93 Tasting Notes Fully mature, the 2000 D??Issan is a quintessentially elegant, yet concentrated, aristocratic Margaux that defines the appellation. The wine has a dark ruby/purple color just beginning to lighten at the edge. Notes of charcoal, acacia flowers, black raspberries, and blue fruits are followed by a medium to full-bodied… Read More »