The Wine Advocate Parker: 91+/100 |
The 2014 D'Issan has a crisp, pure bouquet, quite tight and reticent like the 2014 Marquis d'Alesme Becker, eventually offering blackberry, soy and cedar scents, almost Saint Julien in style. The palate is medium-bodied with a touch of herbaceousness on the entry, but there is plenty of fruit behind it. I like the classic style of this d'Issan, the pepperiness of the Cabernet driving the structured and quite masculine (for Margaux) finish. This is beginning to show the class that I thought it would and it may merit a higher score in the future.
Rating 91+
Drink Date 2020 - 2040
Reviewed by Neal Martin Issue Date 31st Mar 2017 Source: Interim End of March 2017, The Wine Advocate |