Blason d'Issan 2018 [magnum]

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2018 Blason d'Issan is scented of earth, herbs, warm plums and cassis with tar hints. The palate is medium to full-bodied, firm and grainy with a lively backbone and savory finish.

Falstaff

Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

Flowers and spice are perfectly packaged with ripe, red pit fruits and tobacco. Medium-bodied, soft and supple with sweet cherries on the mid-palate and finish. Give this a year or two to soften, developing additional nuances making it perfect for near term drinking while waiting for the Grand Vin to develop.

VertdeVin

The nose is fresh, structured, racy and offers a fine intensity as well as a fine grain. It reveals notes of ripe wild cassis, cornflowerand small notes of pulpy strawberry associated with small touches of small blue fruits as well as hints of spices, a subtle hint of Sichuan pepper, a discreet hint of violet and liquorice. The palate is fresh, fruity and offers a beautiful definition, a beautiful fresh/juicy fruit, a certain straightness/tension, suavity as well as a well-built fruit, fat and a chiseled side. On the palate this wine expresses notes of bright cherry, strawberry and small notes of cassis associated with touches of cornflower, plum as well as fine hints of tonka bean, toasted, varietal, a discreet hint of cardamom and an imperceptible hint of pepper. Tannins are finely soft. Good length. A powdered sensation in the finish/persistence.