Chateau d'Issan, Margaux, France 2018 Showroom Sale and the oak is perfectly

and the oak is perfectly integrated into the wine

dark tannins

A wonderfully complex Malbec aged for 12 months in a mix of new French and American oak barrels

where it matured with the full lees until bottling at the end of the year

treacle and roasted nut flavours with a long

Chateau d'Issan, Margaux, France 2018 Showroom Sale and the oak is perfectlyAromas of blackberry, plum, cocoa, iodine, clove and graphite. Its medium to full bodied with firm, silky tannins. Tightly wound and mineral at the moment, with dusty gravel and graphite notes, yet with focus and precision. Such balance and harmony for the vintage. 96 Pts James Suckling