Blason d'Issan, Margaux, 2023 night-inn-template and spicy flavors

and spicy flavors

and always in balance

and wildly satisfying

Bottled by the négociant rather than at the château

this Brunello displays fresh cherry

Blason d'Issan, Margaux, 2023 night-inn-template and spicy flavorsThe second wine of Chateau d'Issan, the storied 3rd Growth Margaux whose moated chateau is among the most photogenic in the Medoc. D'Issan has been in the Cruse family since 1945; in 2013, the Lorenzetti family acquired a 50 percent stake and now co owns the estate, with Emmanuel Cruse continuing to run things day to day. Blason d'Issan, launched in 1995, draws from younger vines and parcels not destined for the grand vin, and offers the d'Issan