1999 d'Issan
Estimated value
Buying options
Tasting notes
The 1999 d'Issan has a perfumed bouquet with wilted violet petals infusing the redcurrant and cranberry scents. It is strict but detailed even if not the most complex bouquet you will encounter in this vintage. The palate is medium-bodied with a pleasant and supple opening. A mixture of red and black fruit here laced with tobacco, graphite and sous-bois , the 1999 has a linearity that appeals at 19-years of age. It finishes in convincing style considering the growing season. I suspect that it will not improve with further bottle age but should hold steady for another decade. Tasted at the d’Issan vertical held at the property.
Critic scores
Average Score
Robert Parker
Robert Parker
More reviews and scores
Inky. Quite refreshing. Definitely fruity, but very unresolved. No subtlety whatsoever at this stage. (JR)
This 1999 is a gorgeously elegant style of wine, with notes of violets, black currants, and sweet oak. This delicate yet authoritatively-flavored wine is, as I said last year, the quintessential example of the finesse and nuance expected of a classified-growth Margaux. It is pure, graceful, with delicacy rather than weight, and lovely balance. It can be drunk now and over the next 12-14 years.