Le Haut-Médoc d'Issan Le Haut-Médoc d'Issan

Another bottle that was a pure treat. It is so good for being exactly what it is. If you get lost in ranking frenzy you will miss how good this is. If you want a benchmark for evaluating higher level Margaux start here.

Chateau D'Issan makes 4 Bordeaux wines : the Troisième Cru Classé Chateau d'Issan; an AOC Margaux Blasan D'Issan (a second wine); Le Haut-Médoc d'Issan, AOC Haut-Médoc and a Bordeaux Supérieur Moulin d'Issan. This Haut-Médoc tastes exactly like what it calls itself. One would not mistake it for anything other than an Haut-Médoc. It is not an AOC Margaux and even less a Troisième Cru Classé Chateau d'Issan. And it is clearly a step above a Bordeaux Supérieur. I do not …