Chateau d'Issan丨Third-Growths丨Wine Couple

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Chateau d'Issan

Third-Growths of 1855 Grand Cru Classé

The history of Château d’Issan consists primarily of a long list of property transmissions and legacies. By inheritance and marriage, the estate has been handed down from owner to owner, and all of them have contributed in their own way to its renown and helped to forge its unique character. In the 12th century, the property was a fiefdom with the name at that time of La Mothe-Cantenac, before becoming Théobon Manor, when a female heir married a lord with the same name.

Over a period of nearly three centuries, the estate was passed down along a line involving a number of families with names such as Noailhan, Meyrac, Ségur, Salignac, de la Vergne, Escodeca de Boisse, etc. From 1575 onwards, the property was owned by five generations of the Essenault family, who ended up renaming it, contracting their name to “Issan” and thus Château d’Issan was born...

Château d’Issan did not need the famous 1855 classification distinguishing it as a 3rd Grand Cru Classé to establish its reputation. This was already made back in the 12th century, when it was reported to have been served at the wedding of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henri Plantagenet, future King of England on 18th May 1152.

It is also said that the English having been beaten at the Battle of Castillon and in disarray, nevertheless had the good taste to empty the cellars of Château d’Issan that was also very sought after during that period. The estate continued to stand out as the years rolled by. In 1723, it was mentioned by Henry Powell, the Prince of Wales’ sommelier. In 1776, it was listed by Labadie, the father of Bordeaux brokers.

In 1787, Thomas Jefferson, still to become President of the United States, included it in his famous selection of Bordeaux estates.

At the end of the 19th century, Château d’Issan was invited to the Court of Austria, having become the favourite wine of Emperor Franz-Joseph. It was the latter, who coined the estate’s motto engraved in cut stone above the door of the chateau: “Regum mensis aris que deorum”(For the table of kings and the altar of Gods).

Having belonged to the Foix de Candale family, which had to abandon it during the French Revolution, Château d’Issan had owners, who became more and more committed to shaping the property’s destiny. In 1824, Jean-Baptiste Duluc took over the estate and launched a series of projects to improve the vineyard, before selling it to the Blanchy family. In 1866, Gustave Roy settled as head of Château d’Issan: he had the first gravity-fed cellars built and undertook most importantly to replant the vineyard that had been devastated by phylloxera..

During the period between the two World Wars, the estate was unfortunately left to deteriorate, but was reawakened by the Cruse family, owners since 1945. Under the management of Lionel Cruse, the chateau has been restored, the installations modified and the vineyard replanted. Since 1998, as a result of investments made by Lionel’s son Emmanuel Cruse in the vines and cellars, Château d’Issan wines have become even more a faithful reflection of their exclusive terroir. .

In 2012, Françoise and Jacky Lorenzetti, who also own Château Lilian Ladouys in Saint-Estèphe and Château Pedesclaux in Pauillac, joined forces with the Cruse family. With tenacity, passion and courage, the different generations have worked to achieve the renewal of Château d’Issan, which has regained its former glory.

Chateau d'Issan 迪仙莊園

正牌酒熟化16-18個月，新桶比例為50%，每3個月會使用傳統的蠟燭檢測法對葡萄酒進行一次潷清。混釀和調配則會在次年1到2月之間進行，年產量接近10萬瓶，酒液顏色深濃，果香優美，帶有成熟黑醋栗、香草、煙草葉以及松露的風味。入口單寧細緻緊實，酒體骨架明顯，餘味持久美妙，體現出典型的瑪歌風格。該酒款既有瑪歌酒獨特的精緻芳香，同時又展現出了強勁堅韌的一面。

Blason d'Issan 迪仙莊園副牌

副牌酒陳釀14-16個月，新桶比例為35%左右，每3個月會使用傳統的蠟燭檢測法對葡萄酒進行一次潷清。混釀和調配則會在次年1到2月之間進行，年產量接近12萬瓶。這款酒採用莊園最年輕的葡萄園中的果實釀制，展現了當地的風土特質，帶有黑醋栗、櫻桃以及花朵的氣息，伴有香料風味，口感強韌，充滿活力且清新自然。

Moulin d’Issan 迪仙磨坊

Bordeaux葡萄園以其表層土和底土的異質性而聞名。本莊園Bordeaux Superieur命名產區的葡萄園分佈在通往Chateau d'Issan的古老大道右側。這些園區最接近紀龍德河的入海口。當地土壤以石灰岩和黏土為主，因此適於Merlot葡萄生長，而Merlot葡萄是這片園區的主要種植品種。

該款紅酒的通常用90% Merlot混釀，這在Medoc產區僅此獨有。矗立於葡萄園中央的是同名的古老風車磨坊遺址，一座十七世紀建築。該款紅酒薈萃了原產地豐盈柔軟、果香四溢的品質，於1988年進入銷售市場。其年產量將近四萬瓶。

Le Haut-Medoc d'Issan 迪仙莊園上梅多克

目前釀造這款紅酒所採用的葡萄來自本莊園西部五公里處的種植園區，這片園地位於 Haut-Medoc A.O.C.法定產區的Arsac小鎮，並與列級酒莊葡萄園為鄰。Le Haut-Medoc d'Issan的年產量有限，大約在一萬八千瓶左右，所選用的葡萄是Medoc產區的主要種植品種Cabernet Sauvignon 和Merlot。

Chateau d'Issan

Chateau d'Issan

Third-Growths of 1855 Grand Cru Classé

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