Château d'Issan

Château d'Issan is a Troisième Grand Cru Classé from the 1855 classification of the Margaux appellation, in Cantenac, in the Médoc. Its origins go back to a 12th-century fief called La Mothe-Cantenac, and according to tradition its wine was served in 1152 at the wedding of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry Plantagenet. From 1575 the d'Essenault family, which gave the château its name, owned it for five generations.

In the 18th century, the wine of Issan was prized by Henry Powell and selected by Thomas Jefferson. In 1866 Gustave Roy built the first gravity-flow cellars and replanted the vineyards devastated by phylloxera. Since 1945 the estate has belonged to the Cruse family: Lionel Cruse led the restoration of the château and the renewal of the vineyard, and since 1998 his son Emmanuel has carried out major investments. In 2012 Françoise and Jacky Lorenzetti joined the family as partners.

Alongside the grand vin Château d'Issan, the estate produces the second wine Blason d'Issan, as well as Haut-Médoc d'Issan, Moulin d'Issan and Blanc d'Issan.

Nearly nine centuries of history and the allure of a historic residence make Château d'Issan one of the jewels of Margaux.