2009 CLOS DU MARQUIS ST JULIEN - 12x75cl

Tasting Notes

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  Goedhuis, April 2010,
  Score: 91-94

  A lovely 2009 which exhibits sweet aromatics of wild strawberry, raspberry and milk chocolate. A tinge of salt liquorice adds an exotic touch and lift. This wine offers a glimpse into the Léoville Las Cases style but with a more attractive price tag.

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  Robert Parker, February 2012,
  Score: 93

  Now positioned as a totally separate vineyard and a real clos (enclosed walled vineyard), this blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot from Jean-Hubert Delon is a beauty. Creme de cassis notes intermixed with some vanillin, crushed rock and spring flowers jump from the glass. Full-bodied and powerful (nearly 14% natural alcohol), this is a generously endowed, rich wine that was first made in 1902. The 2009 should drink well for 20-25 years. Readers need to think of it as a true classified growth, although technically it is not. Drink: 2012 - 2037

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  Robert Parker, April 2010,
  Score: 91-93

  Clos du Marquis is being positioned by Jean-Hubert Delon as a separate single vineyard wine rather than Leoville Las Cases' second wine. The logic is simple. It has come from the same vineyard forover twenty years, and is not a true second wine in the sense that it is not made from Las Cases'discarded cuvees. The 2009 Clos du Marquis (70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot) came in at 13.75% alcohol. It exhibits a deep ruby/purple hue along with sweet notes of creme de cassis, great purity, a full-bodied mouthfeel, and terrific texture as well as length. It should evolve for 20-25 years. Drink: 2010 - 2035

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  James Suckling

  Raspberry and wild currant on the nose. Full-bodied, with superfine tannins and a long, pretty finish. Plenty of currant and mineral character. Builds on the finish. Tannic.

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  Decanter, April 2010,
  Score: 17

  Black red, smoky nose with deep, rather discreet fruit, great purity, quite reserved, extremely elegant. Drink 2014-20.

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  Wine Spectator, April 2010,
  Score: 89-92

  Raspberry and wild currant on the nose. Full-bodied, with superfine tannins and a long, pretty finish. Plenty of currant and mineral character. Builds on the finish. Tannic.

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Producer

Clos du Marquis

Clos du Marquis was first created in 1904 as a "brand", a second wine to Léoville Las Cases whichwould absorb the barrels not deemed fine enough for the grand vin. Over time it became a wine inits own right and since 1989 has been produced from separate parcels which lie outside Léoville LasCases' main vineyards.