• BRAND

    Clos du Marquis
  • COUNTRY

    France
  • REGION

    Bordeaux
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Clos du Marquis (Ch. Leoville Las Cases)

Clos du Marquis (Ch. Leoville Las Cases)

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  • BRAND

    Clos du Marquis
  • COUNTRY

    France
  • REGION

    Bordeaux

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Clos du Marquis (Ch. Leoville Las Cases)

Clos du Marquis (Ch. Leoville Las Cases) |

Regular price $129.97
Regular price $147.97 Sale price $129.97
Sale SOLD OUT

Beautiful aromas of currant, lightly toasted oak and perfume. Full-bodied, with chewy tannins and a tight finish. Still holding back.

The 1996 Clos du Marquis is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon (lower than recent vintages), 33% Merlot and 7% Petit Verdot (that usually goes into Leoville-Las Cases). Much like the 1996 Potensac that I tasted alongside at the château, the nose is youthful and backward with blackberry, freshly tilled soil, cedar and tobacco scents that gain intensity with aeration.

The palate is medium-bodied with a smooth entry, plenty of crisp and pure black fruit laced with cedar, harmonious and long. This is a great Saint Julien at 20 years of age, firing on all cylinders and, to be honest, surpassing some of the Grand Vins in this vintage. Probably still available at a decent price, this comes thoroughly recommended.

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