Clos du Marquis 2024

JAMES SUCKLING: "A very fragrant, mineral-driven nose. This has some depth but remains poised and refined with a thin gauze of fine, chalky tannins that dissolve throughout the palate. Long and almost ethereal. Spot-on balance and poise, the terroir showing through in a delicate, transparent vintage like this one. Slightly lighter than previous years but a more “intellectual” wine. 65% cabernet sauvignon, 30% merlot and 5% cabernet franc."

WEINWISSER: "65 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 30 % Merlot, 5 % Cabernet Franc, 32 hl/ha, Alkohol 12.9 vol%. Komplexes Bouquet, Wildkirsche, edler Cassiswürze, zarter Fliederduft. Am präzisen Gaumen mit ungeheurer Dichte, herrlicher Extraktfülle, engmaschigem Tanningerüst und durchtrainiertem Körper. Im konzentrierten Finale mit blauen Beeren, dunkler Mineralik und fein körniger Adstringenz. Perfekte Expression von St. Julien."

DECANTER: "Cool blue fruit, crayon, violets, liquorice and plum. Deeply perfumed and gorgeous purple colour. Juicy and plentiful, clean and lean with some slate and liquorice. Can feel the terroir straight away, grippy and intense with a lovely bouncy layer of dark fruit underneath. Richness and texture is there, this is a serious wine with so much concentration balanced against straight and direct tannins. Funnelled but salty, juicy, sweet, sour - all combining here to be so elegant and enjoyable. A very accomplished wine not trying too hard. Cool and delightfully enjoyable. Stylish. Ageing 50% new barrels for 16 months. 7.6% press. 3.62pH."

FALSTAFF: "Dunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Reife schwarze Kirschen, ein Hauch von Lakritze, feine Würze, zarte Nuancen von Edelholz und Nougat. Komplex, straff und rotbeerig, frische Ribiselfrucht, mineralisch, anhaftend, ein anregender Speisenbegleiter, gutes Entwicklungspotenzial."

VINUM: "Zurückhaltender als Le Petit Lion, jedoch mit etwas mehr Tiefgang, dunkle Frucht, Zedernholz, Veilchen; eleganter Gaumen, gute Struktur, die Frucht ist perfekt reif, eine vife Säure verleiht Zug; im Abgang von sehr guter Länge, rotfruchtig-würziges Finale."

THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Licorice, tobacco wrappers, spearmint, and currants create the aromatic perfume. The wine fresh, but, not overly so, with a core of black, with red currants, cherries, chewy tannins, and juicy, sweet, and tart red red plums in the finish. The wine was made from a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and 5% Cabernet Franc. 12.9% ABV. Drink from 2028-2042."

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "A blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc that attained 12.9% alcohol, the 2024 Clos du Marquis unwinds in the glass with notes of cassis, iris and pencil shavings, followed by a medium-bodied, taut and incisive palate with good depth and persistence. It's a serious wine, but it will require patience."