So bright and vivid with crushed blackcurrants, blackberries and some tar. Full-bodied and focused with lots of fruit, yet the tannins are tight and polished. Sweet tobacco and fresh mushrooms.

The 2019 Clos du Marquis is another cuvée from the Delon family that’s smaller than usual this year, as fully 20% of the vineyards that inform this bottling are in various stages of replanting, with the objective of bringing the percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon vines up to more than 70%. Exhibiting aromas of inky cassis, plums, incense, wood smoke and spices, it’s medium to full-bodied, fleshy and concentrated, with lively acids, beautifully powdery tannins and a supple, more immediately charming profile than its big sibling across the street, Léoville-Las Cases.

Inky purple colour and straight onto intense, concentrated black fruits on the attack. The terroir for Clos de Marquis is a little further back from the river than Las Cases, and a little more susceptible to water stress, but it has kept its freshness and plump character to its black cherry and blackberry fruits. Tannins are chalky and tight, cradling the fruit and giving backbone and frame to the wine.

Kräftiges Bouquet, Johannisbeeren, reife Kirschen, Kräuter, zart Toast. Gute Dichte, saftig, kerniges Tannin, gut stützende Säure, viel Johannisbeeren, Kirschen, getrocknete Kräuter, zart Sauerkirsche im Finish, gute Länge.

Avec son nez de soupe de fruits rouges, il nous embarque instantanément. La bouche déroule, structurée, mais aussi d'une douceur envoûtante.

Clos du Marquis zeigt viel Charakter und Subtilität. Fruchtige und würzige Noten. Der Wein hat Körper und präzise Tannine, die für Fülle am Gaumen sorgen. Ein ernsthafter Wein, der etwas Geduld erfordert und sich durch seine Gelassenheit auszeichnet!

So much gravel and dark-fruit character with raspberries and blackcurrants, as well as currant leaf. It’s medium-to full-bodied with very fine, rounded tannins and a bright finish. 70% cabernet sauvignon, 23% merlot and 7% cabernet franc. Drinkable now, but even better in 2024.

Belle couleur sombre et intense. Nez très aromatique, fruité et même profond. Bouche pleine d'allégresse, avec du goût, un port aérien, un toucher fin et un corps délicatement tramé dans la persistance. Finale sèveuse. Ensemble spirituel. N'hésitez pas à le goûter jeune.