Clos du Marquis - Castle Léoville Las Cases

Wine Advocate

89 / 100

byNeal Martinthe5/31/2016

Tasted at Bordeaux Index's annual 10-Year On tasting in London and then later at the château.The 2006 Château Clinet has a nose that appears to have reached maturity. Red berry fruit, red cherries, a touch of fig jam coming through with aeration. It is not as complex as the top tier vintages from Ronan Laborde and his team, yet there is charm in spades. The palate is medium-bodied with chewy tannin, grippy in the mouth and with an almost crunchy, cracked black pepper finish that is a little more reserved than I was expecting. I would personally open bottles of the 2006 over the next 10-15 years. Tasted March 2016. (89+ points)

Jancis Robinson

15.50 / 20

byJancis Robinsonthe1/27/2010

Very dark and brambly-looking. A bit burnt and tarry on the nose. Sweet and actually a little soft on the palate. Uncomfortably charry and a little mean on the pre-finish (a Blatch term). Drink 2011-2018

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

90-91 / 100

byStephen Tanzerthe6/30/2009

Full ruby-red. Currant, licorice, graphite and smoky oak on the nose. Juicy, serious and insinuating, with sweet currant and mineral flavors framed by ripe acidity and firm tannic spine. Finishes with noteworthy persistence and purity. This received almost all of the estate's cabernet franc in 2006. This is hardly your typical second wine-on the contrary, it's a rather Pauillac style of St. Julien that will likely require at least seven or eight years of cellaring.

Wine Spectator

92 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe3/31/2009

Offers violet and blackberry on the nose, with tar. Full-bodied, with velvety tannins and a fruity, minerally aftertaste. Long and silky. Very serious for the vintage. Best after 2013.

Wine Advocate

90 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe2/1/2009

As usual, the second wine, the 2006 Clos du Marquis, exhibits a character similar to the grand vin, but it is a more fruit-forward effort with sweeter tannins, and a more precocious, evolved personality. With super intense black cherry and cedary notes intermixed with hints of licorice and barrique, this deep, medium to full-bodied, velvety-textured wine is ideal for consumption over the next 15+ years.

La Revue du Vin de France

15,5-16,5 / 20

the7/6/2007

Ce Clos du Marquis affiche une robe rubis opaque, exhale un nez concentré de fruits noirs. Sa bouche à la fois pleine, riche et dense, s'étire sur une jolie finale étirée, avec une belle structure tannique.

Decanter Magazine

17 / 20

the6/30/2007

Fine depth of classis St-Julien fruit with more structure and grip than in 2005, yet fleshy and succulent. 2012-20

Falstaff

91-93 / 100

the5/24/2007

Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe. In der Nase zart nach Honig, dunkles Beerenkonfit, Brombeergelee, etwas reife Feigen. Am Gaumen saftige Kirschfrucht, stoffig und komplex, feine frische Säurestruktur, lebendig, bleibt sehr gut haften, feiner Schokoschmelz, zarte Röstaromen, tolle Länge. (Hoher Franc-Anteil)

Wein Wisser

16 / 20

byRené Gabrielthe5/7/2007

2010-2020. Erstaunlich tiefe Farbe. Etwas grün wirkende Nase, leicht krautig, Pflaumenschalen, welke Teeblätter, ziemlich tiefgründig. Malziger Gaumen, leichter Luftton, Dörrfrüchte, von der Extraktion her Bitternoten aufweisend, gutes Potenzial.

Vinum

16 / 20

the4/30/2007

Ungemein fruchtig, voluminös und docht frisch, mit herbem, breitem Tannin und langem, pfeffrigem und doch fruchtigem Finale. Eigenwilliger Clos mit grossem Potenzial. 2014 bis 2020

Wine Advocate

87-89 / 100

byNeal Martinthe4/15/2007

Tasted at Léoville Las-Cases. Although I regard this as the second best second label in the Médoc, I cannot help feeling that the Clos du Marquis is a tad disappointing compared to the exquisite Grand Vin. Rather disjointed on the nose with an underlying greenness. Yet the palate is silky smooth, very focused although lacking some depth on the finish. Barrel ageing should round this out and add meat to the bones, but I was expected this to be scoring in the low 90’s.

Wine Enthusiast

91-93 / 100

the4/15/2007

A blend of 50/50 Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, the second wine of Léoville Las Cases is well balanced, with soft black currant fruits, and just dry tannins. Great, fresh acidity to finish. —R.V.

Jancis Robinson

16.50 / 20

byJancis Robinsonthe4/11/2007

Second wine of Léoville Las Cases. Pretty dark crimson. Ripe black fruits with lift on the nose. Very racy. Sweet start, very fine tannins. Slightly green tannins but a definite polish. This year all the Cabernet Franc went into this wine even if most of the constituents for Léoville Las Cases and Clos du Marquis come from different parcels. A bit inky on the finish. Very much an also ran in 2006. One has the sense, because of its greenness, that it has swept up the offcuts. Bit of a skinny little thing.

Wine Spectator

92-94 / 100

the3/29/2007

Wonderful aromas of blackberries, minerals and dried flowers. Full-bodied, with a lovely core of cool fruit. Racy and caressing tannins. Excellent. 13.2 percent Cabernet Franc--more than normal. Better structured than normal, too.

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Couleur	Rouge
Appellation	Saint-Julien
Millesime	2006
Contenance	Bouteille (75 cl)

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Couleur	Rouge
Appellation	Saint-Julien
Millesime	2006
Contenance	Bouteille (75 cl)
Domaine	Château Léoville Las Cases

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