Clos du Marquis - Saint-Julien 2020

La Revue du Vin de France

94-96 / 100

the6/7/2021

Le nez est envoûtant sur des notes de fruit frais. La bouche est longiligne, avec beaucoup de sève et de profondeur et surtout une admirable définition tannique. D’une grande classe.

Le Figaro

92-94 / 100

the6/2/2021

Un nez intense et précis de fruits rouges, de prunes coupées et de fraises fraîches. Une bouche satinée et intense de fruits des bois et de canneberge, avec une amertume qui apporte une jolie complexité en finale.

Vinous

91-93 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe6/1/2021

The 2020 Clos du Marquis is plush, sensual and inviting, with soft contours that make it a real pleasure to taste today. Inky red/purplish fruit, lavender, spice, rose petal, mint and cedar all take shape as this sexy Saint-Julien shows off its allure. All the elements are so nicely balanced. In 2020, only 25 of the 46 hectares of the property were used for the Grand Vin.

Jeb DUNNUCK

94-96 / 100

byJeb Dunnuckthe5/28/2021

Pure crème de cassis, tobacco, black cherries, lead pencil, and a wonderful sense of minerality emerge from the 2020 Clos Du Marquis, and it's medium to full-bodied, with a pure, elegant texture, plenty of ripe tannins, and the vibrant, focused, lengthy style of the vintage front and center. It's going to need 4-6 years of bottle age, possibly more, but the balance, purity, and precision are all brilliant. The blend is 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc, raised in 40% new French oak. The technical information checks in with the alcohol at 13.57%, pH of 3.76, and an IPT of 84. This will be a long-lived Saint-Julien!

Vinous

92-94 / 100

byNeal Martinthe5/27/2021

The 2020 Clos du Marquis was picked September 11–29 and matured in 40% new oak with 13.57° alcohol. This Saint-Julien displays copious blackberry and raspberry scents on the nose, intermingling with freshly rolled tobacco and subtle estuarine aromas. There is something almost... gentle about the aromatics. The palate is medium-bodied with satisfying sappiness on the entry that gets the saliva flowing. Quite classic in style, in keeping with the leitmotif of the vintage, this fans out toward the finish while retaining ample structure and a sense of linearity. This excellent Clos du Marquis brims over with breeding and should drink well for 20–30 years.

Decanter.com

92 / 100

byJane Ansonthe5/25/2021

This has the most gorgeous savoury fruit edge, a brilliant Marquis with a sappy chalky quality, concentrated and intense but still keeps the St-Julien balance. 40% new oak.

The Wine Cellar Insider

93-95 / 100

byJeff Levethe5/21/2021

Flowers, cassis, black raspberries, herbs and tobacco leaf on the nose. Medium-bodied, forward, juicy, soft and polished, there is energy, freshness and purity here from start to finish. The wine was made from a blend of 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot and 6% Cabernet Franc. 93-95

Wine Advocate

93-95 / 100

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe5/20/2021

The 2020 Clos du Marquis is composed of 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot and 6% Cabernet Franc, weighing in with an alcohol of 13.57%, a pH of 3.76 and an IPT (tannins index) of 84. The Cabernet Sauvignon was harvested from the 26th to 29th of September, the Merlot from the 11th to the 16th of September and the Cabernet Franc from the 18th to the 29th of September. Deep purple-black in color, it bursts from the glass with flamboyant notes of crushed blackberries, ripe, juicy plums and blackcurrant pastilles, with suggestions of licorice, red roses and espresso. The medium-bodied palate is completely coated with perfumed black fruits, framed by firm, grainy tannins and bold freshness, finishing long and fragrant. Simply gorgeous.

Anthocyanes

92-94 / 100

byYohan Castaingthe5/11/2021

Fruits noirs, cassis et mure avec de très belles notes de violette. Frais et gourmand. Bouche droite, tendue, juteuse avec une superbe finale sur l'allonge. Très beaux tanins. De l'ampleur pour un Clos du Marquis finalement très charmeur malgré le millésime et qui laisse apparaitre toute la force de son terroir. Très belle bouteille en devenir.

Bernard Burtschy

94-95 / 100

byBernard Burtschythe5/10/2021

My Bettane + Desseauve

93 / 100

by Bettane & Desseauvethe5/7/2021