Clos du Marquis - Saint-Julien 2024

Decanter.com

93

byGeorgina Hindlethe5/21/2025

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.

The Wine Independent

89-91

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe5/20/2025

Deep garnet-purple colored. Slowly unfurls to reveal notes of juicy blackberries and raspberries, leading to an undercurrent of black currants, violets, and menthol with a touch of bay leaves and wet slate. The light to medium-bodied palate delivers racy red berry flavors and great tension, framed by approachable, grainy tannins, finishing chalky.

Jeb DUNNUCK

89-91

byJeb Dunnuckthe5/13/2025

Juicy Bing cherries, violets, cassis, and graphite all emerge from the 2024 Clos Du Marquis, another juicy, medium-bodied, elegant, and focused 2024. It has ripe, polished tannins, beautiful overall balance, and a good finish, while still staying in the more mid-weight, focused style of the vintage. The blend is 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and 5% Cabernet Franc that hit 12.9% alcohol with a pH of 3.62. It will spend 16 months in 50% new barrels.

Jamessuckling.com

95-96

byJames Sucklingthe5/7/2025

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

93-95

byTjark Witzgallthe5/6/2025

Vinum

91-93

byAdrian Van Velsenthe5/6/2025

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.

Vinous

90-92

byNeal Martinthe5/5/2025

The 2024 Clos du Marquis was cropped at 32 hl/ha between September and 25 October 10. It matured in 50% new oak barrels for 16 months. This has an expressive bouquet with blackberry, blueberry and light violet scents that lend it Margaux-like allure. The palate is medium-bodied with a citric entry thanks to the acidity, edgy tannins and more black fruit laced with cedar and graphite toward the finish. Give this three or four years in bottle. This is slightly leaner, but it maintains focus.

La Revue du Vin de France

92-94

byOlivier Poelsthe5/5/2025

Le cru possède son charme habituel, avec un velouté de texture superbe et un soyeux de tanins qui signent une grande bouteille. Il ne manque pas non plus de volume, d’ampleur et de profondeur. Concentré mais raffiné.