Clos du Marquis - Saint-Julien 2018

Vinous

90-92 / 100

par Neal Martin le 15/11/2019

The 2018 Clos du Marquis has a rich and forward bouquet with layers of red berry fruit mixed with camphor and touches of iron filings. The palate is rich and powerful, rounded in texture with white pepper and thyme infusing the black fruit. This is a voluminous and powerful Clos du Marquis with depth and girth, leading to a tannic finish that will need a few years to soften. Good potential.

WeinWisser

17 / 20

le 07/05/2019

Vinous

90-93 / 100

par Antonio Galloni le 02/05/2019

The 2018 Clos du Marquis is a powerful, heady Saint-Julien. Smoke, cedar, tobacco, menthol, licorice, iron, scorched earth and gravel all run through this potent, virile Saint-Julien. In 2018, Clos du Marquis is especially tannic. There is so much to like about Clos de Marquis in 2018, but it will need time in bottle. Best of all, it should be a solid value. The blend is 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 6% Cabernet Franc. Tasted two times.

Vinifera

94 /

par Jacques Perrin le 01/05/2019

Robe très dense. Superbe présentation aromatique. Fine, complexe, sur des notes de fruits noirs, de cèdre. Le corps offre une chair soyeuse avec en filigrane, une trame étirée, savoureuse, dynamique. Un des plus beaux Clos du Marquis de ces dernières années, très Las Cases.

La Revue du Vin de France

17,5-18,5 / 20

le 24/04/2019

The Wine Cellar Insider

92-94 / 100

par Jeff Leve le 23/04/2019

Crème de cassis, spice, forest floor and tobacco notes show up with ease. Medium/full-bodied, spicy and fresh, this wine is precociously ripe and vibrant with juicy fruit on the nose and mouth. Even with the 14.5% alcohol there is no heat, jam or over ripeness. Everything is sweet and lively. Clearly, this is the best vintage for Clos du Marquis and its definitely Classified Growth in quality. The wine was made from blending 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 6% Cabernet Franc.

Wine Advocate

92-94 / 100

par Lisa Perrotti-Brown le 23/04/2019

The 2018 Clos du Marquis is composed of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 6% Cabernet Franc, with 13% press wine added back to the blend. Grapes were harvested September 18 to October 10, with yields of 35.5 hectoliters per hectare, and the wine has 14.5% alcohol. It will be aged in barriques, 55% new. The finished blend was put into barrels last December. Deep purple-black in color, it displays flamboyant scents of kirsch, crushed black cherries and warm cassis with hints of cinnamon stick, underbrush and chocolate box plus a waft of sandalwood. Full-bodied and built like a brick house with firm, grainy tannins and bold freshness supporting the muscular fruit, it finishes long and spicy.

Wine Enthusiast

93-95 / 100

par Roger Voss le 17/04/2019

A beautiful black currant flavor and an immense background of tannins mark this wine is from a single parcel of the Léoville las Cases vineyard. The purity of the fruits and acidity is impressive.

Jamessuckling.com

94-95 / 100

par James Suckling le 12/04/2019

The purple-fruit and black-olive character with violet undertones is wonderful here. Full-bodied, yet reserved and intense. Finesse. Graphite and minerality. Layered.

Jean-Marc QUARIN

92 / 100

par Jean-Marc Quarin le 08/04/2019

Wine Spectator

92-95 / 100

par James Molesworth le 03/04/2019

Warm and fleshy in feel, with steeped plum and boysenberry flavors. Light ganache and licorice notes underscore the finish. Slightly brooding in feel today, but retains a healthy core of fruit.