2024 Clos du Marquis
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Tasting Notes
There’s toasty complexity to the nose, sweet spice sitting alongside bright fruit. Smooth and supple, the palate is layered with red-plum fruit. There’s juicy acidity and great density with a savoury framework of grainy tannins. Aged in 50% new oak, 12.9% alcohol and 3.62pH. Blend: 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc
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William Kelley, Wine Advocate
Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
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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.
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.
A blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc that attained 12.9% alcohol, the 2024 Clos du Marquis unwinds in the glass with notes of cassis, iris and pencil shavings, followed by a medium-bodied, taut and incisive palate with good depth and persistence. It's a serious wine, but it will require patience.
About the producer
One of the leading estates in Bordeaux, Ch. Léoville Las Cases is one of the largest and oldest Classed Growths in the Médoc. Along with Ch. Ducru-Beaucaillou, it is widely considered one of the best estates in Saint-Julien.