Clos du Marquis - St.-Julien 2020 (750ml)
Price: $73.00
| Producer | Clos du Marquis |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | St. Julien |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Sku | 1005722 |
| Size | 750ml |
James Suckling: 95 Points
Perfumed with currant crushed stone and minerals. Graphite too. Medium-bodied very fine and racy. Lead pencil. Very integrated. Needs time to open and show its true self. Sweet tobacco at the end. 61% cabernet sauvignon 6% cabernet franc and 33% merlot. Better after 2028.
Jeb Dunnuck: 94 Points
I always love this wine. While it never has the regal elegance of the Leoville Las Case it always brings beautiful depth and richness. The 2020 Clos Du Marquis is no exception and is a concentrated medium to full-bodied Saint-Julien delivering lots of ripe tobacco graphite and crushed stone aromatics a great mid-palate fine tannins and a terrific core of bright cherry and darker currant fruits. A terrific wine it will benefit from 4-6 years of bottle age and cruise over the following two decades.
Decanter: 93 Points
Beautiful fragrance so floral and open pink and purple flowers with red and black fruits. Lively expressive but rich heavily scented with hints of milk chocolate. Supple this has energy from the start yet there is an immediate density and a savoury edge of black liquorice and aniseed with some fresh mint and a continuing florality. Still a little exuberant coiled and pent up but detailed and nuanced. The fruit purity and precision is excellent the weight is perfect and this has an undercurrent of soft salinity a min
Wine Advocate: 93+ Points
The 2020 Clos du Marquis wafts from the glass with aromas of rich berries cherries orange zest pencil shavings and crushed mint. Medium to full-bodied rich and velvety with a sweet core of fruit lively acids and powdery tannins that assert themselves on the youthfully firm finish it's a serious wine that will require and reward patience.
Vinous: 93 Points
The 2020 Clos du Marquis is a rich explosive wine. Super-ripe dark cherry red plum dark spice and pomegranate give the 2020 its effusive open-knit personality. There's terrific energy and tons of class here. The purity of the fruit is very fine yet the tannins are a bit imposing at this stage. Give this a few years to come together.
jsWine Spectator: 93 Points
This is pure St.-Julien through and through with a core of cassis and plum fruit laced with a cool cast iron note while cedar anise and savory nuances chime in the background. An understated style. Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Best from 2028 through 2038.
The Wine Independent: 92 Points
The 2020 Clos du Marquis is composed of 61% Cabernet Sauvignon 33% Merlot and 6% Cabernet Franc. Deep garnet-purple in color it skips out of the glass with vivacious notes of kirsch black raspberries and cassis leading to suggestions of lavender crushed rocks and fragrant soil. The medium-bodied palate is energetic and refreshing with grainy tannins and a good intensity of red and black berry layers on the finish.
