Descripción

Creado en 1902, Clos du Marquis es todo un histórico en su región. Tiene su origen en una pequeña parcela, "Le Petit Clos", adyacente al Château Léoville, hogar del Marqués de Las Cases. Este vino muestra en cada añada las señas de identidad de Saint Julien: estructura, complejidad, equilibrio y un gran potencial de envejecimiento. 

Ficha técnica

Tipo
Tinto
Añada
2016
Grado
13.8% vol.
Variedad
73% Cabernet sauvignon, 24% Merlot, 3% Cabernet franc
Origen
Saint-Julien

Cata

Nariz
Expresa con intensidad notas de frutas negras (cerezas negras) y fragancias de cedro balsámico.
Boca
Sabor equilibrado y elegante.
Temperatura de servicio
Se recomienda servir a 16 ºC.

Viñedo y elaboración

Superficie
98 hectáreas.
Edad
30 años de media.
Suelo
Principalmente gravas del cuaternario.
Clima
Continental. La cercanía al río Gironde propicia un microclima propio, que permite maduraciones tempranas y protege al viñedo de las heladas.
Cosecha
Del 30 de septiembre al 19 de octubre de 2016.

Opinión de los críticos

The Wine Advocate:

The 2016 Clos du Marquis was picked from 30 September to 19 October and consists of 73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc, matured in 55% new oak. Yields came in at 40 hectoliters per hectare and the alcohol at 13.55%. The bouquet is very intense at the moment with small black cherries, incense, iris and a touch of shucked oyster shells. The palate is beautiful, perhaps one of the most powerful that I came across in Saint Julien, certainly no shy retiring flower, yet it effortlessly manages to retain the precision and tension one expects from this cru. There is a firm back bone here, but the tannins are so precise that you barely notice, while the aftertaste has superb salinity. This is a majestic Clos du Marquis, but it will require several years in the cellar.

James Suckling:

The brambly forest berries are so enticing and really pitched into perfect ripeness, together with boysenberries and mulberries and a layer of red-flower notes. The palate has a very succulent array of fresh, gently tart and tangy red plums and berries with athletically refined tannins that carry unwavering into the finish. A blend of 61 per cent cabernet sauvignon and 39 per cent merlot. Second wine of Clos du Marquis. Try from 2023.