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Clos du Marquis 1995
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Reviewed by: Neal Martin
Tasted several times this is the more feminine partner to Clos du Marquis 1996. A fleshy glycerin-rich nose. A well-endowed palate bursting with red fruits. The Clos du Marquis 1996 may be imbued with more thrust and more power but this elegant and involving. Superb. Tasted October 2000.
Reviewed by: Robert M. Parker, Jr.
I am not a great believer in the quality of most second wines, as they tend to be a dumping ground for everything deemed not desirable for the grand vin. However, such second wines as Forts de Latour, Bahans-Haut-Brion, Pavillon Rouge de Chateau Margaux, and Clos du Marquis are serious wines that possess the character of their more complex and concentrated siblings, yet are more supple and accessible. Clos du Marquis is not to be missed in the 1993-95 vintages. Dense purple-colored with considerable intensity, this rich, high quality, gorgeously extracted wine could easily pass for a top classified growth. A serious, well-endowed effort, the medium-bodied 1995 Clos du Marquis does indeed resemble the grand vin, Leoville-Las-Cases. Anticipated maturity: 2000-2012.
Reviewed by: Robert M. Parker, Jr.
Dense purple-colored with considerable intensity, this rich, high quality, gorgeously extracted wine could easily pass for a top classified growth. A serious, well-endowed effort, the medium-bodied 1995 Clos du Marquis does indeed resemble the grand vin, Leoville-Las-Cases. Anticipated maturity: 2000-2012. Last tasted 1/97
Reviewed by: Robert M. Parker, Jr.
Along with Bahans-Haut-Brion and Forts de Latour, Clos du Marquis is one of Bordeaux's three finest second wines. Rather amazingly extracted, the terrific 1995 from Michel Delon exhibits an opaque purple color, followed by a sweet, purer, compelling bouquet of black fruits, minerals, and oak. Medium to full-bodied, with nearly outstanding depth, this is a wine to drink over the next 15+ years. It is a remarkable "second" wine! All of the wines in this segment were tasted between March 19 and March 28 in Bordeaux. Most of the important wines from both the 1994 and 1995 vintages were tasted three separate times during my ten-day stay in Bordeaux.
Reviewed by: Robert M. Parker, Jr.
As I have indicated numerous times in this journal, the second wine of Las Cases, Clos du Marquis, is one of the finest second wines being made in Bordeaux. Over recent years, it has become a wine of classified growth quality. The 1996 may turn out to be even better than the outstanding 1995. Both are exceptional wines, with the 1996 slightly thicker and more viscous, with more noticeable new oak, as well as more massive body, and a blockbuster finish. In contrast, the 1995 is the quintessentially elegant style of Las Cases, with copious quantities of sweet fruit, outstanding depth, ripeness, and overall equilibrium, but no sense of heaviness. Like so many of this estate's great wines, everything is in proper proportion, with the acidity, alcohol, and tannin well-integrated. The 1995 is slightly more up-front and precocious than the 1996; it can be drunk now as well as over the next 15 years.
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