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Clos du Marquis 2006
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Reviewed by: Neal Martin
Tasted blind at Southwold ’06 Bordeaux tasting. Very reserved on the nose. Austere, a little leafy, some Marmite aromas coming through (from the oak?) This is what you might call a “tangy” bouquet. The tightly-wound palate is medium-bodied with saturate tannins, a little lower in acidity than other wines, engendering a harmonious, silky smooth finish that just lacks personality at the moment...but that will come. Good length though, one for the cellar. Tasted January 2010.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
Tasted at Leoville Las-Cases. Although I regard this as the second best second label in the Medoc, I cannot help feeling that the Clos du Marquis is a tad disappointing compared to the exquisite Grand Vin. Rather disjointed on the nose with an underlying greenness. Yet the palate is silky smooth, very focused although lacking some depth on the finish. Barrel ageing should round this out and add meat to the bones, but I was expected this to be scoring in the low 90’s. Tasted April 2007.
Reviewed by: Robert M. Parker, Jr.
As usual, the second wine, the 2006 Clos du Marquis, exhibits a character similar to the grand vin, but it is a more fruit-forward effort with sweeter tannins, and a more precocious, evolved personality. With super intense black cherry and cedary notes intermixed with hints of licorice and barrique, this deep, medium to full-bodied, velvety-textured wine is ideal for consumption over the next 15+ years.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
Tasted at Bordeaux Index's annual 10-Year On tasting in London.The 2006 Clos du Marquis has a typical bouquet for this cru with forward and lavish black cherries, cassis and incense aromas, perhaps more oaky than some of its peers. The palate is medium-bodied with an insistent grip in the mouth. This is surprisingly backward with impressive density. You can feel the weight of black fruit in the mouth, although it needs more finesse and precision on the finish. Give this another five years and you could have a "dark horse" on your hands. Tasted January 2016.
Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
Bright, full ruby-red. Ripe aromas of blackberry, kirsch, cedar and sexy oak. Rich, broad and pliant, with chewy, vibrant flavors of black fruits and licorice. This boasts excellent texture and depth for a second wine. Finishes with substantial dusty, fine tannins and excellent length. A serious and full vintage for Clos du Marquis, but less forbidding now that it's in bottle than a sample I tried from barrel last spring.
Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
Full ruby-red. Currant, licorice, graphite and smoky oak on the nose. Juicy, serious and insinuating, with sweet currant and mineral flavors framed by ripe acidity and firm tannic spine. Finishes with noteworthy persistence and purity. This received almost all of the estate's cabernet franc in 2006. This is hardly your typical second wine-on the contrary, it's a rather Pauillac style of St. Julien that will likely require at least seven or eight years of cellaring.
Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
(44% cabernet sauvignon, 41% merlot, 13% cabernet franc and 2% petit verdot) Bright ruby-red. Aromas of raw crushed black fruits, violet and black pepper. Rich, broad and dry, with sound ripe acidity and a rather chewy texture to the primary flavors of cassis and plum. Some distinctly cool notes of herbs, black olive and pepper. Not at all a facile style. This rather serious, structured second wine finishes with substantial tongue-dusting tannins.
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