Château CLOS DU MARQUIS 2022

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Jeb Dunnuck 95-97 points www.jebdunnuck.com
I loved the 2022 Clos Du Marquis, which is a brilliant effort, if not the finest vintage of this cuvée I’ve tasted. Cassis, graphite, and floral notes all define the bouquet, and it’s full-bodied, with ultra-fine tannins and flawless balance. It shows the ripe, concentrated, powerful style of the vintage yet is incredibly pure and seamless, with everything in the right places. It’s going to round into form with just a few years of bottle age but have decades of prime drinking.

Jean-Marc Quarin 95 points www.quarin.com
Couleur noire. Nez intense, fin, fruité, pur, noble. Bouche à la corpulence onctueuse, avec de la classe dans le toucher, du corps et une ascension en finale profonde, savoureuse et grasse. Assemblage : 45,5 % merlot, 44,5 % cabernet sauvignon, 10 % cabernet franc. Degré d’alcool : 14°25 – pH : 3,70. IPT : 84. Rendement : 34 hl/ha.

Yves Beck 94-96 points www.yvesbeck.wine
Beaucoup de subtilité, de finesse avec une belle symbiose entre fraîcheur, épices et nuances fruitées. Invitantes notes de bâtons de réglisse et de baies noires. Le vin est dense, compact, puissant. Il est idéalement soutenu par des tannins ronds et par une structure vive. Dans l’ensemble, ce vin a gagné en personnalité. Il garde son charme mais a un peu plus de muscle. Un Clos du Marquis qui fait un saut en avant et qui se positionne parmi les grands vins de St-Julien.  2029-2047

Antonio Galloni 90-93 www.vinous.com
The 2022 Clos du Marquis is powerful and driving, with the tannins very much in evidence. It will be interesting to see the direction this takes. The fruit is quite sumptuous, but the tannins are also forbidding, at least today. Hints of tobacco, cedar, licorice and cloves linger on the virile, imposing finish. Today, the Clos du Marquis is pretty tight. Let’s see what elevage brings.

William Kelley 93-95 points www.erobertparker.com
« We’ve never seen such refined Cabernet Sauvignon at this property, » says Jean-Hubert Delon of the 2022 Clos du Marquis, and the resulting wine is certainly unusually suave and expressive, bursting with aromas of cassis, plums, orange zest, violets and pencil shavings. Medium to full-bodied, ample and fleshy, with excellent concentration, supple tannins and a long, mouthwatering finish, it will likely offer a rather broad drinking window.

Neal Martin 92-94 www.vinous.com
The 2022 Clos du Marquis was picked from 8-30 September and is matured in 53% new oak with 14.25% alcohol. It is very perfumed and high-toned on the nose. The 2022 is floral and powerful, with black cherries and blueberry fruit, perhaps not quite the delineation, almost pastille-like. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, fresh with pleasing mineralité. This remains linear and tensile toward the finish, with graphite lingering on the aftertaste. Excellent.