Clos du Marquis 2025 (750ML)

95-96 Points, James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com: "Well framed, focused, textured and refined. Aromas of currants, dried herbs, baking spices and some bark. Medium-bodied with very fine tannins. Nice concentration that remains elegant and in control. Tight tannins. Lively finish." 04/26

91-93 Points, Neal Martin, Vinous: "The 2025 Clos du Marquis was harvested between September 8 and 20 at 24 hl/ha and matured in 55% new oak for a planned 16 months. This has a fragrant and intense bouquet, with just a hint of lavender suffusing the black cherry and blackcurrant scents, more blue fruit surfacing with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied, with a powerful entry, quite precocious licorice-tinged black fruit. A little "heady" in style, I feel that the warmth of that summer comes through more here compared to the Las Cases." 05/26

92-94 Points, William Kelley, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: "The 2025 Clos du Marquis is a serious wine that will reward patience. Unwinding in the glass with aromas of dark berries, crème de cassis, violets and burning embers, it's medium- to full-bodied, deep and layered, with bright acids and a chassis of ripe, powdery but abundant tannins. The blend this year is 73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot and 6% Cabernet Franc." 04/26

93 Points, Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux: "Brambled fruit on the nose, full of hawthorn and hedgerow fruits, shot through with blackcurrant pastille and incense, crab apple, grip and slate-textured minerality, will soften further over ageing, has the austerity that you hope for at this early stage of the Las Cases stable. Michael Georges technical director." 04/26

90-93 Points, Antonio Galloni, Vinous: "The 2025 Clos du Marquis is a potent, brooding wine. A rush of dark-toned fruit, gravel, incense, licorice, tobacco and scorched earth hits the palate. Cabernet Sauvignon takes the lead, and that very much comes through in the wine's savory character and structural profile. Lavender, mint, dried herbs and chocolate follow as the 2025 gains volume in the glass. There's a lot of wine here. I am looking forward to tasting this in finished form, given its considerable potential." 04/26

93-95 Points, Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com: "Deep purple-hued and almost glass-staining, the 2025 Clos Du Marquis is a blend of 73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot, and 6% Cabernet Franc that's being raised 16 months in 55% new barriques. Ripe black and blue fruits, graphite, and a crushed stone-like minerality all define the aromatics, and on the palate, it's full-bodied, rich, and concentrated, with ripe, polished tannins and a beautiful overall sense of purity and balance. It checks in at 13.6% alcohol with a pH of 3.57." 05/26

95 Points, Georgina Hindle, Decanter: "Purple flowers and dark black fruit aromas. Rich in flavour, this is full of life, energy and depth with a soft chew to the tannins and ripe fleshy fruit but keeping a chalky cool element. Mouthfilling and very St-Julien this year – ripe and charming, friendly, so approachable – like a big hug. Juicy and mouthwatering though, this makes you smile! I love it, much more demonstrative than Le Petit right now. Gorgeous." 03/26