2012 Clos du Marquis, St Julien, Bordeaux

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2012 Clos du Marquis, St Julien, BordeauxOften confused as the second wine of Ch. Loville Las Cases, St Julien, Clos du Marquis is in fact a separate entity and a fine terroir in its own right, benefitting from the winemaking skill of the team at Las Cases. Showing an inky purple, with classic St Julien casssis and cedar on the nose alongside a touch of sweet vanillin spice, it is beautifully balanced on the palate, with fine tannins framing the tasty spiced fruit. This is another very good

meaty notes married with dense dark fruit and the whiff of Autumnal evenings

peppery finish

so let me start at the beginning

A most unusual balance

A wine to be kept for your retirement

Over the recent years

sweetness and glycerol

this excellent estate’s white wine has been number one or two in quality over the whole vintage

An expansive palette of grape varieties adds to the ensemble of Beaucastel's Châteauneuf-du-Pape in 2007

It is one of the finest wines we have ever tasted En Primeur

A fourth consecutive vintage release might hint at an over-abundance of Moët’s flagship brand but the 2005 fits in neatly with the three previous contrasting years and no doubt those still to come in what is proving to be a stellar decade for fine Vintage Champagnes

carrying its years with poise

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