This offers beautiful blackcurrants and blackberries with hints of chocolate and walnuts. Medium- to full-bodied with vivid acidity that adds tension and freshness to the mid-palate. It’s full of life and vibrancy, very fine and polished, and with nicely integrated tannins. Long finish. 56% cabernet sauvignon, 35% merlot and 9% cabernet franc. What will be better between 2022 and 2023?

The 2023 Clos du Marquis might very well be the best Clos du Marquis I have ever tasted. A wine of freshness and verve the 2023 is all nuance. Sweet red plum blood orange spice flowers mint and white pepper are all finely cut. The 2023 shows more vibrancy less oak extraction and more refined tannins than in the past. It’s a glorious wine in every way. This early tasting is hugely promising. Clos du Marquis could turn out to be one of the real surprises of 2023. 2028-2043

This year's Clos du Marquis is 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, and 9% Cabernet France. There is a real black fruit emphasis here with ripe black cherry and accents of grilled coffee beans. Velvety style that wraps across the palate with fine grained tannin texture straigtening out on the finish. Cedar, graphite and gravel hum in the background.

The 2023 Clos du Marquis was picked from September 6 to October 5 at 44hL/ha and matured in 50% new oak. It has a complex bouquet comprising a mélange of red and black fruit cedar and subtle touches of violet—very charming. The palate is medium-bodied with fine grip. It’s a little creamy in texture on the entry but there is solid backbone and a saline finish. This is very promising.

The 2023 Clos du Marquis is a rather serious, structured wine, evocative of cherries, dark berries and kirsch, framed by a touch of creamy new oak. Medium to full-bodied and fleshy but structured, it's a taut, concentrated wine that will reward some patience.

56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc. Cask sample. Clean and precise with more acidity and freshness than 2022. Attractive berry fruit with a hint of vanilla oak. Round on attack then focuses and drives. Fine but present tannins. (JL)