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Wine Description
The Story
The name of Clos du Marquis, created in 1902, was inspired by the Petit Clos adjacent to the Château de Léoville, residence of the Marquis de Las Cases. The Clos du Marquis is produced from top terroirs of the Saint-Julien Appellation that were not part of the old Domaine de Léoville cadastre. These terroirs are located slightly to the west and are surrounded by prestigious Classified Growths, particularly Seconds Crus Classés of Saint-Julien ...
Wine Information
After a relatively hot and rainy month of May, the flowering occurred in good conditions. The summer was quite cool with some rain in August. September was sunny and brought fairly high temperatures. The nights were cool however, preserving the perfect balance and pleasant freshness of the grapes.
