Why this vintage
- 95/100 from James Sucklingand 4 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2021 vintage in Saint-JulienFrost, mildew, then a cool summer brought back Bordeaux of old: taut, vibrant wines, shorter but elegant.
Critic scores
- James Suckling95
- Wine Enthusiast95
- Wine Advocate93
- Vinous92
- Jeb Dunnuck92
The 2021 vintage in Saint-Julien
Vintage benchmark: 86/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: Frost, mildew, then a cool summer brought back Bordeaux of old: taut, vibrant wines, shorter but elegant.
Overall reading of the year’s season across Saint-Julien. An estate can depart from it sharply, in frost or hail years, where two neighbours did not make the same vintage. What this particular wine actually gave is on its technical sheet and in the scores above.
Tasting
Thus the great wine of Clos du Marquis presents a rich density and nuances, structured and intense, elegant and long.
Blend of the 2021 vintage
Cabernet Sauvignon (67%), Merlot (19%), Cabernet franc (14%)
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2021 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with cabernet sauvignon, merlot, cabernet franc.
Figures from the 2021 sheet
- 13.46 % vol.Alcohol
Terroir
The dark, homogeneous terroir of Clos du Marquis has produced this year great Saint-Juliens, with powerful and elegant Cabernets, complex and taut, alongside suave, ethereal Merlots.
An offer on Clos du Marquis 2021
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Texts and documents 2021
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Sheet checked on September 21, 2026. Technical data: the estate’s VinCod sheets. Critic scores: sources cited above, with their date. Vintage benchmarks and character: Compagnie Médocaine’s own editorial read. Soils and relief, where shown: the Compagnie Médocaine’s parcel survey and the Mapbox/IGN terrain model.