Why this vintage
- 95/100 from James Sucklingand 6 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2023 vintage in Saint-JulienJuly mildew followed by a hot September demanded strict selection: fleshy, aromatic wines, more approachable than 2022.
Critic scores
- James Suckling95
- Vinous95
- Jeb Dunnuck95
- Wine Enthusiast95
- Wine Advocate93
- Decanter93
- Wine Spectator93
The 2023 vintage in Saint-Julien
Vintage benchmark: 91/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: July mildew followed by a hot September demanded strict selection: fleshy, aromatic wines, more approachable than 2022.
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.
Blend of the 2023 vintage
- 56 % Cabernet-sauvignon
- 35 % Merlot
- 9 % Cabernet franc
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2023 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with cabernet sauvignon, merlot, cabernet franc — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2023 sheet
- 13,50 % vol.Alcohol
Terroir
The Petit Clos recalls the heart of the Grand Enclos of Las Cases, with large pebbles scattered over a seam of clay. The plateau, formerly wooded, offers soil rich in organic matter over a base of clay-gravel; across the rest of the vineyard, Quaternary gravels, older and finer than those of the Enclos, rest on humic podzols and sandy-clay gravels.
An offer on Clos du Marquis 2023
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Texts and documents 2023
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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.