Clos du Marquis 1996

(2^nd Wine of Leoville Las Cases, 2º Grand Cru Classe)

Robert Parker: "A terrific Clos du Marquis, and clearly of second or third-growth quality, this dark purple-colored wine reveals much of its bigger sibling’s structure, brooding backwardness, and rich, expansive character. The wine is less massive than Leoville Las Cases, but exhibits plenty of sweet kirsch black currant fruit intermixed with high quality, subtle new oak, and steely, mineral characteristics. Rich and medium to full-bodied, with ripe tannin, this is a dazzling Clos du Marquis."