Clos du Marquis 2016 Saint Julien 2nd vin de Leoville Las Cases 75cl

The 2016 Clos du Marquis has a very deep garnet-purplecolor and is a little broody to begin, giving way to notes ofcrushed blackcurrants and black cherries with touches ofwarm plums, pencil shavings, earth and new leather with awaft of yeast extract. Medium-bodied with a rock-solidframe of grainy tannins, it has bold fruit matched byfreshness, finishing long and mineral laced. Lisa Perrotti Brown