Château Léoville Las Cases

Clos du Marquis, St Julien, 2022

Name: Clos du Marquis, St Julien
Brand: Château Léoville Las Cases
Price: 456.34 GBP

93-95/100

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

95/100

The Wine Independent

94/100

Vinous

Available Vintages

all 1982 2001 2002 2003 2009 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

delivery

in bond

portfolio

2022
6x75cl
DP
£456.34

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We feel it is equally important to for our customers that the case they buy and leave in storage with us is exactly the same case they subsequently have delivered. This may sound obvious and straightforward, yet we are one of very few merchants to have taken measures to ensure this.

We have created a system where every case is independent, thereby ensuring a trail of ownership and peace of mind for every customer.

The Journey

Justerinis ensures that every case of wine stored with Cellarers (Wines) Ltd has a unique identifier and customer’s name, almost unheard of in the industry as it is expensive to administer. These details are printed and placed on every case which is logged and recorded under your account name and kept in the world’s most renowned storage facility, Octavian Corsham.

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Critic Reviews

95/100

Chris Kissack,

The Wine Independent

This is the last vintage to be vinified in the old facilities, there is a new building located clos to Léoville-Las-Cases which was used from 2023 onwards. The assemblage in 2022 is 45.5% Merlot, 44.5% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Cabernet Franc, and the press wine accounts for 7% of the blend. The élevage was in 53% new oak barrels. This is aromatically charming, with fresh red fruits, damson and black cherry, with floral notes of peony and rose which lift it out of the glass. It feels very complete on the palate, with a very supple, harmonious and integrated whole, filled with savoury fruits, dark berry and currant, draped over a finessed bed of tannins, finely knit, powdery and yet substantial. It takes on some darker tones through the middle, developing flavours of salted olive and liquorice, the floral fruits giving way to these more brooding elements, before the finish culminates in a flourish of powdered tannins and brilliantly dark fruits. A great Clos du Marquis here. The alcohol on the label is 14%.

drinking window 2027 - 2047

date of review 06/2025

94/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2022 Clos du Marquis has held on to its generous, perfumed, floral bouquet that shades the preceding Le Petit Lion. This has plenty of black cherry, blackcurrant, cedar and pencil box aromas. It's opulent compared to its peers yet beautifully defined. The palate is medium-bodied with succulent ripe tannins. It is seductive, with a satin-like texture and a poised, prolonged finish. This has stepped up a level during barrel maturation. It's wonderful.

drinking window 2028 - 2048

date of review 02/2025

93-95/100

William Kelley,

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

"We've never seen such refined Cabernet Sauvignon at this property," says Jean-Hubert Delon of the 2022 Clos du Marquis, and the resulting wine is certainly unusually suave and expressive, bursting with aromas of cassis, plums, orange zest, violets and pencil shavings. Medium to full-bodied, ample and fleshy, with excellent concentration, supple tannins and a long, mouthwatering finish, it will likely offer a rather broad drinking window.

date of review 04/2023

product details

Specifications

Country:

France

Region:

Bordeaux

Appellation:

St Julien

Producer:

Château Léoville Las Cases

style:

Red Wine

Grape Variety:

Cab Sauvignon Merlot

abv:

13%

allergen information

This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.