I was quite disappointed by this Wine. The immediate impression is a vanilla from Oak. And while the wine does slightly open up and improve with Air, it has drying tannins from what I take to be an overly aggressive oak regime. I don’t think this is going to improve a great deal from here.
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Drank this at Burlamacco Ristorante last night with my wine mates. Theme of the dinner: A nice bottle of wine to celebrate Christmas.
Dark red to purple in colour. Well structured and drinking beautifully. Neither too aggressive nor overwhelmed; this wine has a bit of everything but not too much of something. Elegant, wholesome and delicious.
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For a very dodgy vintage this was surprisingly palatable, and a very enjoyable mature Bordeaux. Drunk straight from the bottle everything was fully integrated with resolved tannin. I suspect that this needs to be drunk in the nearer term to be enjoyed at its best.
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Last bottle from case. Still drinking very fine. Not much fruit left, but still some tannins there. Nice tertiary flavours that carry the wine. Overall just a very elegant wine that still drinks great!
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blind From this bad vintage a good cellared wine. Just passed his Peak but tannins are still present, fruit is almost vanished but the tertiary Aromas carry this wine. 89
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We had this to lamb shanks from the most northern island of Germany in mediterranean style. Excellent! The wine has lovely and intense, but well balanced structure and body. No „bad“ signs of ageing. I wish I had 2 more cases
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Lukt av stall, kirsebær, jordbær, tobakk og jord. Smak av kirsebær, jordbær, tobakk, tomat, salvie og nellik. Kjølig, elegant men litt svak frukt, God syre og svært avdempet tanninstruktur, middels minus lengde.
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Belle couleur grenat profond, cercle orangé, assez mobile, larmes lentes grosses et fréquentes. Dépôt de matière. Nez de bois de cèdre, de cerises griottes, de cassis et de mures. Légèrement épicé (poivre) et boisé. Attaque tapissante immédiatement sur les fruits frais (cerises et mure). Très gourmand. Milieu de bouche se développant sur le bois de cèdre et le tabac. Très belle finale sur le fruit , très persistante et bien soutenue par de très jolis tanins gourmands. Belle matière. Si 1997 est souvent qualifié de petit millésime en Médoc, le Clos du Marquis fera mentir tout le monde ! Les bons choix ont été fait à LLC. Bravo à Bruno Rolland pour ce millésime très réussi. 91+.
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An ideal bottle. Seemed like it would be a little thin at first, but after a little wile (30 min or so) it opened up nicely. Seamless. Smooth. No need to decant. No need to hold any longer. I know '97 is not a great vintage, but every '97 I have had has been just fine -- and not very pricey.
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Graphite, muted oak and fruit. A firm wine that might have passed its time. Opened up over the course of 2hrs. Despite that it was very enjoyable. Glad I had it when I did.
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Excellent wine. Simply limited in terms of its depth by the vintage. I let it breathe for about 90 minutes before starting (no decanting -- not needed for this one).
Drink up. Can't see this getting much better over time.
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This is why I love Bordeaux wine. Here we have a 12 year old bottle, starts out kind of slow, not giving much on the nose and I start second guessing the Friday night wine selection. We let the bottle sit for about 1 hour while we prepare dinner and wow what a difference. The bouquet is full of cedar, cassis and dark fruit. That well integrated blend of oak and fruit that lingers on the palate. All this from a 2nd label in an average vintage.
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drank over 3+ hrs. when uncorked felt closed. double decanted. took about 1+ hrs to open up. hard to get it to open. had to pour a little in the glass to get the most from nose. when opend, the clos du marquis started showing. with a silky nose and a body to match. smells and taste sweet. med length with slight well rounded tannins and slight heat. however, upon further tasting, palate felt inconsistent and at times silky at times jagged and sour. nose was fine with typical but faint marquis nose, but felt the wine isnt one to keep. this isnt a great wine but it is a good one. have high regards for a clos du marquis, which is why 87-88 points. debated with friends morgan/tk who suggested 80+ points but felt its a bit harsh, considering the overall good experience in relation with the good price. *edit*- changed 86pt
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A real treat in a well-aged nicely priced 2nd label of Leoville las Cases. Had all the old world Bordeaux scents on the nose, cigar box, earth. Good fruit, nice smooth tannins and it opened nicely as the night wore on.
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Bordeaux Second Wines (LSE): Deep ruby with a little fading. The nose shows bright black, curranty fruit. There's some dampness and gameyness too. Blackcurrant and plum attack on the palate with some oak and coffee tastes. Smooth, robust, perhaps a little lean. Tannin is resolved. Medium, plummy finish. A bold wine which just feels a little lop-sided.
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Wow. I thought a 1997 would be ready for drinking, but this wine has still got some way to go. Dark colour, almost black - slight lightening of colour on the rim, but not much. Smell is of pencil lead, cedar, leather. Taste is amazingly rich, well structured but not overpowering. Slight tannins on the aftertaste showing some more potential for aging. This is a powerful but graceful and restrainted wine.
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A very nice surprise. I did not expect a second label from 1997 to be this good. Very slight fading of the ruby-violet color at the edges with leather and maybe some notes of cheese on the nose. Any tannins that were present long ago have since faded to reveal a lively fruit structure. Finish is very smooth and quite long.
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Nice mature nose of cedar and leather. Still a relatively young wine, with tart crisp palate. Not very mouth filling, but nicely balanced. Somewhat of a clipped finish. Good QPR.
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Tasting note from memory. The Clos du Marquis certainly picked up some weight and after about two hours of decanting. It was reasonably big, tannic, with espresso and thick coffee ground notes. A good drinking wine, but certainly not great.
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Stayed with my family in Palm Beach, and after 3 days of over-oaked Napa Cab & Chard, my dad finally reached for some nicer wines for dinner tonight.
1997 Clos du Marquis (St. Julien): This had a tough act to follow, and it was a totally different wine. On the nose loads of oak, black cherry and some floral notes. After 30 minutes some hints of cedar emerged. On the palate this showed more powerful tannins and layers of fruit. The finish was a bit longer. Still a nice drink but less charming. RMP rated as 86-87, but for me this was closer to 85.
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11/18/2023 - ccn Does not like this wine: 87 Points
I was quite disappointed by this Wine. The immediate impression is a vanilla from Oak. And while the wine does slightly open up and improve with Air, it has drying tannins from what I take to be an overly aggressive oak regime. I don’t think this is going to improve a great deal from here.
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12/20/2022 - stayhappy21 wrote: 91 Points
Drank this at Burlamacco Ristorante last night with my wine mates. Theme of the dinner: A nice bottle of wine to celebrate Christmas.
Dark red to purple in colour. Well structured and drinking beautifully. Neither too aggressive nor overwhelmed; this wine has a bit of everything but not too much of something. Elegant, wholesome and delicious.
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12/29/2021 - djhammond Likes this wine: 90 Points
For a very dodgy vintage this was surprisingly palatable, and a very enjoyable mature Bordeaux. Drunk straight from the bottle everything was fully integrated with resolved tannin. I suspect that this needs to be drunk in the nearer term to be enjoyed at its best.
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6/17/2021 - Julesvh91 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Last bottle from case. Still drinking very fine. Not much fruit left, but still some tannins there. Nice tertiary flavours that carry the wine. Overall just a very elegant wine that still drinks great!
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7/2/2020 - aquacongas wrote: 89 Points
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From this bad vintage a good cellared wine. Just passed his Peak but tannins are still present, fruit is almost vanished but the tertiary Aromas carry this wine. 89
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6/24/2018 - treaganjr Likes this wine: 91 Points
Mature but aging well.
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3/25/2018 - achterzwerg wrote: 91 Points
We had this to lamb shanks from the most northern island of Germany in mediterranean style. Excellent! The wine has lovely and intense, but well balanced structure and body. No „bad“ signs of ageing. I wish I had 2 more cases
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6/6/2016 - ttholst wrote: 86 Points
Lukt av stall, kirsebær, jordbær, tobakk og jord. Smak av kirsebær, jordbær, tobakk, tomat, salvie og nellik. Kjølig, elegant men litt svak frukt, God syre og svært avdempet tanninstruktur, middels minus lengde.
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3/6/2016 - OW_SOSPEL Likes this wine: 91 Points
Belle couleur grenat profond, cercle orangé, assez mobile, larmes lentes grosses et fréquentes. Dépôt de matière.
Nez de bois de cèdre, de cerises griottes, de cassis et de mures. Légèrement épicé (poivre) et boisé.
Attaque tapissante immédiatement sur les fruits frais (cerises et mure). Très gourmand. Milieu de bouche se développant sur le bois de cèdre et le tabac.
Très belle finale sur le fruit , très persistante et bien soutenue par de très jolis tanins gourmands. Belle matière.
Si 1997 est souvent qualifié de petit millésime en Médoc, le Clos du Marquis fera mentir tout le monde ! Les bons choix ont été fait à LLC. Bravo à Bruno Rolland pour ce millésime très réussi. 91+.
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12/21/2014 - treaganjr Likes this wine: 89 Points
In honor of Adele and Jay Creel; both born in 1997
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6/21/2013 - Trader79 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Well-aged and ready to go. Smooth and elegant with just enough acidity so that it's not flabby. Drink this now, IMO. A winebid purchase FYI
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4/10/2013 - John Nezlek wrote: 89 Points
An ideal bottle. Seemed like it would be a little thin at first, but after a little wile (30 min or so) it opened up nicely. Seamless. Smooth. No need to decant. No need to hold any longer. I know '97 is not a great vintage, but every '97 I have had has been just fine -- and not very pricey.
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6/10/2012 - Burgaddict wrote: 89 Points
Enjoyable Bordeaux. Typical graphite nose, nice fruity taste, medium body, mature, soft round tannins. Limited length.
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11/26/2011 - duganc wrote: 87 Points
Graphite, muted oak and fruit. A firm wine that might have passed its time. Opened up over the course of 2hrs. Despite that it was very enjoyable. Glad I had it when I did.
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10/1/2010 - John Nezlek wrote: 89 Points
Excellent wine. Simply limited in terms of its depth by the vintage. I let it breathe for about 90 minutes before starting (no decanting -- not needed for this one).
Drink up. Can't see this getting much better over time.
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8/31/2010 - alamoave wrote: 88 Points
A bit musty for the first hour or so, decent after that.
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3/13/2009 - Arch57 wrote: 89 Points
This is why I love Bordeaux wine. Here we have a 12 year old bottle, starts out kind of slow, not giving much on the nose and I start second guessing the Friday night wine selection. We let the bottle sit for about 1 hour while we prepare dinner and wow what a difference. The bouquet is full of cedar, cassis and dark fruit. That well integrated blend of oak and fruit that lingers on the palate. All this from a 2nd label in an average vintage.
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2/17/2009 - Maverick wrote: 88 Points
a bit closed. had take small pours to the get the most but once it soften it was very nice.
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11/20/2008 - Willy W wrote: 86 Points
drank over 3+ hrs. when uncorked felt closed. double decanted. took about 1+ hrs to open up. hard to get it to open. had to pour a little in the glass to get the most from nose. when opend, the clos du marquis started showing. with a silky nose and a body to match. smells and taste sweet. med length with slight well rounded tannins and slight heat. however, upon further tasting, palate felt inconsistent and at times silky at times jagged and sour. nose was fine with typical but faint marquis nose, but felt the wine isnt one to keep. this isnt a great wine but it is a good one. have high regards for a clos du marquis, which is why 87-88 points. debated with friends morgan/tk who suggested 80+ points but felt its a bit harsh, considering the overall good experience in relation with the good price. *edit*- changed 86pt
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7/20/2008 - Arch57 wrote: 89 Points
A real treat in a well-aged nicely priced 2nd label of Leoville las Cases. Had all the old world Bordeaux scents on the nose, cigar box, earth. Good fruit, nice smooth tannins and it opened nicely as the night wore on.
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7/6/2008 - ggmama wrote: 85 Points
Nice reasonably priced Bordeaux. Need to drink soon, as bouquet is waning as compared to bottles consumed in 2007.
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10/15/2007 - gravelld wrote: 89 Points
Bordeaux Second Wines (LSE): Deep ruby with a little fading. The nose shows bright black, curranty fruit. There's some dampness and gameyness too. Blackcurrant and plum attack on the palate with some oak and coffee tastes. Smooth, robust, perhaps a little lean. Tannin is resolved. Medium, plummy finish. A bold wine which just feels a little lop-sided.
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5/27/2007 - pjaines wrote: 89 Points
Wow. I thought a 1997 would be ready for drinking, but this wine has still got some way to go. Dark colour, almost black - slight lightening of colour on the rim, but not much. Smell is of pencil lead, cedar, leather. Taste is amazingly rich, well structured but not overpowering. Slight tannins on the aftertaste showing some more potential for aging. This is a powerful but graceful and restrainted wine.
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6/29/2006 - Rob MacKay wrote: 88 Points
This one was pretty good, but not quite up to par with the previous bottle.
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6/21/2006 - Rob MacKay wrote: 90 Points
A very nice surprise. I did not expect a second label from 1997 to be this good. Very slight fading of the ruby-violet color at the edges with leather and maybe some notes of cheese on the nose. Any tannins that were present long ago have since faded to reveal a lively fruit structure. Finish is very smooth and quite long.
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6/15/2006 - llink wrote: 87 Points
Nice mature nose of cedar and leather. Still a relatively young wine, with tart crisp palate. Not very mouth filling, but nicely balanced. Somewhat of a clipped finish. Good QPR.
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4/3/2006 - Dixie_F wrote: 84 Points
Very tight the first day. Nice nose, reasonable concentration but fairly simple. Second day a bit better but not much. Third day gone.
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3/2/2006 - Mark wrote: 87 Points
Tasting note from memory. The Clos du Marquis certainly picked up some weight and after about two hours of decanting. It was reasonably big, tannic, with espresso and thick coffee ground notes. A good drinking wine, but certainly not great.
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2/18/2006 - Henk wrote: 88 Points
Very good nose, nice long long finish.
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2/19/2003 - Eric wrote: 85 Points
Stayed with my family in Palm Beach, and after 3 days of over-oaked Napa Cab & Chard, my dad finally reached for some nicer wines for dinner tonight.
1997 Clos du Marquis (St. Julien): This had a tough act to follow, and it was a totally different wine. On the nose loads of oak, black cherry and some floral notes. After 30 minutes some hints of cedar emerged. On the palate this showed more powerful tannins and layers of fruit. The finish was a bit longer. Still a nice drink but less charming. RMP rated as 86-87, but for me this was closer to 85.
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