Clos du Marquis 1996

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WineMine Description

MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 904; outperforming the average for the sub-region in 1996 which is 900. The average score for Clos du Marquis is 874, making this an above average effort for the producer.

When people talk about wines from Clos du Marquis they use words like Fruit, Pure, Tannins, Black, Cassis, Elegant, Cherry, Ruby, Oak, Purple, Sweet, Full, Deep, Rich, Fruits. The 1996 shares some of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 1996 but no other wine from Clos du Marquis: Exceptional, Brisk, Delicate, Lively, Developed, Mellow. The wine has been ready to drink for 10 years (since 2006) and has been past its best for 4 (since 2012). It normally takes wines from Clos du Marquis around 7 years to be ready to start drinking, and 11 further years to decline.

It represents good value compared to Château Latour 1995, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012, Les Forts de Latour 2008, Château Lynch-Bages 2011, Château Cos d’Estournel 2008; but better value alternatives would be Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Figeac 2012, Château Batailley 2014, Château Potensac 2005, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2014.

MyWineMine has compared this wine to all others it has scored; this wine offers average value for money when looking at the price per point of MyWineMine Score.

Similarity Score	Wine	Price Difference
20	Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008	-18%
20	Château Lynch-Bages 2011	124%
20	Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012	24%
20	Château Latour 1995	1299%
16	Château Cos d’Estournel 2008	78%
16	Château Pontet-Canet 2009	381%
16	Vieux Château Certan 2005	282%
16	Château Cheval Blanc 2012	934%
16	Château le Tertre Rôteboeuf 2006	130%
16	Château Margaux 2006	862%
16	Château Figeac 2012	42%
14	Château Batailley 2014	-41%
14	Château Pontet-Canet 2008	107%
14	Château Margaux 1995	1113%
14	Vieux Château Certan 2004	92%
14	Château Latour 2009	2865%
14	Château d’Issan 2010	54%
14	Château Potensac 2005	-32%
14	Les Forts de Latour 2006	480%
14	Les Forts de Latour 2005	324%
14	Château Rauzan-Ségla 2014	43%
14	Château Latour 1996	2001%
14	Château L’Eglise-Clinet 2012	452%
14	Château Margaux 1996	1289%
14	Château Pavie 2009	478%
14	Vieux Château Certan 2008	86%
14	Domaine de Chevalier Blanc 2012	85%
14	Château Palmer 2008	189%
14	Château Ausone 2010	2902%
14	Château Margaux 2010	2381%
14	Château Batailley 2010	766%
14	Château Lynch-Bages 2008	163%
14	Château Haut-Brion 2008	90%
14	Château Cos d’Estournel 2005	434%
14	Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2009	39%
14	Château Margaux 2009	2800%
14	Château Lafleur 2010	3157%
14	Château Mouton Rothschild 2006	1253%
14	Château Beau-Séjour Becot 1998	33%
14	Château Giscours 2009	36%
14	Château Giscours 2012	3%
14	Château Pontet-Canet 2005	253%
14	Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2009	1457%

Date	Currency	Price
2016-01-05	gbp	38