WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 868; outperforming the average for the sub-region in 2008 which is 857. The average score for Clos du Marquis is 875, making this a below 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 2008 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2008 but no other wine from Clos du Marquis: Dominance, Lushness, Chocolate, Sweetness, Concentrated, Coffee, Sage, Bitter, Berries, Minerally. The wine has been ready to drink for 1 years (since 2015) and should be consumed within the next 7 years (by 2023). 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 Lafite Rothschild 2008, Château Lynch-Bages 2011, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Palmer 2012, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012; but better value alternatives would be Château Langoa-Barton 2006, Château de Fonbel 2010, Château Les Ormes-de-Pez 2009, Château Labégorce 2010, Château Batailley 2014.
MyWineMine has compared this wine to all others it has scored; this wine offers very good value for money, beating 70% of other wines when looking at the price per point of MyWineMine Score.
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Prices & Deals for Clos du Marquis 2008
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-05 |
gbp |
24 |