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I got the impression from maitre de chai Bruno Rolland that this chateau was very much aware that its dense and powerful 2005 was inscrutable during primeur week last year. According to Rolland, the fruit that was likely to be selected for the grand vin in '06 went directly into barriques in early December following an early malolactic fermentation, then into "cisterns," where it was blended with the press wine, "which brought fat without dryness." "We gained a month of elevage this way, and today the oak is more thoroughly integrated with the wine." My early tasting of this wine suggests that it is at the level of the Pauillac first growths, which is high praise indeed. Production in 2006 will be lower than that of 2005, due to saignee and reverse osmosis, and the estate's linear, tannic cabernet franc all went into the Clos du Marquis.

From 2006, 2005 and 2004 Bordeaux (May 2007) by Stephen Tanzer

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2004 Clos du Marquis Saint-Julien

Release Price: $27

Color: Red

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