Clos du Marquis - Saint Julien 2012 750ML AmericanWest26 The only thing it needs

The only thing it needs is time

with a plush texture

plush tannins supporting the spicy fruit

The finish is lovely

Detailed wine

Clos du Marquis - Saint Julien 2012 750ML AmericanWest26 The only thing it needsTasted blind at the Bordeaux 2012 Southwold tasting. The 2012 Clos du Marquis has a very intense bouquet, the more fruit driven of all the Saint Julien 2012s with layers of black cherries and cranberry fruit, an undercurrent of autumn leaves and cigar box. The palate is medium bodied with fine definition: smooth and very harmonious, quite intense on the entry and yet without that long sustain on the finish. That does not matter too much, because what