94 points - Wine Enthusiast
93 points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
92 points - Vinous
92 points - Wine Spectator
93 points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
92 points - Vinous
92 points - Wine Spectator
"Rich yet firmly structured this is a very classic St.-Julien that's generous and polished with so much energy driving the long plush finish. Delicious now, but should hold for many years."
95 points - James Suckling
"A beautiful, young, and still burly 2009, the Clos du Marquis comes from a single vineyard in the Léoville Las Cases stable (it's not a second wine) and is 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, and the balance Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. It's a beautiful wine offering classic Saint-Julien crème de cassis fruits as well as lots of rocky minerality, cedarwood, graphite, and spring flowers."
94 points - Jeb Dunnuck