A Silent REVOLUTION

Our history is a series of ongoing innovations, and we are not stopping.
Clos du Marquis is born with the arrival of the Delon family.

Clos du Marquis pays homage to Pierre-Jean, the 1st Marquis de Las Cases.

In 1780, he plants a 4.5-hectare vineyard - ‘Le Petit Clos’ - in a corner of his expansive walled garden. In 1904, the wine from this single vineyard is reborn and baptised ‘Clos du Marquis’ by the Delon family.

First to introduce micro-terroir and precision viticulture to Bordeaux.

Le Petit Clos is a deeply personal project for Le Marquis. The vines are carefully tended by his gardeners. When they come of age, Le Marquis uses the hand-picked grapes to provide exceptional wine for his private table to the delight of his fellow noblemen in the royal courts.

First single-vineyard wine and independent brand created by an 1855 classified estate.

Emperor Napoleon III orders the 1855 classification to present the most excellent Bordeaux wines to overseas visitors at the Exposition Universelle de Paris; of the 61 recommended red wines, 60 are from estates in the Médoc.

At its London debut in 1904, Clos du Marquis gathers impressive critical acclaim, immediately obtaining a ‘fine’ and ‘strong’ position alongside the leading Grands Crus Classés of the Médoc, and commanding similar prices.

First outsider to rub shoulders with the Médoc classified growths.

At its London debut in 1904, Clos du Marquis gathers impressive critical acclaim, immediately obtaining a ‘fine’ and ‘strong’ position alongside the leading Grands Crus Classés of the Médoc, and commanding similar prices.

First in the Médoc to bottle wine at the Château.

Beginning with the 1907 vintage, Clos du Marquis is bottled at the estate and earns the now-famous accolade ‘Mis en Bouteille en Château’. No longer are barrels shipped off for bottling by merchants and clients, instead the estate now has complete control over the unassailable quality of its wine.

Mis en bouteille au château.
First to practice massal selection at large scale.

Massal selection is an ancient practice, but done on a large scale it is an investment in the future. The vineyard is renewed and reinvigorated with cuttings taken from the exceptional old vines. During the 1970’s, this incurs some of the lowest yields in the appellation for almost a decade.

A wine brimming with revolution.
First to practice extensive green harvesting to boost concentration and quality.

Careful pruning of the green grapes achieves the perfect leaf-to-fruit ratio to fine tune quality and yield.

A success at the heart of Saint-Julien.

Strong demand for Clos du Marquis enables the Delon family to acquire a forested vineyard to the west of the route de Pauillac – the favourite hunting grounds of the 1st Marquis. This terroir adds complexity and contrast, reinforcing the silky-smooth signature of Clos du Marquis.

First terroir-based brand to benefit from an on-site laboratory to develop cutting-edge viticultural practices.

By bringing viticultural research and analysis in-house, Clos du Marquis benefits from innovations that are specifically adapted to the terroir of Le Petit Clos. Wild hedgerows and flora are introduced to create a protective ring of biodiversity around the vineyard plots.

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