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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 132 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by ThMeyer on 11/12/2023 & rated 92 points: Refined. At peak I would think. More red fruit. Some spice and leather. Tertiary notes energing but still with good structure. (785 views) | | | Tasted by WojteG on 2/7/2023 & rated 94 points: The last three wines I drank in the last 3 days were one big disappointment, so at one point I thought to myself to drop it all and move to a Universe where only whiskey is drunk. Whiskey can also be better or worse, but I never remember pouring any down the sink, and with wines that has happened to me quite a few times. Fortunately, today's wine dissuaded me from this desperate step. The first sniff and I knew that this liquid is something special. Concetrated aromas of fresh fruits ( 16 years old wine).
A lot of blackberry, red cherry, raspberry (o yes!), black currant ( super!), blueberry and ... flowers and earth ( what a mix). And you have to believe - all of them are vivid, vigorous, volant ( I am not sure about the last word but it's nice to have 3 Vs in my review 😉)
Taste - first of all: lovely velvety texture. What else? Basically the same like in smell. Plus chocolate ( mamma Mia), coffee ( positive surprise) and minerals ( it gives nice balance). Yes, acidity is here too visual, especially without almost no tannins and almost without spice. Nice, but short finish. That's why I gave it 'only' 93 pts.
But if anyone is without fault, let him be the first to throw a stone at this wine
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2006 was so so vintage in Margeaux.
88 points from WA Vintage Guide, but despite of it, this wine got 92 pts from WE and 90 from CT.
Matter of fact this 5th Growth Grand Cru delivers tremendous value year after year. 90 pts and above.
I paid 38€, tax included!
Third glass and I have no choice, but to upgrade ratings from 93 to 94
Sweet aromas of chocolate there, but most important perfect balance between ripe fruits and chocolate.
Acidity melted somewhere there now.
Amazing.
Bottle is empty now, because my wife did the rest of the 'damage'
🤕🙄 (1327 views) | | | Tasted by empire80 on 1/7/2023 & rated 92 points: Fresh and grippy, red and black currants, a hint of cedar and spice, lovely value claret drinking very well now. (1292 views) | | | Tasted by lightning on 11/29/2022 & rated 88 points: Left Bank Bordeaux and some Aussies: Floral with red fruits and cedar on the nose, classic Margaux. The palate was midbodied and lean, dry and angular, with the fruit having dropped away and a touch of cedar present. (1729 views) | | | Tasted by Xavier Auerbach on 11/3/2022 & rated 91 points: Ninth bottle from a full case purchased at auction in Amsterdam in 2013. Consistent with my tasting note from April 2021. Vibrant acidity, peppery, grippy, crushed red berries and warm spices, attractive vegetal note, tight and energetic finish, good length. Perfect company for ribeye steak with green peppercorn sauce. It is losing a bit of weight. Drink now - 2026. (2446 views) | | | Tasted by MasterWis on 5/23/2022 & rated 92 points: This is a really perfect drink now. Well evolved, on secondary and tertiary notes, will balanced, clearly at it's peak and a very well done wine.
Good place to enjoy a mature Bordeaux without waiting 20 to 30 years (1870 views) | | | Tasted by Sean Tay on 5/20/2022 & rated 93 points: Pronounced nose intensity with notes of spices, red and black fruits. Medium+ acidity and medium tannin. Drink well now. (1411 views) | | | Tasted by ikkaariainen on 3/26/2022 & rated 93 points: Drinking very well, in a perfect mature drinking window with still years to go and highly recommend. Very good QPR Bdx. Briefly decanted tableside and I would recommend a longer 60 minutes+ decant if possible. Almost inky black, no bricking, well balanced and integrated, elegant, smooth, medium - full bodied and with a medium length aftertaste. Aromatic nose of dark stone fruit, expected Margaux perfume and coffee. No surprises on the palate - well controlled balanced oak and tannins, dark fruit, cassis and a surprising raspberry note and a darker earthy terroir-driven finish of stone, earth, mushrooms and a hint of smoke on the aftertaste.
Had for a good friend and wine aficionado's 61st birthday dinner and this was in a lineup with an '18 Cameron Dundee Hills chardonnay reserve, '17 Cameron Arley's Leap pinot, '04 Cayuse Frog and an '06 QC Galitzine cab.... (1431 views) | | | Tasted by glassofhans on 11/29/2021 & rated 92 points: Perfect drinking window, albeit lacking in depth and concentration, but thoroughly enjoyable acidity, layers and flavour. (1665 views) | | | Tasted by TashNYC on 6/7/2021 & rated 92 points: Well, it is always hard to follow Chateau Palmer, but this wine managed to do it. Close to maturity? with notes of red berries, spice, earth, herbs, Margaux perfume and a few tannins n the finish.
Delicious on its own and even better with the pate and slow-roasted, herbal French ducks.
Drink now or hold. (1874 views) | | | Tasted by cigarblend on 5/15/2021 & rated 90 points: Yummi (1631 views) | | | Tasted by Alc13%byvol on 5/3/2021 & rated 92 points: Really lovely (1716 views) | | | Tasted by TashNYC on 4/9/2021 & rated 92 points: Such a tasty wine. Red berries, spice, earth, herbs. Drinking mature. Delicious on its own and with the chicken kebab.
not as good wih he lamb shawarma. (1587 views) | | | Tasted by Xavier Auerbach on 4/3/2021 & rated 92 points: Eighth bottle from a full case purchased at auction in Amsterdam in 2013. It is showing well, fully mature but fresh and vibrant, crushed red berries, peppery and spicy, medium body and lovely flavour intensity, vibrant acidity, still grippy tannins, long and energetic finish. Its vibrance is its best feature - drink over the next decade. Drink now - 2030. (2042 views) | | | Tasted by henrymale on 1/27/2021 & rated 92 points: This would be my house wine if I could afford it. (1310 views) | | | Tasted by Julian Marshall on 12/23/2020 & rated 86 points: I probably had a tired one, but this was not as good as the last bottle two years ago. Quite good Margaux fragrance and elegance, but the fruit was syrupy and tarty. (1384 views) | | | Tasted by empire80 on 11/28/2020 & rated 92 points: In its prime. Fresh redcurrant, quite delicate, but with a good structure, lovely cedarbox nose. Delicious food wine. (1236 views) | | | Tasted by cakie on 9/12/2020 & rated 91 points: first of case bought EP. Lovely wine, mature but with plenty of legs. Full of flavour and well constituted. No need to wait, it’s great now. Had with Duck and went surprisingly well. Enjoy. (1376 views) | | | Tasted by BradA on 8/7/2020 & rated 91 points: Brought by friends
A very nice wine the after a mild decant showed good verve, supple fruit and a creamy finish. As the tannins are very fine, this is an easy and very enjoyable wine with finer cuts of beef. The flank steak was a bit robust and not the ideal pairing as it overshadowed all the subtle flavors.
Drink over the next five years (1568 views) | | | Tasted by Xavier Auerbach on 12/18/2019 & rated 92 points: The innate generosity of the terroir works well with the inherent strictness of the vintage and the wine displays a lovely tension and balance between the two. Fragrant nose, open and expressive, red berries and white pepper, flowers and a hint of earth; light to medium body, energetic and fresh, well managed tannins, hints of vanilla and cream; tight but not austere finish, very good resonance and length. At peak, drink now - 2026. (2458 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 4/26/2019 & rated 90 points: An easy afternoon with close friends (@ BV): Beautiful bouquet with chocolate, sweet spices like vanilla and oak. Same on the palate, dark and red berries, full bodied, good acidity and round tannin. The wine is in fact beautifully mature. Will deliver beautiful drinking this year and in 2020, but no reason to keep the wine any longer. I just see this note is a little less positive about the potential compared to my also blind note of March 19th. It could be the storage conditions. I don’t know. Both wines were not from my cellar. (2802 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 3/19/2019 & rated 91 points: Monthly Tuesday group "The Dead Sparrow" #037: Bordeaux 2003, 2004 and 2006 (By me): Red and dark berries in the inviting bouquet, with sweet spices, vanilla and some ok bell pepper. On the palate a juicy wine with blackberries, cassis, chocolate, beautiful acidity and slightly sticky tannin. Maturity stage now and still a future of several years. (2975 views) | | | Tasted by perry123456 on 3/17/2019 & rated 94 points: So nice right now.
Perfect stage right now (2482 views) | | | Tasted by Honeyburst on 2/5/2019 & rated 90 points: Good honest wine that stays loyal to the grapes. Winemaker clearly hasn't fallen for the temptations to push the wine further than the basis material allows. Kudos for that. (2380 views) | | | Tasted by Laurent73 on 1/1/2019 & rated 90 points: Last bottle, at its best right now. Wood well integrated with mature red fruits. Even better the second day, purple colour, smoked notes, great length. Excellent with meat and curated cheese. (1985 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Decanter, 2006: Ten Years On (6/12/2016)
(Château du Tertre, Margaux, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
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(Ch du Tertre Margaux Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (1/27/2016)
(Ch du Tertre Margaux Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, January 2016 (1/1/2016)
(Château du Tertre Margaux Red) Subscribe to see review text. | The World of Fine Wine, March 2011, Issue #31
(Château du Tertre 5ème Cru) Login and sign up and see review text. | The World of Fine Wine, December 2010, Issue #30
(Château du Tertre 5ème Cru) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, November 2010
(Chateau du Tertre (Margaux)) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (1/21/2010)
(Ch du Tertre Margaux Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (11/7/2008)
(Ch du Tertre Margaux Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, October 2008
(Chateau du Tertre Margaux) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (10/26/2007)
(Ch du Tertre Margaux Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (7/31/2007)
(Ch du Tertre Margaux Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, May/June 2007, IWC Issue #132
(Chateau Du Tertre Margaux) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, April 2007
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| Château du Tertre Producer website - Read more about Chateau du TertreChâteau du TertreChateau du Tertre is a 52-acre estate in Margaux. Though it traces its history back nearly a thousand years, the estate became famous in the mid-19th century when the 1855 Bordeaux classification established the estate as a Margaux Grand Cru Classe.
In 1997 it was bought by Eric Albada Jelgersma, a Dutch businessman. Robert M. Parker Jr. has noted that Jelgersma “is doing a splendid job rebuilding this estate and producing wines of higher and higher quality…du Tertre is a stylish, full-flavored, somewhat exotic Margaux…”Red Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanMédoc Vins du Médoc (Conseil des Vins du Médoc) - Read More about the Medoc
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The eight precisely defined appellations of the whole of the Médoc (from Blanquefort Brook to the north of the Bordeaux built-up area, almost to the Pointe de Grave) may claim the Médoc appellation. But there is also a specific territory in the north of the peninsula which produces exclusively wines with this appellation. In the great majority, the Médocs come from the north of the peninsula. The great individuality of this region is that the number of vines has increased more recently here than elsewhere, apart from a few isolated spots where vines have grown for many years. Today, the size of the small estate has brought about the development of a powerful co-operative movement. Four co-operatives out of five belong to the group called Unimédoc which ensures aging, bottling and marketing a large proportion of their wines.Margaux Read more about Margaux and its wines As with a large part of the Bordeaux vineyards, vines first appeared in Margaux during the Gallo-Roman period.
In 1705 a text mentions Château Margaux . But we have to wait for the end of the eighteenth century and the coming of the earliest techniques in aging for the concept of wines of high quality to develop. The confirmation of this was the famous 1855 classification which recognized 21 Crus Classés in the Margaux appellation. One hundred years later, the Viticultural Federation and the Margaux appellation of controlled origin were born. The appellation, which stretches out over five communes, is actually unique in the Médoc in that it is the only one to contain all the range of wines, as rich as they are vast, from First Great Cru Classé to the Fifths, not forgetting its famous Crus Bourgeois and its Crus Artisans.
In Margaux there is a predominance of Garonne gravel on a central plateau of about 4 miles in length and one and a quarter wide. To the east-south-east, it overlooks the low lying land by the estuary. Its east side is marked by gentle, dry valleys and a succession of ridges.The layer of gravel in Margaux was spread out by a former Garonne in the early Quaternary. Rather large in size, it is mingled with shingle of average dimension and represents the finest ensemble of Günz gravel in the Haut-Médoc. It is on this ancient layer on a Tertiary terrace of limestone or clayey marl that the best Médoc crus lie. All the conditions for successful wine are present : a large amount of gravel and pebbles, poor soil which cannot retain water and deep rooted vines.
It is customary to say that Margaux wines are the "most feminine" in the Médoc, thus stressing their delicacy, suppleness and their fruity, elegant aromas. This does not affect their great propensity for aging; just the opposite, for the relatively thin terroir imparts tannins which give them long life. The other characteristic of these wines which combine an elegant vitality, subtlety and consistency, is their diversity and personality. Over and above the flavour which is their "common denominator", they present an exceptional palette of bouquets, fruity flavours which show up differently from one château to another.
Production conditions (Decree dated August 10 1954)
In order to have the right to the Margaux appellation of controlled origin, red wines must:
- come from the commune of Margaux, Cantenac, Soussans, Arsac and Labarde, "excluding the land which by the nature of its soil or because of its situation, is unfit to produce wine of this appellation".
- satisfy precise production conditions: grape-varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet-Franc, Carmenère, Merlot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cot or Malbec), minimum of sugar (178 grammes - 6.27 oz. - per litre of must) degree (an acquired 10°5) base yield (45 hectolitres per hectare).
Vins de Bordeaux:
Grape Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Petit Verdot, Merlot
Soil: Gravel and silt plateau on a layer of limestone or silt on clay
Surface Area: 1,530 ha |
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