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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.3 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 60 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by DaleW on 6/28/2023: A little musty at first, and some think corked- for one second I agree, but then can’t find TCA on revisit. Some slightly anemic black plum fruit, cigarbox heading towards ashtray, drinkable but not for long. Like many Margaux, think stronger in ‘83 than ‘82. B- (810 views) | | | Tasted by Sean Tay on 6/11/2023: The wine looks garnet colored. It smells like blackberry, forest floor, toast and cedar. (815 views) | | | Tasted by Barsacpinci on 2/1/2023: I also thought this bottle was off, too, but not so bad I couldn’t drink it (1076 views) | | | Tasted by asgerG on 1/20/2023 & rated 94 points: DnP. Beautiful brick coloured, 4.5. Lively bouquet, pencil, cedar box, herbal, classic mature left bank. Impeccable balance, tannins resolved, acidity to keep freshness, elegant, long finish. Drink now - onwards. This bottle was really singing (1073 views) | | | Tasted by chatters on 12/10/2022: Christmas lunch with the wine ark boys (Porcine, Oxford Street): Leather, earth, cedar, mushroom, dark hued fruit, sweet spice. Medium plus intensity acidity, fruit tea, fleshy, fresh, red and black fruits, slightly grippy floury textured tannins, long and lovely. (1379 views) | | | Tasted by wineappreciation on 9/1/2022 & rated 91 points: Aged blackberry, damp cigar box; balanced, and still alive; good presence and good length; some fruits remaining; somewhat restrained, and not particularly dynamic, but quite good and enjoyable still (930 views) | | | Tasted by Decanting Queen on 1/22/2022 & rated 92 points: Same batch as my last bottle and same condition. Cork was depressed and moldy at the top under the capsule. Soaked most of the way but came out in one peice.
Double decanted for sediment about 90 min before drinking. The wine was in great shape and I would say drinking slightly better than my last bottle. Color is showing it’s age,med/pale garnet in color. Very mature and yes, fading, berry fruit. Old worn leather, slate, some mild barn funk. Easy to drink, tannins nearly gone, acid in balance, no detectable alcohol. Perfect on its own or with a beef hotpot. Still enough flavor and structure to stand up to the food. Classic. (2953 views) | | | Tasted by asgerG on 8/14/2021 & rated 92 points: DnP. Medium light garnet red, yellow rim, 4.5. Classic elegant left bank bouquet, cedar, pencil. Harmonious elegant on the palate, resolved tannins, medium acidity, wonderfully balanced, long elegant dry finish. Drink now - onwards. In perfect balance so no hurry (1422 views) | | | Tasted by Decanting Queen on 1/18/2021 & rated 90 points: I really lucked out with this one. Capsule was damaged and moldy over the cork, label was scruffy. But fill was decent and no seepage and the price was right so I took a chance.
Cork was in decent shape under the mold and soaked halfway through. The wine itself was a bit musty on PnP (not corked) which blew off after a few minutes. Lovely nose of all the classic Bordeaux, leather, tobacco, savory, still a hint of red fruit. Similar on the palate. Gained weight over a few hours and continued to drink well on day two. Tannins have melted away but still some good acidity. I thoroughly enjoyed this bottle but it may have been too ‘tertiary’ for some. I have one more and I hope it drinks as well. (3122 views) | | | Tasted by Jake Barnes on 11/14/2020: (11/14/20) The second of two 750ml bottles purchased at retail from a local merchant/auction house and opened alongside a 1983 Cantemerle.
This du Tertre had a very top shoulder fill and a fully-soaked, mushy cork. It had good color, but despite this, it was a complete goner. There was just nothing there anymore—nothing on the nose except a little canned asparagus and nothing much on the palate except a little mushroom. No tannins and almost no acid or fruit.
I suppose this could have been corked. I’ve experienced that peculiar expression of cork taint, where the TCA simply mutes everything, but I think this was just well past its use-by date. Either way, it was down the drain for this bottle. No Score. (The Cantemerle, by the way, turned out to be a very nice old bottle. See note.) (1878 views) | | | Tasted by Jake Barnes on 6/12/2020 & rated 85 points: (6/12/20) From a 750ml bottle with a fill that was well into the neck, one of two bottles purchased from a Chicago retail and auction house about a year ago. This bottle was stood upright for twenty-four hours prior to opening. There was a slight bulge in the capsule, but when the foil was removed, the cork was revealed to be raised only about 1-2 millimeters; there was no sign of past seepage, and there was very little mold present.
The cork came out clean and in one piece and was soaked all the way up. The initial taste prior to decanting revealed a very light-bodied, mature wine with medium acidity, very fine, dusty tannins, and a little red fruit. The sediment that was removed during decanting was very fine, and only about 1.5 inches of wine was unrecoverable, leaving about two teaspoons of sediment. The wine was double decanted, and showed pale salmon colored while flowing through the neck of the decanter. We poured off two glasses and the rest of the wine was immediately doubled decanted, vacuum sealed and refrigerated.
In the glass, the wine showed bright ruby with a medium-wide garnet rim and revealed very light red fruit that would come and go and was buried deep within the overriding tertiary notes. The same was true of the palate, which was very lightly concentrated. The acidity remained medium, giving this wine a nice juiciness and a surprisingly decent finish for such a light wine. The tannins were still present, and although they were mostly resolved, they provided some texture to the mouthfeel. With the exception of the fact that this wine was very light on fruit, everything was relatively well balanced.
Overall, this was a pleasant old wine. There is no question that this bottle was well past its peak plateau. If it were left much longer, it would almost certainly become entirely tertiary sooner rather than later. It will be interesting to see what the other bottle, which also has a fill well into the neck, is like. I’ll open it soon; 12% abv. (**/14.5/85) (1917 views) | | | Tasted by Sean Tay on 5/2/2020: The cork was not in good shape. There's a lot of sediment in between the capsule and the cork. There is some leakage over the times and the wine that leak out had become like sawdust or gun powder look alike. The wine is still drinkable and had black fruit, cedar, toast within medium- tannin and acidity. Given the condition of my bottle, I should drink them up all during the Covid lock down. (1938 views) | | | Tasted by JAKjr on 7/14/2019 & rated 90 points: From my cellar with also a bottle of the '96. Excellent condition-all tannin's resolved. Beautiful perfume, lilac. What a treat (2352 views) | | | Tasted by Litt12 on 3/29/2019 & rated 92 points: Fresh and alive. Pretty fruit and has it all.
92+ (2214 views) | | | Tasted by Emily MacAnlis on 2/16/2019 & rated 90 points: Drank Valentines Day 2019, savory and smooth, typical Bordeaux musky with low tannics and some nice acidity. Our cork was almost pink through, but the wine was still very good. We only decanted for maybe 15 minutes and had with steak, really enjoyed it. I would drink now, though (2124 views) | | | Tasted by Sean Tay on 9/15/2018 & rated 89 points: The wine looks violet colored. The legs are slow. There is heavy sediment in the bottle. It smells like blackberry. The body is medium. The wine has smooth texture. The wine finishes short. The wine has low acidity. (2400 views) | | | Tasted by Whine-oh on 12/31/2017 & rated 87 points: Popped in poured tonight. Pretty extensive bricking. Moderate settlement. Lots of Earthiness with notable phenolics, Some tobacco and wet earth here. Very muted tertiary duskiness to it. While not offensive this was fun to drink for posterity as qpr 82 Bordeaux. A different wine than the last one I had years ago, As this one was a little more tired. To be fair we drink this along side a 99 Dunn and a 2014 Schrader, completely on the other end of the spectrum. (2869 views) | | | Tasted by blackdog on 3/3/2017 & rated 93 points: Cellared since arrival. Improved for about 45 minutes and did not fade. Sediment tight and easily decanted. Color slightly faded but not brown and bouquet still strong. Fully mature and taste of berries present. A nice still full bodied Bordeaux That had clearly peaked It is clearly near peak but should noy improve (3430 views) | | | Tasted by le fouloir on 10/2/2016 & rated 92 points: There was still nice life left in this well-cellared bottle for which I paid $11.99 in 1987. Those were the good old days! (3607 views) | | | Tasted by Cole on 7/4/2016 & rated 91 points: Prune, tamarind, and little cherry cola... over the hill by a step but interesting nonetheless. A little clove and rotten basil/garden dirt on the finish (4229 views) | | | Tasted by Hazeo on 12/30/2015: Bottom of neck fill, corroded capsule. Cork was soaked through, broke apart on open but was extracted without cork residue dropping into the bottle. Alas while drinkable with some good interesting minerality remaining in the palete, there was little fruit left and the finish leaves an odd aftertaste. (4607 views) | | | Tasted by redwineguy on 8/6/2014 & rated 80 points: Nice bordeaux nose but way over the hill. Hardly any fruit or body left. Wood, oak, and earth predominate. Plenty of acidity and bite. (5584 views) | | | Tasted by prufrocksabogado on 1/8/2014 & rated 80 points: over hill vegetal and dry (5349 views) | | | Tasted by beachboyc on 9/29/2013 & rated 92 points: The nose was nice with some sweet oak (cedar?) and cigar box aromas at the open. After decanting in glass for 15~20 minutes, some sort of plum aromas (somewhat in between dark fruit and red fruit) came out. The palate is very smooth with all tannin completely dissolved. One minor is that there is a very light spicy/alcoholic hint at the swallow (very very light). The after taste is long with a moderate mineral aftertaste. I like this wine a bottle. Good that I still have one bottle left. 5+12+17+8=92pts. (5245 views) | | | Tasted by jdabrowski1027 on 2/10/2013: showed past peak, with lots of savory notes. (6043 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| 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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