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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.8 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 119 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Ydaucourt on 4/19/2024 & rated 92 points: Nez complexe (fruits noirs, sous bois réglisse une pointe de menthe). En bouche tanins encore bien présents acidité marquée et belle longueure . Complexe, prêt à boire mais bel avenir (244 views) | | | Tasted by popopdrops on 4/10/2024 & rated 90 points: Ikke dekantert, men åpen et døgn. Gir ikke stort, kjedelig, tung, feil metode.
Noe som ligner moden etter 4 dager pumpa og I vinkjelleren. Absolutt behag, men ikke mye
energi og spenning. Opp 2 poeng. Likevel. Vent 2 år! (453 views) | | | Tasted by Barolo Raymond on 4/2/2024 & rated 92 points: Suave and rich Margaux.
Deep purple-carmine, black core. Nose of tobacco, black fruit, leather, and spice bo. Dry, medium-medium(+) acidity, medium(+) tannin, alcohol and body. Expansive palate of blackberry, red berry, chocolate covered cherry, leather, and beautiful graceful tannins. Slick mouthfeel. Long, long comprehensive finish with fruit, alcohol, tannin and structure in perfect balance.
Absolutely needs air: open, decant, aerate, wait for > 1hr and enjoy.
Simply beautiful and utterly appealing. 92+
Additional cellar potential 5+ years. (644 views) | | | Tasted by gtilley on 3/3/2024 flawed bottle: Corked (891 views) | | | Tasted by popopdrops on 2/24/2024 & rated 91 points: Dekantert. Stadig pen, også dag 3. (929 views) | | | Tasted by gtilley on 2/24/2024: Really lovely. Even my husband liked it. Nicely developed, fragrant, smoky, supple, just really delicous. (847 views) | | | Tasted by popopdrops on 2/24/2024 & rated 92 points: Kort dekant. Kommet mer til seg selv siden sist. Balanse. Ung, men langt mer der jeg vil ha disse uprentesiøse flaskene. God. (800 views) | | | Tasted by JChan on 2/11/2024 & rated 90 points: Dark purple in color, ripe dark fruits dominated, medium to full bodied, still a little bit tannic, delicious and still can cellar for some more years. (817 views) | | | Tasted by JChan on 1/20/2024 & rated 89 points: A little bit rusty, acidic and alcoholic upon opening, and settle down after two hours and start to smooth out with time.
Still too young and maybe give it three more years. (928 views) | | | Tasted by SLOFred on 11/12/2023 & rated 91 points: Surprising good for the price. Very, very classic nose and flavors. Cigar box, cedar, oak, vanilla. Much, much better than the Chasse Spleen of the same year at $35. (1109 views) | | | Tasted by popopdrops on 10/12/2023 & rated 92 points: Dekantert. Høy syre, rustne tanniner, skjult frukt. Roer seg så ned og finner frem balansen. Mer tilgjengelig dag 2, men ikke helt i havn. (950 views) | | | Tasted by Chris on 10/12/2023 & rated 98 points: Deep color, jammy, aroma goes on and on, super cigar/leather, absolutely delicious. Sad its my last one. (1268 views) | | | Tasted by gtilley on 10/7/2023: Really hitting its straps now. Glorious cassis core rapped with cocoa and smoke. The fruit is thick and it finishes dry, structured, but with melting tannins. Very enjoyable. (1161 views) | | | Tasted by ghramos on 9/16/2023 & rated 90 points: PnP, in restrospective would have decanted for 1 hour. More muted flavors of dark fruit. (1102 views) | | | Tasted by RyanY on 7/15/2023 & rated 91 points: Still dark, deep ruby in color with not much clearing at the rim. Muted and restrained at the beginning - clearly felt something was hiding beneath. Slowly opened up over the course of a 2 hour dinner - margaux perfume - violets, cedar wood, with a lot of fruit remaining - black cherries, blackberries; lovely bouquet. A lot of black fruit flavor. Good structure: medium acidity, lots of fruit aroma without being over the top, balanced alcohol, medium body, well-integrated tannins (still there, but soft and pleasant already). Lasting finish. PnP, got better with every slow sip over time. A solid bottle! (1090 views) | | | Tasted by FjordogFjell on 7/2/2023 & rated 91 points: Bordeaux planlegging og TT-kjøtt. Forsmak: Intens mørk fruk. Lukt av bjørnebær og vanilje. Kraftig og rik smak med mørke bær, bjørnebær , svarthyll. Intens syre og fine tanniner (1136 views) | | | Tasted by merlotsmile on 5/22/2023: Bordeaux 2023-05-22 (Left Bank): X (1460 views) | | | Tasted by merlotsmile on 4/26/2023: Comm Bx (1466 views) | | | Tasted by lloyd.cochrane@googlemail.com on 12/31/2022 & rated 95 points: Dark cherry colour, aroma is gentle vanilla to start and then the start of fruit, blueberry and hint of oak, finish is slightly spiced, but with pleasant bitter hint of coffee, chicory. Smooth mouth feel, lovely (1902 views) | | | Tasted by SLOFred on 12/24/2022 & rated 90 points: Much more approachable han my 2010 Chasse Spleen. Granted 33% more expensive. Following a 3 hour decant, which is a necessity, wine is dark, opaque, can't see through. Classic BDX cigar/cedar nose. Some vanilla. Fruit came through but only after the long decant. For now, a keeper, but I would not continue to age. (1663 views) | | | Tasted by BigDaddy2000 on 10/8/2022 & rated 90 points: Nose of glycerine and plum. Taste of dark chocolate. Taste of spice. Good with roast beef. Can keep for a couple more years. (1724 views) | | | Tasted by Eudemis on 9/26/2022: 14% alcohol. CS 70%, M 20%, PV 10% according to Jeff Leve. Cork of good length and above average quality with limited wine penetration. Decanted an hour ahead. Dark impenetrable colour with no fading at the rim.
The nose is richly dark fruited (mostly blackcurrant) and free of oak. The mouth is very smooth but not without grip thanks to soft residual tannins in the finish. Very good harmony here.
A winner; compared to the Leo-B 99 that I had yesterday, the present wine is more immediately seductive and with a bit more stuffing, but not necessarily better. Both styles have their place, and this diversity is what makes Médoc so interesting, even after forty years...
Good ageing potential (the wine, not myself unfortunately). (2320 views) | | | Tasted by Eudemis on 9/20/2022 flawed bottle: Corked, entered just for the record. (2189 views) | | | Tasted by Chris on 9/3/2022 & rated 94 points: Lovely, classic Margaux profile, excellent bottle (1657 views) | | | Tasted by VINNICK on 7/9/2022 & rated 89 points: Tasty. Nice starter bdx with good aromas and ready to drink now or later. (1737 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Vinous, Squares & Circles: Bordeaux ‘10 At Ten (Apr 2020) (4/1/2020)
(Du Tertre Du Tertre Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Julia Harding, MW
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(Chateau Du Tertre Margaux) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
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(Chateau du Tertre (Margaux)) Subscribe to see review text. | By John Gilman
View From the Cellar, Mar/Apr 2011, Issue #32, The 2010 Bordeaux Vintage: Very Ripe, Very Tannic and With Just A Few Great Successes
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RJonWine.com (1/18/2013)
(Château du Tertre) Opaque red violet color; tart red currant, menthol nose; tasty, tart red currant, menthol palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points (70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot) 91 points |
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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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