2016 Château du Tertre

Community Tasting Notes (45) Avg Score: 91.3 points

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  4/8/2024 - StBlGT Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Nice texture, round, and very balanced. Tannins are pretty delicate at the moment, with a medium+ acid. Citrus (orange), cherries, red berries, spices, and tilled soil. This wine started getting a little more on the modern end of the spectrum as it was exposed to air.
  
  A good effort from a chateau that I was underwhelmed with in the past. Maybe it's the vintage? But, they made a great wine here...92 points.

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  2/26/2024 - denesdanielsomm wrote: 84 Points

  Very deep ruby, fading to a slightly less deep ruby, med+ viscosity.
  Nice, fruit-dominant aromas, cognac-like, ripe red fruits, mostly cherries, and oak dominates the smell.
  On the palate the fruits are less ripe, which is not so good. The oak is not dominating (thank God!), but i wouldn't call it elegant oak usage either.
  Not very long and not too complex sip. The tannins are nice and round after 8 years.

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  2/25/2024 - goodvitis.com wrote: 91 Points

  Elevated fruit-dominant nose of dark sappy cherry, black plum, raspberry, cigar box, and sweet leather. Pretty and svelte mouthfeel with a full-bodied structure on modest, plush tannin and decently bright acid. Flavors include black cherry, blackberry, pipe tobacco, loads of chocolate, black pepper, and baking spice. It’s a fairly modern balance of power and elegance. I’m not sure if there has been some storage issues with this bottle (it was gifted), but it seems a bit too tired for its age. There’s some acid freshness ringing the mouthfeel, but it feels stressed at its core and I’m not sure it’s a dumb phase or an affected bottle.
  
  Update on day two (24 hours later): It's both still a little tired and better today. The flavors are more integrated, the chocolate is still there but pulled back a little (in a good way), the structure is a little more integrated, and it remains fairly fresh in the acid profile. The barrel influence is showing through more with prominent vanilla. Probably a point better today on balance. Yet, it still feels a little tired, which on day two suggests to me that it's probably not something aging will improve.

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  2/17/2024 - Zweder Likes this wine: 92 Points

  An easy afternoon with close friends; Bordeaux 2015 (@ FD): Creamy bouquet with dark and red berries, oak and vanilla. On the palate juicy red and ripe dark berries, vanilla some minerals, good acidity and tannin and a slight touch of sweetness. Beautiful wine entering its young maturity stage.

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  11/7/2023 - John McCabe wrote: 94 Points

  Really enjoyed this. The finesse of Margaux really showed after a half hour.

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