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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.4 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 55 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Jfsiegel on 5/25/2024 & rated 93 points: Fragrant woody nose with spice and dark fruit with dried flowers.
The palate is highlighted by silky tannins with a smooth line of iron. Front of burnt vanilla, dry blackberry with a hint of tacky leather. More blackberry on the middle. Wet stone comes in on the finish with more fruit.
Full mouth feel with peppery acidity around the edges.
The wine has characteristics of earthier, rounder Saint Emilions. (180 views) | | | Tasted by StBlGT on 4/8/2024 & rated 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. (1300 views) | | | Tasted by denesdanielsomm on 2/26/2024 & rated 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. (1627 views) | | | Tasted by goodvitis.com on 2/25/2024 & rated 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. (1514 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 2/17/2024 & rated 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. (1680 views) | | | Tasted by John McCabe on 11/7/2023 & rated 94 points: Really enjoyed this. The finesse of Margaux really showed after a half hour. (2622 views) | | | Tasted by pdbender on 8/22/2023 & rated 88 points: Beautifully layered with spice, black pepper and floral scents (violet, anise, black cherry). Excellent structure and poise with adequate concentration. Probably could have used more time in the bottle, but very enjoyable now. (2568 views) | | | Tasted by merlotsmile on 5/22/2023: Bordeaux 2023-05-22 (Left Bank): C (3003 views) | | | Tasted by chatters on 3/29/2023: Cellartracker in the flesh with Tomas and Atsushi (Maru-Miyataya, Hatchobori, Tokyo): Blackcurrant, sweet spice, plummy, a little polished oak and pyrazine with time. Juicy, fleshy with plentiful tannins that are woody, chalky textured and travel long supporting the persistent fruit. Young. Opens with time to gain a little more flesh. Nice. (3236 views) | | | Tasted by xyc on 3/3/2023 & rated 92 points: From the many Notes.
Elegant
Gorgeous
Great purity silkiness
Soft textures
Elegant
Classy
Surprisingly smooth
Polished
Voluminous
Soft
Wonderful mouthfeel
A heavenly gift from Bordeaux. (3122 views) | | | Tasted by pilatus88 on 12/4/2022 & rated 90 points: Classic Bordeaux. Wet marsh cinnamon black pepper cedar wood. Too present tannins and lacking fruit on the palate is holding it back for me. Don't touch this one for another few years and hope. (3077 views) | | | Tasted by englishman's claret on 9/25/2022 & rated 88 points: Classic 2016 nose - fresh, polished, voluminous, balanced, here with mixed berries. 13% ABV, 75 CS, 10 M, 10 CF, 5 PV. 87-88 (4286 views) | | | Tasted by vide on 3/12/2022 & rated 92 points: Du Tertre has come a long way from its country-bumkin past, where really it belonged more to Listrac than Margaux in style. This is a soft and aromatic wine, with wonderful mouth-feel of a medley of dark and sweet fruit.
It seems in terms of maturation already here. How is this possible? I wonder did a new style of wine making come in after 2009, where tannin was kept to a minimum and fruit allowed to dominate? This is certainly my experience with recent Medoc vintages.
And is there something missing in these wines? Yes, a certain lack of depth, and perhaps structure.
But they are very nice to drink. (4164 views) | | | Tasted by Antoniusyh on 1/15/2022 & rated 92 points: This is classic Bordeaux, and very approachable considering the young age. This one spent 4 hours In the decanter, and was quite smooth when it comes to tannins. Dark red colour, no signs of blue or brown. Aromas of wood, cedar and some acidic fruit. On the palate, surprisingly smooth, not much hard tannins. I mean this one willl easily keep and develop for 20 years, but if given sufficient air it is drinkable now. A pleasure from one of my favourite castles. (3935 views) | | | Tasted by xyc on 12/29/2021 & rated 94 points: My previous note suggested purchase of a prematurely aged bottle. This bottle is from a different source, 6 pack wood case, Cork properly seated. A young, concentrated, polished, nuanced Cabernet, spices, flowers, cedar, enticing taste and mouthfeel, grace and authority, tannins to age. I will avoid sacrificing any more wee bairns for research. (4002 views) | | | Tasted by Miguelvino@yahoo.com on 10/20/2021 & rated 92 points: Better in some years, elegant, medium body, medium to long finish, good tannings. (4169 views) | | | Tasted by BuckeyeBenS on 10/1/2021: Based on other recent reviews I decided to open one of these earlier than planned. Alas I cannot assign a score to this wine. Much too young perhaps, I wasted the bottle. Stored in a wine cellar at 55 degrees. Decanted 40 minutes before tasting. Sulfur, sulfur, and more sulfur, all night long. I will return to these in 3 or 4 years and hopefully experience something scoreable. (3906 views) | | | Tasted by Castello della Gatta on 11/6/2020 & rated 93 points: Excelent Margaux! Red berries, raspberry, strawberry, leather, oak, and flower on nose. Cassis and cherry on palate. Medium to full body. Smooth tannins allready. Gorgeous! (5650 views) | | | Tasted by xyc on 10/22/2020 & rated 90 points: Upon tasting a second bottle, may I offer what may be a controversial opinion. Not noted in first tasting note: cork ever so slightly extruded, likewise in bottle two. Color brown tinged. Nose fills the glass, perfume spices, lovely. Taste is complex, very ripe fruit, correct acid ting, herbs, spices, minerals, soft if any tannins. This must be a 10 year + old Bordeaux OR, it is mildly heat damaged, prematurely aging it, increasing complexity and most telling making it ready to drink.
Welcome other views. My case lot may not be your case lot. (5201 views) | | | Tasted by xyc on 9/19/2020 & rated 94 points: Most complex Bordeaux I have ever tasted. Jumps from the glass yet lingers, bright fruit, deep fruit, Rutherford dust, iron, spice, herbs, .... far beyond my taste buds and vocabulary. Yes, it needs time, years to mature to become a cellared Bordeaux for one's old age.
My congratulations to the winemaker. (5377 views) | | | Tasted by SuperSomm on 4/20/2020: Deep ruby red colour. Medium nose with dark plum, cedar, black pepper, spices and vanilla. Medium taste of dark plum, black pepper, spices, cedar and vanilla. Medium long and dry finish. Medium acidity. Medium tannins. Medium body. A very good Margaux that needs at least ten more years to develop. Goes well with beef or lamb. (1118 views) | | | Tasted by DoubleMagnum on 2/14/2020 & rated 93 points: Wild red berries, flowers, savory herbs, on the nose. Dry, full bodied, silky smooth, with softly textured, elegant tannins. Medium acidity balancing the perfectly ripe fruit. And great length on the finish. A fantastic effort that exudes affluence without being pretentious. An old money wine. (5872 views) | | | Tasted by Alvarovazquez on 11/8/2019 & rated 92 points: Best du Tertre in years, along with 2015. Start drinking in 2021-2023 (5923 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 9/21/2019 & rated 92 points: Flowers, spicy red berries and forest notes are in your glass as soon as the wine hits the glass. Medium bodied, elegant, fresh and dynamic, the wine is silky, sweet, juicy and pure from start to finish. (5081 views) | | | Tasted by "Rhône Rider" on 9/10/2019 & rated 91 points: Rustikk for Margaux, ikke veldig spennende, men flott vin. (3136 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Vinous, 2016 Bordeaux…It’s All In The Bottle (Jan 2019) (1/2/2019)
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Vinous, 2016 Bordeaux: It’s Now or Never, Baby (Apr 2017) (4/17/2017)
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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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