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  • Country ranking ?

    1 179
  • Producer ranking ?

    5
  • Decanting time

    3h
  • When to drink

    from 2020
  • Food Pairing

    Beef

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The Story

Château du Tertre (Margaux AOC): This Classified Growth in 1855 is the first label of Château du Tertre. It is of great sweetness and flavour. Silky and freshness are combined in this flask to bring you the elegance expected of a great Margaux wine. The aging potential of this great wine is between 8 and 20 years or even more for the most exceptional vintages.

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Wine Information

The vinification: Tanks: Concrete, wood and stainless steel Temperature management: Thermoregulation Pumping over: varies according to the lots Temperature during the alcoholic fermentation: 25°C Vatting time: 18 to 28 days

 

The vineyard: Soil: Perfectly drained gravelly knolls from 3 to 5 m

Pressing: horizontal pneumatic
Average alcohol content: from 13 % to 13,5 % of alc./vol.

Planted area: 52 ha

Selection : plot by plot m...

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Vintage 2016

Bordeaux 2016 in review “A paradox”

by Andrew Caillard MW

The 2016 Bordeaux vintage will be remembered as one of the great years of the 21st century. I haven't been this excited about the prospects of wines this young since the remarkable 2009 and 2010 vintages. At that time, China was at the zenith of its extraordinary rise of fine wines where the highest estates, particularly Château Lafite , had become a backwater currency. Each man a...

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Written Notes

Ruby. Blueberries, scented, floral, detailed nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, elegant, structured, leaner finish, long. Could be an off sample, one of very few to disappoint this vintage. 89-91

  • 90p

Deep colour. Intense Cassis, Blackberry pastille aromas with mocha oak complexity. Generous supple wine with blackcurrant pastille, graphite notes, fine dense grainy textures and underlying savoury oak. Finishes inky and long with plenty of sweet fruit. Tasted at the Union des Grand Crus. 93 points

  • 93p

Dark purple red with violet hue and black core. Dark chocolate and crushed blackberries, with hints of blueberries in the background. On the palate well structured with ripe tannins, medium bodied character but convincing length. 93

  • 93p
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Origin

Margaux, Bordeaux

Vintage Quality

Outstanding
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