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2016 Château du Tertre, Margaux, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
  • Cabernet Sauvignon (75%),Merlot (10%),Cabernet Franc (10%),Petit Verdot (5%)
Ready - youthful
Jane Anson MW
92/100
Neal Martin MW
90-92/100
Jancis Robinson MW
16.5+/20
Product: 20168007339
2016 Château du Tertre, Margaux, Bordeaux

Description

Alexander van Beek says he has never put as much Cabernet in the blend as this year; giving the wine a creamy, savoury texture. Cool, stylish and eminently drinkable, this has fantastic style with a full, suave texture and a persistent finish.

Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon 75%, Merlot 10%, Cabernet Franc 10%, Petit Verdot 5%
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2016
Maturity Ready - youthful
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon (75%),Merlot (10%),Cabernet Franc (10%),Petit Verdot (5%)
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Château du Tertre

Critics reviews

Jane Anson MW 92/100
A beautifully smooth, silky du Tertre in 2016, with an emphasis on subtle spicing, full of subtle but unmistakably exotic black chocolate, white pepper and cloves. Elegant and slightly restrained with generously silky tannins, a lovely wine. Drinking Window 2025-2045. jane_anson_mw - Decanter, 3rd April 2017
Drink 2025 - 2045
Jane Anson MW, Decanter.com (Apr 2017)
Neal Martin MW 90-92/100
The 2016 Du Tertre is a blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot picked from 27 September until 19 October. Estate manager Alexandre van Peek told me that this represents one of the highest levels of Cabernet Sauvignon in recent years. Matured in 35% new oak, it has a harmonious bouquet with pure blackberry, raspberry and mineral scents that are neat and well defined. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp tannin, quite saline on the entry, understated at first, but gaining weight in the mouth and delivering a precise and minerally, classic Margaux finish. All it's missing is the persistence on the finish. It just seems to rush out the exit door before you've really gotten to know it. Hopefully it will develop that side during barrel maturation. Neil Martin - Wine Advocate #230, 28th April 2017
Drink 2025 - 2045
Neal Martin MW, (Apr 2017)
Jancis Robinson MW 16.5+/20
Dark with the usual sweet oak nose. Just a little dead on the palate. Round and very well worked tannins but just a little short of freshness. Drink 2023-2040. jancis_robinson_mw - 17th April 2017
Drink 2025 - 2045
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com (Apr 2017)

About this wine

Cabernet Sauvignon

The most famous red wine grape in the world and one of the most widely planted.
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Château du Tertre

Château du Tertre in Margaux can trace its history back to the 12th century. The estate has 50 hectares of vineyards, neighbouring Cantenac-Brown and Brane-Cantenac to the north and Giscours to the east. In 2021, the estate was sold by the Albada Jelgersma family to a French institutional investor; it is run by the Helfrich family of Les Grands Chais de France.
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