2015 Château du Tertre, Cru Classé Margaux

2015 Château du Tertre, Cru Classé Margaux

Critic score
91.5/100 info
Pricing
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Case, 12 Bottles
From a client
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1 available
£368.04
Case, 12 Bottles
From a client
Report
1 available
£368.04

Wine details

  • Region & country
    Margaux, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
  • Grape
    70% Cabernet Sauvignon
    10% Cabernet Franc
    10% Merlot
    10% Petit Verdot
  • Maturity
    Ready 2019 - 2034info
  • Colour
    Red
  • Sweetness
    Dry
  • Style
    Still
  • Unit Volume
    Bottle (75cl.)
  • ABV
    13.5%
  • Classification
    Cru Classé (Medoc & Sauternes)

Tasting notes

The 2015 du Tertre is dark, pliant and inviting. Black cherry, plum, mocha, exotic spice and lavender are front and center. This is an especially dark, virile du Tertre. A host of game, smoke, tobacco and more feral notes develop in the glass to give the wine its masculine, virile personality. Du Tertre is an especially brooding Margaux. In 2015, the blend is 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 10% Petit Verdot.

Antonio Galloni, vinous.com (April 2016)
88—91/100

The 2015 du Tertre is a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% each of Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc and Merlot, picked 9 September until 9 October, matured in around 47% new oak. The nose is impressive, more so than the 2014 twelve months ago with tightly-wound but very focused raspberry, cranberry and iodine aromas that gently unfurl with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with good structure, impressive depth, a du Tertre with more substance and body than recent vintages. There is precision with satisfying length on the cedar and pencil lead finish. Alexandre Van Beek might have produced his best du Tertre to date.

Neal Martin, robertparker.com (April 2016)
91—93/100

Dark crimson. A meaty note to this charmer. Lots of freshness too. A fairly early developer with masses of sweetness but a good herald of the vintage. Perhaps not the great concentration of tannins for a long life.

Jancis Robinson MW, jancisrobinson.com (April 2016)
16.5/20
Decanter (April 2016)
90/100

A wine with definition and refinement. Hints of tobacco and chocolate. Full body, super fine and flavorful. Juicy and savory. The walnut and spice on the end is gorgeous.

James Suckling, jamessuckling.com (April 2016)
94—95/100

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