2023 du Tertre
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Ripe cassis and darker fruits intermixed with spicy wood, graphite, liquid violets, and sappy flowers emerge from the 2023 Château Du Tertre, a deep plum/purple-hued effort that shows impressive complexity. Medium-bodied on the palate, it has solid mid-palate depth, ripe, polished tannins, nicely integrated acidity, and a great finish. Based on 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 11% Cabernet Franc, and 4% Petit Verdot and aged 14 to 16 months in 60% new French oak, this youthful Margaux deserves 4-5 years in the cellar and should have a solid two decades or more of overall longevity. Drink 2030-2046.
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James Suckling
William Kelley, Wine Advocate
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The 2023 Château du Tertre has a more Merlot-driven bouquet, more red fruit here with violet and peony scents manifesting with time in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with succulent tannins, fleshy and ripe, a keen line of acidity with a lightly peppered, quite elegant finish. This performs above my expectations from the barrel.
Lovely fruit, with blackberry, dark chocolate, walnut and meat aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied with a solid core of fruit, creamy tannins and just a hint of chocolate. 70% cabernet sauvignon, 15% merlot, 11% cabernet franc and 4% petit verdot. Needs three or four years of bottle age. Drink after 2028.
Smoky red and black fruits, iron, tobacco, and chocolaty notes all emerge from the 2023 Château Du Tertre, a deeply hued Margaux that has a more medium-bodied, supple, elegant profile on the palate. I love its balance, and it has ripe tannins and outstanding length. It has that paradoxical ripe yet lively, fresher style of the vintage and should drink nicely with just a few years of bottle age.
About the producer
Until recently owned by the Albada Jelgersma family (along with Giscours), Ch. du Tertre is one of the oldest estates in the region – with a history stretching back 1,000 years. Classified as a Fifth Growth, its 54 hectares of vines sit on high gravel outcrops in Margaux.