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2009 Château du Tertre, Margaux, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
  • Cabernet Sauvignon (55%),Merlot (22%),Cabernet Franc (15%),Petit Verdot (8%)
Ready, but will keep
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW
92/100
17.5+/20
Jancis Robinson MW
17.5/20
James Suckling
88-91/100
Robert Parker
92/100
Product: 20098007339
2009 Château du Tertre, Margaux, Bordeaux

Description

Ch. du Tertre’s 2009 is a fantastic gem of a wine. With forward, fruity, fresh red and black fruit aromas, this has wonderful concentration with layers of creamy blackberries rolling across the palate, super-silky tannins and a mocha hint at the finish adding complexity. This is destined to be a lovely drinking wine in a few years’ time.

"I am not going to sit on the fence here. This is the best wine Ch. du Tertre has ever made. With forward, fruity, fresh red and black fruit aromas, this has wonderful concentration with layers of creamy blackberries rolling across the palate, super-silky tannins and a mocha hint at the finish that adds complexity. This is going to look like a bargain in two weeks too. Drink 2015-2026."
(Simon Staples, Berrys' Fine Wine Director)

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2009
Alcohol % 13
Maturity Ready, but will keep
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon (55%),Merlot (22%),Cabernet Franc (15%),Petit Verdot (8%)
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Château du Tertre

Critics reviews

Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW 92/100
The medium garnet colored 2009 du Tertre conjures notions of kirsch, black raspberries, warm plums and potpourri on the nose with hints of sage and menthol. The palate is medium-bodied, soft, juicy and seductively approachable with a lively finish.Lisa Perrotti-Brown - 14/03/2019
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, (Mar 2019)
17.5+/20
Fine deep red, good briary berry fruit with concentration and elegance, good florality, length, structure and very good potential
Decanter.com
Jancis Robinson MW 17.5/20
Lightly treacly nose. Interesting. Very different sort of nose. The fruit is kept in check – not too aggressively sweet. Tamped down to provide much more of a classic Margaux style but with lots of pleasure. Very cool indeed. jancis_robinson_mw MW, JancisRobinson.com - Apr 2010)
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com (Apr 2010)
James Suckling 88-91/100
Floral and perfumed, with blackberry and blueberry. Full and silky, with a lovely finish. Balanced. Lovely chocolaty character and texture. Big improvement. 55 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, 22 percent Merlot, 15 percent Cabernet Franc and 8 percent Petit Verdot. james_suckling- Wine Spectator - March 2010)
James Suckling, WineSpectator.com (Mar 2010)
Robert Parker 92/100
A seductive, opulent, textured Margaux with notes of licorice, black fruits, asphalt, pen ink and truffle, this is one of the finest du Tertres ever made. It has a hedonistic quality to it, but at the same time, there is great class, precision and freshness to this full-bodied, concentrated, but very supple-textured wine. Drink it over the next 20+ years (robert_parker - Wine Advocate - Feb 2012)
Robert Parker, RobertParker.com (Feb 2012)

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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