58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Cabernet Franc, 12% Petit Verdot en 10% Merlot. In 6 woorden: zacht, soepel, charmant, rond, fruitig, kopen! De 2014 du Tertre is een lichtvoetige Margaux met een bevallige rusticiteit. De heerlijke frisse kersjes zullen heel veel plezier bezorgen over de middellange termijn.
IN DE PERS
88 Neal Martin – vinous.com (Maart 2018)
The 2014 du Tertre has a slightly muddled bouquet with blackberry, graphite and light rose-petal scents. The palate is medium-bodied with edgy tannin, crisp and taut, but there is something sultry about this Margaux, as if it does not want to play ball at this early stage. This is just a bit opaque at the moment. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting. Drink 2019-2032.
89 Neal Martin – robertparker.com (Maart 2017)
The 2014 Du Tertre has a light blackberry and raspberry scented bouquet with a noticeable undergrowth element that I was not anticipating. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin. There is not enormous weight or body here, but it is certainly balanced with neatly integrated oak towards the poised finish. Probably an earlier-drinking Margaux to enjoy over the next 10-12 years. Maybe I was just expecting a little more substance in view of its showing in barrel, nevertheless it is still a respectable 2014 from Alexandre van Beek and his team. Drink: 2019 - 2033.
90-92 Neal Martin – robertparker.com (April 2015)
The Château du Tertre 2014 is a blend of 58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Cabernet Franc, 12% Petit Verdot and 10% Merlot picked from 26 September until 16 October. It has a slightly more opulent nose than the Giscours at the moment with red plum and crushed strawberry fruit, a slight gravel accent coming through with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, crisp acidity and more weight than the Giscours. It feels harmonious and fleshly, lightly spiced with a long tender finish. Alexandre van Beek has overseen a very commendable Margaux for the vintage and it should drink well over the next 15 to 20 years. Drink: 2018 - 2032.
93 James Suckling – jamessuckling.com (Februari 2017)
92-93 James Suckling – jamessuckling.com (April 2015)
A fantastic Tertre. One of the best in years with so much dark fruit, earth and light meat character. Decadent yet classy. Full body, polished tannins long finish.
91 Antonio Galloni - vinous.com (Februari 2017)
The 2014 du Tertre is a bold, powerful wine. Smoke, licorice, wild dark cherry and game are front and center. Though it is a touch rough around the edges, the 2014 possesses notable depth and intensity. Time in bottle may help soften some of the tannins, but this is never an especially refined wine. Drink 2017-2026
89-92 Antonio Galloni – vinousmedia.com (April 2015)
The 2014 du Tertre is intense and powerful from the very first taste. Game, smoke, tobacco, leather and cedar all open up in the glass, adding considerable nuance to a core of dark red stone fruit. The 2014 is decidedly powerful and virile in style, with all of the elements in the right place. Bright acidity and firm tannins give the wine much of its energy and also suggest the 2014 will require at least medium-term aging to show at its best. The blend is equal parts Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot.
16,5/20 Jancis Robinson – jancisrobinson.com (April 2015)
Dark crimson with a blackish tinge. Something unusual, almost animal, about this on the nose. Much more fruit than tannin. Very worked. Intriguing! Richer than most of its peers. Impressively persistent. Drink 2022-2034.
88-91 James Molesworth – winespectator.com (April 2015)
94 Roger Voss - Wine Enthusiast (April 2015)
16,75/20 Decanter Magazine – decanter.com (April 2015)
17/20 René Gabriel – Weinwisser (April 2015)
15,5/20 Jean Marc Quarin (April 2015) du TertreChâteau du Tertre is Cinquième Cru Classé en 1855. De wijngaard omvat 52 hectares gelegen op het hoogste punt van de appellatie Margaux en is aangeplant met 43% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 19% Cabernet Franc en 5% Petit Verdot. De ambitieuze Nederlander Eric Albada Jelgersma was er eigenaar van sinds 1997 maar overleed in juni 2018. Zijn inspanningen, en deze van zijn rechterhand Alexander van Beek, schonken meer structuur aan deze bijzonder charmante en onweerstaanbare wijnen. De wijnen van Château du Tertre zijn vlot genietbaar na enkele jaren en blijven nadien mooi evolueren. Du Tertre en Giscours staan beide onder supervisie van hetzelfde team.
Van BeekAlexander van Beek is verantwoordelijk voor Giscours in Margaux in naam van een Nederlandse familie. Hij is tevens de echtgenoot van Véronique Sanders die de dagelijkse leiding heeft over Haut Bailly.
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