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Subregion | France > Bordeaux > Left Bank > Margaux |
Colour | Red |
Type | Still |
This 125-acre vineyard is beautifully situated in the southern sector of the appellation of Margaux. Dense ruby/purple, with sweet cassis fruit, Du Tertre’s 2012 has a perfumed, elegant, lush, velvety-textured mouthfeel and impressive purity and depth. Drink it over the next 15-20 years. Drink: 2015 - 2035.
Crimson at the rim. Smells of blackcurrant gums. Slightly loose and slack - without real tension. Cool and well behaved but not exactly dramatic or attention-grabbing.
Owned by the proprietors of Giscours, the 2012 Du Tertre is marginally richer and more textured than that cuvee. It exhibits a deep ruby/purple color as well as notes of licorice, charcoal, red and black currants, forest floor and background oak. Medium-bodied, well-made and pure with soft tannins and low acidity, it can be drunk over the next 10-12 years.