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du Tertre 2012

RegionBordeaux
Subregion France > Bordeaux > Left Bank > Margaux
ColourRed
TypeStill
Grape VarietyCabernet Sauvignon

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Tasting Notes

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.

91
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (218), April 2015

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.

16
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, April 2013

This Margaux classed growth is from the same owner and wine making team as Chateau Giscours. Soft and supple with fleshy ripe tannins complimenting the cherry fruit. Charming and typically Margaux. Forward and attractive.

90
Farr Vintners, March 2013

The fruit on the nose feels ripe very black fruit in character. Cassis is backed by black cherry all underpinned by a touch of liquorice and dark chocolate. The tannins feel ripe the back palate quite sweet with lots of cassis on the long finish. 2020-30

89/92
Derek Smedley MW, May 2013
91
Tim Atkin MW, timatkin.com, April 2013
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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.

88/90
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (206), April 2013
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