Château du Tertre, 5ème Cru Classé, Margaux, 2023

Name: Château du Tertre, 5ème Cru Classé, Margaux
Brand: Château du Tertre
Price: 162 GBP

Available Vintages

all 2021 2022 2023 2024

critic reviews

87-89/100Lisa Perrotti-Brown,The Wine Independent

The 2023 du Tertre is deep garnet-purple in color. It bursts with bold suggestions of baked red and black plums, blackcurrant jelly, and dried bay leaves, plus hints of wet slate and pencil shavings. The light to medium-bodied palate is a tad thin, with lightly chewy tannins and plenty of freshness, finishing on an herbal note.

DRINKING WINDOW 2027 - 2037

date of review 05/2024

93/100Jane Anson,Inside Bordeaux

Enjoyably velvety and silky fresh aromatics, this is Cabernet dominant in character, meaning slim and savoury, and hard to argue with. Has plenty of grip and power as it opens, with cassis bud, blackberry and crayon, together with gentle crushed mint leaf and smoked earth. 60% new oak for ageing, Helfich family new owners since 2021, Cynthia Capelaere estate director, Romain Beurienne technical director, continuing to work biodynamically as they have since 2008. Blend completed early during October, 60% new oak for ageing. The Cabernet Franc vines here are more than 60 years old, and it's an estate that is getting a lot of love and investment since the new owners arrived.

DRINKING WINDOW 2029 - 2044

date of review 05/2024

88-90/100Neal Martin,Vinous

The 2023 Château du Tertre is very closed on the nose. Despite coaxing, it only reluctantly offers blackberry, wild hedgerow and cedar aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins that frame the mélange of red and black fruit. Silky in texture, it reveals some powdery dark chocolate notes towards the finish, though it feels short—like a film missing a couple of crucial scenes. Drink this Margaux over the next 15 years.

DRINKING WINDOW 2026 - 2040

date of review 05/2024

92-94/100William Kelley,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

As this estate's extensive restructuring begins to come to fruition, the 2023 du Tertre contains fully 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, as replanted parcels begin to be included in the grand vin, complemented by 15% Cabernet Franc and the rest Merlot. Offering up aromas of dark berries, licorice, lilac and mint, it's medium to full-bodied, layered and fleshy, with a notably concentrated, serious core by this estate's typically charming standards, revealing sweet structuring tannins and a succulent, seamless profile. In short, du Tertre's renaissance continues.

date of review 04/2024