critic reviews
The 2022 from Marquis de Terme is a blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Merlot and 6% Petit Verdot. It has a rather sweet and toasted nose, with a little fuzzy edge to the delineation, a touch soft focus. The palate follows on in the same vein, with a polished, rather open and powdery structure running through the middle of the palate, with plenty of dark and juicy fruit. The finish is all dark fruit and powdery grip, the tannins coming out to show their potential from the midpalate onwards, with a minty freshness. It has a tight structure and just a medium-bodied presence, but if we all cross our fingers perhaps this will come good with time. Tasted twice. The alcohol on the label is 13%.
A little reserved at this point, austerity clear at this point, with sleek blueberry and cassis fruit laced with sage and rosemary, this retains the knitted down tannins that I found En Primeur. Plenty of ageing potential, 50% new oak.
The 2022 Marquis de Terme has a classic, almost Pauillac-styled bouquet with blackberry, wild hedgerow and light tobacco scents. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, but the substance drops away halfway through, making the finish feel a bit mean. I wanted to like this more than I do. I tasted it twice, and the notes were consistent.
A blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 41% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot, the 2022 Marquis de Terme expresses aromas of oak, spices, pencil shavings and ripe dark berries. Concentrated but a bit over-extracted and with firm and chunky tannins, it reveals a broad-shouldered, punchy style that privileges power over charm.