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Margaux, Bordeaux What a revelation! This perennial underachiever has turned in a terrific performance with its 2000. A huge investment in the vineyards as well as winemaking facility has paid handsome dividends, as evidenced by this beautifully knit, elegant yet concentrated Du Tertre. The opaque purple-colored 2000 offers a sweet nose of black fruits intermixed with flowers, truffles, and new barrique scents. This full-bodied effort possesses wonderful density, sweet tannin, and a long, concentrated, persuasive finish. Anticipated maturity: 2005-2020. Bravo! Rated 90-92 Robert Parker Delicious, pretty berry and chocolate aromas and flavors to this young red. Full-bodied, with medium, velvety tannins and a fruity, enjoyable finish. Score range: 89-91 Wine Spectator The estate of château du Tertre borders onto châteaux Cantenac-Brown and Brane-Cantenac to the north and château Giscours to the east. It is situated on one of the highest hills in Médoc which is where its name comes from (Tertre means knoll). It has a surface area of 80 hectares. Its 50-hectare vineyard, all in one piece, is remarkable for its excellent exposure, the composition of its fine gravel soil and the choice of grape varieties predominantly Cabernet-Sauvignon. Its wines, which show great finesse, are outstanding for their lovely colour and their perfumed aromatic savour.The estate belonged to the Seigneurie of Arsac as far back as the 12th c. Thomas de Montaigne, the brother of Michel Montaigne, on his marriage to Jacquette d’Arsac in 1590, became the “seigneur of the Noble Houses of Arsac and of Castéra and others in Médoc.” In the 17th c. the seigneurie passed from the house of Montaigne to the house of Arrérac and to the Ségur family. In the mid-18th c. the estate belonged to Mr. Mitchell, an Irishman, who was in fact the first bottle manufacturer in the Bordeaux area. In the city of Bordeaux there is square where he had his glass works which bears his name. |
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