Castle Marquis de Terme - Margaux 2010

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

88 / 100

byStephen Tanzerthe8/31/2013

Bright red-ruby.  Perfumed aromas of blackberry, licorice and spices.  Solidly built if a bit chunky, offering medicinal dark berry and spice flavors accented by a peppery quality.  A bit youthfully disjointed today, this wine will benefit from a few years of bottle aging. 88(+?) points

Wine Spectator

92 / 100

byJames Molesworththe3/31/2013

This is alluring, with the sappy feel of the kirsch, dark plum and loganberry fruit melded nicely to a charcoal spine. The long, smoldering finish reveals a singed iron note and features good grip. Should evolve nicely. Best from 2015 through 2030. –JM

Jamessuckling.com

92 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe2/17/2013

A wine with dried meats and berries on the nose and palate. Full body, beautiful fine tannins and a juicy finish finish. Chewy tannins. Still needs time to come together. Try in 2016

Wine Advocate

92 / 100

byNeal Martinthe2/8/2013

Tasted at the UGC tasting in London. The Marquis de Terme has a very intense bouquet of blackberry, small dark cherries and a touch of cassis. There is an undertow of sous-bois and cedar. The palate is medium-bodied with a soft, seductive entry and plenty of fleshy red fruit laced with leather and tobacco. I would like to see a little more backbone on the finish, but this remains a very fine Margaux. Tasted November 2012.

Wine Advocate

92-94 / 100

byNeal Martinthe5/31/2011

The Marquis de Terme ’10 has a well-defined bouquet with ripe blackcurrant, cedar, boysenberry and a touch of shellfish. Good lift and focus. The palate is medium-bodied with fully ripe tannins, very good weight and acidity, quite linear at the moment but very harmonious and cohesive towards the finish. The oak seems to be totally in tune with the fruit, whereas in 2009 it was dancing to a slightly different beat. This is an excellent Marquis de Terme. Tasted April 2011.

Asian Palate

92-93 / 100

byJeannie Cho Lee MWthe5/24/2011

The deep ruby 2010 Marquis de Terme offers up very attractive and complex aromas of bright dark red berries, cassis, cedar, plums and spices, followed by lovely flavours in the mid palate, firm acidity and very dense but ripe tannins. Despite its fresh floral and spicy character, this is a big wine with a long finish that needs to be kept for at least 10 years.

Le Point

16,5 / 20

byJacques Dupontthe5/12/2011

Nez séveux, résine, bouche tendre, fraîche, élégante, bien fruitée, tendre, vive, serrée, belle fraîcheur. Milieu de bouche bien précis, tanins croquants. O=2017 G=20 ans

Jamessuckling.com

92-93 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe4/30/2011

Intense blackberry and mineral character, with flowers. Full and very chewy, with beautiful fine tannins. Long depth and balanced.

TAST

16-17 / 20

by Bettane & Desseauvethe4/30/2011

Bonne prise de bois, un rien envahissante quand même, grain fin, net, épicé, moins harmonieux que certains, nerveux, franc, long, racé, dans la lignée du magnifique 2009 mais avec un peu moins d’éclat immédiat à la naissance. Il méritera peut être une note plus élevée dans quelques mois.

Decanter Magazine

17 / 20

bySteven Spurrierthe4/30/2011

Very good depth of rich, slightly earthy fruit, ripeness of the Cabernet matched by a deep freshness of the tannins, always a broad-shouldered Margaux, good future. Drink 2016-30. (17 points)

Wine Spectator

91-94 / 100

byJames Molesworththe3/31/2011

This is tangy, with iron-driven cut through the core of lush plum, blackberry and cassis fruit. Long and silky, with nice latent depth. Really opens up. —J.M.

Guide Hachette

2 / 3

Coup de coeur avec son millésime 2000 d'exception, ce cru, propriété de la famille Seneclauze depuis 1935, revient sur le devant de la scène avec 2010 de haut lignage, sous l'impulsion depuis 2009 d'un nouveau directeur, Ludovic David, ingénieur agronome qui a fait ses armes à Pomerol. Le grand vin assemble 60% de cabernet sauvignon, 35% de merlot, et 5% de petit verdot. S'annonçant par une belle robe grenat, il déploie un bouqet fruité et grillé que rehaussent de subtiles notes épicées. Au palais, son expression aromatique monte en puissance tandis que s'affirme une superbe matière ample, ronde et riche. La finale prend ses aises sur un tapis de tanins denses et soyeux, qui invitent à faire preuve de patience pendant quatre ou cinq ans, pour profiter pleinement de l'harmonie de cette bouteille.