Château Du Tertre - Margaux 2016 11166fe81142afc18593181d6269c740

Decanter.com

92 / 100

byJane Ansonthe10/30/2018

Powerful, intense and concentrated, those tannins are big in quantity and quality. This is a sombre, intellectual wine in the way that many 2016s are. It has a good texture of silky black fruits through the palate, suggesting this will age well, while a white pepper crescendo gives a spicy kick on the finish. 5% Petit Verdot completes the blend, with the wine aged in 50% new oak.

Drinking Window 2024 - 2040

Wein Wisser

17 / 20

the5/22/2017

Purpurgranat. Feminines Bouquet mit Veilchen und roten Kirschen, dahinter Himbeermark und Erdbeeren. Im Gaumen straff und mit feinspröder Textur, im langen Finale mit rotbeeriger Frucht. Kommt leider nicht an den grossartigen2015er ran!

Le Figaro - L'Avis du Vin

16,5 / 20

byClub Vinthe5/15/2017

Nez de fruits rouges frais, petites baies noires, pointe de pruneau. Bouche fraîche, belle attaque, tannins élégants, belle longueur.

Bettane & Desseauve

94 / 100

by Bettane & Desseauvethe5/3/2017

Plus en délicatesse qu’en puissance, comme souvent, et demandant encore un an d’élevage pour gagner en chair et en texture. Très joli vin néanmoins.

Wine Advocate

90-92 / 100

byNeal Martinthe5/2/2017

The 2016 Du Tertre is a blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot picked from 27 September until 19 October. Estate manager Alexandre van Peek told me that this represents one of the highest levels of Cabernet Sauvignon in recent years. Matured in 35% new oak, it has a harmonious bouquet with pure blackberry, raspberry and mineral scents that are neat and well defined. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp tannin, quite saline on the entry, understated at first, but gaining weight in the mouth and delivering a precise and minerally, classic Margaux finish. All it's missing is the persistence on the finish. It just seems to rush out the exit door before you've really gotten to know it. Hopefully it will develop that side during barrel maturation.

The Wine Cellar Insider

91-93 / 100

byJeff Levethe4/27/2017

Flowers, cherries, smoke, thyme, cassis and silky fruits all over the place in this medium-bodied, fresh, sophisticated wine. From a blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot Franc, 10% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot, the wine reached 13.2% alcohol with a pH of 3.7. The Merlot was harvested from September 27 until October 10, the Cabernet Sauvignon from October 15 to October 19 and the Cabernet Franc from October 10 to October 13. The Petit Verdot was harvested in one day, October 15.

Vinous

89-92 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe4/26/2017

The 2016 du Tertre is soft, pliant and quite expressive. Sweet red cherry, white pepper, herbs, iron and smoke give the wine its distinctive savory personality. The 2016 is medium in body, yet offers lovely depth and midpalate pliancy. Floral notes and bright acids add freshness on a finish supported by firm tannins and creamy, expansive fruit. The 2016 is a terrific du Tertre. Tasted two times.

matthewjukes.com

16 / 20

byMatthew Jukesthe4/25/2017

(75 Cabernet Sauvignon, 10 Merlot, 10 Cabernet Franc, 5 Petit Verdot) | 45% new oak | 13% alc. Fairly generous on the nose and then a little too slim and hollow on the finish, this is a wine which promises and then fails to deliver. It is just a bit too weak and watery, and this is a shame because the fruit character seems to be correct. 16+

Jancis Robinson

16,5 / 20

byJancis Robinsonthe4/20/2017

Dark with the usual sweet oak nose. Just a little dead on the palate. Round and very well worked tannins but just a little short of freshness.16.5+

Wine Enthusiast

94-96 / 100

byRoger Vossthe4/19/2017

Barrel Sample. Made by the same team as Giscours, this is a fine wine. Its rich structure combines with acidity and dense, plummy fruit to give a wine that charms now but is sure to age well.

Wine Spectator

90-93 / 100

byJames Molesworththe4/10/2017

Bright and engaging, with lots of bay, savory and tobacco notes out front, backed by lively plum, cherry and raspberry coulis flavors. The sleek, mineral-edged finish pulls the fruit and herb elements together. Distinctive.—J.M.

Jamessuckling.com

94-95 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe4/5/2017

A dense and tight red with currants, blueberries and hints of walnuts. Changes from pure fruit and then back to wet earth. The purity in the cabernet, the linear tannins and the drive with acidity behind it makes it one of the best Tertres ever. Better than 2015?

Decanter.com

92 / 100

byJane Ansonthe4/3/2017

A beautifully smooth, silky du Tertre in 2016, with an emphasis on subtle spicing, full of subtle but unmistakably exotic black chocolate, white pepper and cloves. Elegant and slightly restrained with generously silky tannins, a lovely wine.