Marquis de Terme - Margaux 2023

Jeb DUNNUCK

94

byJeb Dunnuckthe3/31/2026

Ripe darker currants, black cherries intermixed with graphite, smoky oak, and scorched earth nuances all emerge from the 2023 Château Marquis De Terme, a beautiful Grand Vin from this château. Based on 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, and 4% Petit Verdot and aged 16 months in 50% new oak (40% second-fill barrels and 10% amphora), it's medium to full-bodied on the palate, with beautifully integrated oak, a round, layered, elegant mouthfeel, and polished tannins. This estate has gained in precision and elegance over the past decade, and this is well worth seeking out. Drink 2028-2053.

The Wine Cellar Insider

93

byJeff Levethe3/30/2026

Flowers, black cherries, espresso, cocoa, mint, and licorice create the perfume. On the palate, the wine is round, ripe, and creamy with a long, fruit, espresso, and cocoa note that carries from the mid-palate through to the finish. The wine will only improve with aging. Drink from 2027-2050.

Vinous

94

byAntonio Gallonithe3/16/2026

The 2023 Marquis de Terme is every bit as impressive as it was en primeur. Rich and explosive, the 2023 offers up a heady mix of dark red fruit, blood orange, incense, cinnamon and pomegranate. The stylistic direction here over the last few years has been quite positive.

Vinous

93,5

byNeal Martinthe2/1/2026

The 2023 Marquis de Terme is tightly wound on the nose with blackberry, bilberry and light sous-bois scents, tobacco emerging with time. The palate is medium-bodied with sapid black fruit, gentle grip, fine balance with good substance and complexity on the finish. One of the best wines from the estate in recent years, maybe better than in barrel.

Jamessuckling.com

94

byJames Sucklingthe1/27/2026

A lovely Margaux that shows depth of fruit but also approachability. Fresh currants, dark olives, berries and roasted spices on the nose. Medium- to full-bodied with fine-grained tannins and a dusty, melted finish. Seamless and well made. Approachable now, but better in two more years.

My Bettane + Desseauve

93-94

by Bettane & Desseauvethe5/15/2024

Excellente couleur, très bon corps, haute maturité du raisin, le tannin a encore besoin de se fondre maus le vin est promis à très bel avenir.

Yvesbeck.wine

92-93

byYves Beckthe5/14/2024

Der Weg zwischen Frische und Frucht, getönt von holzigen Nuancen, kündigt einen angenehmen Wein an. Das Bouquet offenbart blumige Nuancen, Brombeernoten und einen Hauch von Röstaromen. Der Wein ist schmackhaft im Auftakt, hat eine mittlere Dichte und wird von muskulösen Tanninen gestützt, die noch runder werden müssen; während der Reifung werden sie Zeit dazu haben.

Jeb DUNNUCK

91-93

byJeb Dunnuckthe5/13/2024

An estate that's been on an upward trajectory over the past 5-10 years, the 2023 Château Marquis De Terme has some smoky black fruits, leafy herb, iron, and spring flower notes that give way to a more medium-bodied, nicely concentrated, balanced Margaux with ripe tannins and solid purity. It has considerable elegance and finesse and should require just a few years of bottle age.

The Wine Cellar Insider

92-94

byJeff Levethe5/6/2024

Tobacco, mint-leaf, cigar box, flowers, and red fruit aromatics open the perfume. Medium-bodied, soft, and silky, with a refined character from start to finish, this is quite nice, and will only improve with aging. Drink from 2027-2050. 92-94 Pts

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

92

byJane Ansonthe5/6/2024

Glass-staining rich plum colour, this has clear structure and concentration, very much classic Left Bank in its fruit chracter and tannic grip, good balance, enjoyable, austere right now but will fill out through the mid palate over ageing, and has fennel and black pepper spice to round things off with a punch. This year includes the Marojallia vines for the first time.

Vinous

92-94

byAntonio Gallonithe4/30/2024

The 2023 Marquis de Terme is a dense, powerful Margaux. Black cherry, plum, chocolate, new leather, espresso and cloves are all amplified, lending the 2023 tons of textural volume and richness. All the elements are so well balanced. This is a fine vintage for Marquis de Terme, a wine that has improved markedly in recent years. Tasted three times.

Vinous

90-92

byNeal Martinthe4/29/2024

The 2023 Marquis de Terme has a perfumed, floral bouquet, with wilted violets infusing the pretty blackberry and raspberry fruit. I would have liked a little more vigor. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp tannins and fine acidity, quite detailed and mineral-driven toward the finish. It will hopefully gain some flesh and weight, but it is well-crafted.

Falstaff

91

byPeter Moserthe4/29/2024

Deep dark ruby, opaque core, purple reflections. Ripe plums, subtle meadow herbs, tobacco nuances, fresh bouquet. Medium complexity, red berryish fruit, subtle tan- nins, somewhat dry finish, needs time.

Alexandre Ma

92-93

byAlexandre Mathe4/28/2024

Jamessuckling.com

93-94

byJames Sucklingthe4/25/2024

Lovely young wine here with a pretty core of berry fruit and bark undertones. Medium body. Crisp, fine and lightly chewy tannins at the end. Quite seamless.

Vertdevin

94

byJonathan Chicheportichethe4/24/2024