Du Tertre - Margaux 2023

Jeb DUNNUCK

92

par Jeb Dunnuck le 31/03/2026

Ripe cassis and darker fruits intermixed with spicy wood, graphite, liquid violets, and sappy flowers emerge from the 2023 Château Du Tertre, a deep plum/purple-hued effort that shows impressive complexity. Medium-bodied on the palate, it has solid mid-palate depth, ripe, polished tannins, nicely integrated acidity, and a great finish. Based on 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 11% Cabernet Franc, and 4% Petit Verdot and aged 14 to 16 months in 60% new French oak, this youthful Margaux deserves 4-5 years in the cellar and should have a solid two decades or more of overall longevity. Drink 2030-2046.

The Wine Cellar Insider

93

par Jeff Leve le 30/03/2026

Flowers, cocoa, raspberries, and spearmint nuances show in the perfume. Medium-bodied, soft, fruity, and fresh, this charmer is not shy about already starting to let you enjoy its black, and red fruit-filled, creamy-textured mid-palate, and finish. Drink from 2027-2045.

Vinous

91

par Neal Martin le 01/02/2026

The 2023 Château du Tertre has a more Merlot-driven bouquet, more red fruit here with violet and peony scents manifesting with time in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with succulent tannins, fleshy and ripe, a keen line of acidity with a lightly peppered, quite elegant finish. This performs above my expectations from the barrel.

Jamessuckling.com

95

par James Suckling le 27/01/2026

Lovely fruit, with blackberry, dark chocolate, walnut and meat aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied with a solid core of fruit, creamy tannins and just a hint of chocolate. 70% cabernet sauvignon, 15% merlot, 11% cabernet franc and 4% petit verdot. Needs three or four years of bottle age. Drink after 2028.

Vinous

88-90

par Neal Martin le 09/08/2024

The 2023 Château du Tertre is very closed on the nose. Despite coaxing, it only reluctantly offers blackberry, wild hedgerow and cedar aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins that frame the mélange of red and black fruit. Silky in texture, it reveals some powdery dark chocolate notes towards the finish, though it feels short—like a film missing a couple of crucial scenes. Drink this Margaux over the next 15 years.

My Bettane + Desseauve

92

par Bettane & Desseauve le 15/05/2024

En élégance et netteté, souple et athletique, il a besoin de temps pour se former et ce cru nous surprend souvent au vieillissement.

Yvesbeck.wine

93-94

par Yves Beck le 14/05/2024

Du Tertre versteht es, seine Frische und Finesse hervorzuheben. Er versucht also nicht, mit etwas zu glänzen, was er nicht kann, sondern das hervorzuheben, was er bestens beherrscht: Subtilität. Die Nuancen von Eukalyptus bilden die Frische, die gemeinsam mit diesen Düften von schwarzen Johannisbeeren zu finden ist. Der Wein ist zunächst von mittlerer Dichte, gewinnt aber nach und nach an Fülle und gewinnt die Unterstützung seiner Tannine, die gemeinsam mit der Säurestruktur das Rückgrat auf brillante Weise bilden. Wenn man weiß, wo man hin will, und es auch tut, dann ist die Wahrscheinlichkeit groß, dass man am richtigen Ort ankommt. Zum Beispiel bei den großen Bordeauxweinen! Bravo an das Team von du Tertre für diesen beispielhaften Weg. Ein berührender und überzeugender Wein.

Jeb DUNNUCK

91-93

par Jeb Dunnuck le 13/05/2024

Smoky red and black fruits, iron, tobacco, and chocolaty notes all emerge from the 2023 Château Du Tertre, a deeply hued Margaux that has a more medium-bodied, supple, elegant profile on the palate. I love its balance, and it has ripe tannins and outstanding length. It has that paradoxical ripe yet lively, fresher style of the vintage and should drink nicely with just a few years of bottle age.

The Wine Independent

87-89

par Lisa Perrotti-Brown le 08/05/2024

The 2023 du Tertre is deep garnet-purple in color. It bursts with bold suggestions of baked red and black plums, blackcurrant jelly, and dried bay leaves, plus hints of wet slate and pencil shavings. The light to medium-bodied palate is a tad thin, with lightly chewy tannins and plenty of freshness, finishing on an herbal note.

The Wine Cellar Insider

91-93

par Jeff Leve le 06/05/2024

Chocolate, cherries, flowers, espresso, and spearmint nuances shine on the nose. The palate is soft, fruity, fresh, and is not shy about already starting to let you enjoy its black, and red fruit-filled, creamy-textured charms. Drink from 2027-2045. 92-94 Pts.

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

93

par Jane Anson le 06/05/2024

Enjoyably velvety and silky fresh aromatics, this is Cabernet dominant in character, meaning slim and savoury, and hard to argue with. Has plenty of grip and power as it opens, with cassis bud, blackberry and crayon, together with gentle crushed mint leaf and smoked earth. 60% new oak for ageing, Helfich family new owners since 2021, Cynthia Capelaere estate director, Romain Beurienne technical director, continuing to work biodynamically as they have since 2008. Blend completed early during October, 60% new oak for ageing. The Cabernet Franc vines here are more than 60 years old, and it's an estate that is getting a lot of love and investment since the new owners arrived.

Vinous

91-93

par Antonio Galloni le 30/04/2024

The 2023 du Tertre is deep, powerful and resonant right out of the gate. Dark-toned fruit, chocolate, lavender, mocha and dried herbs are broadly sketched. This heady, layered Margaux is certainly not shy. All it could use is a bit more polish in its contours.

Falstaff

92

par Peter Moser le 29/04/2024

Deep dark ruby, opaque core, purple reflections, brightening on the rim. Ripe plums, some nougat, delicately spicy, candied orange zest in the underlay. Medium body, red cherries, subtle tannins, mineral, balanced, subtle fruit expression in the finish. A versatile wine for the table.

Alexandre Ma

92-93

par Alexandre Ma le 28/04/2024

Wine Advocate

92-94

par William Kelley le 26/04/2024

As this estate's extensive restructuring begins to come to fruition, the 2023 du Tertre contains fully 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, as replanted parcels begin to be included in the grand vin, complemented by 15% Cabernet Franc and the rest Merlot. Offering up aromas of dark berries, licorice, lilac and mint, it's medium to full-bodied, layered and fleshy, with a notably concentrated, serious core by this estate's typically charming standards, revealing sweet structuring tannins and a succulent, seamless profile. In short, du Tertre's renaissance continues.

Jamessuckling.com

95-96

par James Suckling le 25/04/2024

The lead pencil, blackberries and blackcurrants are very intense on both the nose and palate. Medium-bodied with a solid core of fruit and tannins and a creamy, refined texture that turns to a medium finish. 70% cabernet sauvignon, 15% merlot, 11% cabernet franc and 4% petit verdot.

Vertdevin

93

par Jonathan Chicheportiche le 24/04/2024