CHÂTEAU DU TERTRE
2018 5ème Cru Classé Margaux
You feel the warmth of the vintage on the nose of this du Tertre which is packed with concentrated, dark berry fruit - soft and warm, rather than fresh and crunchy. It's quite full on the palate and there is plenty of firm tannin waiting in the wings. It perhaps lacks a little bit of brightness and energy, though that may come in time. Drinking range: 2026 - 2035L&S (Apr 2019)
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Aromas of meat and dark berries with some dried flowers. It’s full-bodied with round, chewy tannins and a juicy finish with some dark chocolate. Give it three or four years to soften and come together. Try after 2024. Rating: 94 James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com (Feb 2021)
Darker and more savoury than the Sirène de Giscours, tasted alongside, with a fine note of crushed rocks. Really pure, delicately floral, smells – and tastes – elegant. Fine texture, dry tannic finesse. Unusually pretty in this vintage. Lots of freshness through to the finish. Already showing real refinement when many wines are too concentrated to show their likely future. Drinking range: 2024 - 2032 Rating: 17 Julia Harding MW, www.JancisRobinson.com (Apr 2019)
Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2018 du Tertre is a little reduced to begin, opening out to notions of baked plums, warm cassis and dried mulberries with hints of tar, chargrill and black pepper plus a waft of bouquet garni. Full-bodied with a firm, chewy frame, it has a good amount of baked berries and herbal flavors with a sage-laced finish. Rating: 89-91 Lisa Perrotti-Brown, RobertParker.com (Apr 2019)
A tight and precise du Tertre with deep and dark fruit, as well as fresh flowers. Medium to full body, firm tannins and a clean and beautiful finish. The tannins are folding into the wine here. Rating: 94-95 James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com (Apr 2019)
The blend is 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 16% Cabernet Franc and 14% Petit Verdot, with a yield of 36 hl/ha, and the declared alcohol is 13.9%. It is dark, smoky, slightly reductive, but clearly showing its substance and mettle. The palate shows a creamed substance at the very start which is not as common in the appellation as it should be I feel, along with a wealth of chocolate and coffee-tinged tannins, with plenty of peppery energy and vivacity, and some lightly roasted fruits. This is a huge, bold and broad effort from the team at Château du Tertre, rich and broad on the palate, and it calls to mind the substance and structure of 2010 more than many in the commune. A success here; well done. The élevage here will be in 50% new oak. Rating: 92-94 Chris Kissack, www.thewinedoctor.com (Apr 2019)
Under the same ownership as the top performing Château Giscours, this estate has established itself also as an impressive property. This vintage offers a dense structure and ripe black fruit flavor that confirms a success. Rating: 95 Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast www.winemag.com (Apr 2019)
A touch subdued on the nose, this is an extremely accomplished wine that's full of pleasure. It holds itself back for a few minutes and you can feel the concentration that comes from small berry size, from a yield of 36hl/ha - pretty good for 2018 considering the gravel and sand terroir will have suffered in the dry summer. But it opens in the glass to reveal bouncy tannins and a layer of slatey minerality that you push up against on the finish. Vinified at 25°C. 50% new oak. 14% Petit Verdot makes up the blend. Drinking range: 2025 - 2038 Rating: 92 Jane Anson, Decanter (Mar 2019)
Château du Tertre
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Ordering
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Confirmation
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Delivery
- Shipment to our bond (at LCB Creek Road) and insurance are included in the in bond price.
- Delivery is free to Lea and Sandeman / Elephant storage accounts, both duty paid and in bond.
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- Delivery of 2022 Bordeaux bought en primeur is expected during 2025. Delivery dates may vary as wines are shipped from Bordeaux at different times.
Practical notes - how it works
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Half-bottles, Magnums and larger bottles.
One of the additional advantages of buying en primeur is being able to order the wine in the format you want. While most of our listings are for 75cl bottles, we can source wines in any format that is offered by the Château. Please note that format requests cannot be changed once wines have been invoiced. Additional charges for special formats do apply and are as follows:-
- +£18.00 per case of 12 half-bottles
- +£30.00 per case of 24 half-bottles
- +£7.50 per case of 3 Magnums (2 bottles equivalent, 1.5 litres each)
- +£11.00 per case of 6 Magnums
- +£45.00 per individually boxed Double Magnum (4 bottles equivalent, 3 litres)
- +£60.00 per individually boxed Imperial (8 bottles equivalent, 6 litres) for Salmanazars, Balthazars, Nebuchadnezzars and Melchiors please enquire for availability and price.
Storage Options:
Wines bought en primeur won't arrive in the UK until 2025. If you do not wish to take home delivery at that point, you may wish to consider where you would like the wines shipped. Lea & Sandeman offers duty paid and in bond storage through a dedicated storage company called Elephant Storage. For more details on the terms and fees associated with storage please go to our Storage Homepage or contact our private client team for more information.