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JAMES SUCKLING: "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?"
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WINE ENTHUSIAST: "Partnered with Château Giscours as far as the winemaking team is concerned, this estate has created its own style. This wine shows a hint of initial austerity before opening out with rich fruits and structure. It needs time and the wine will not be ready to drink before 2025."
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FALSTAFF: "Dunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, dezente Randaufhellung, zart nach Feigen, reife Pflaumen, kandierte Orangenzesten, etwas Schokolade. Saftig, elegant, frische Kirschen, integrierte Tannine, lebendig strukturiert, bleibt haften, etwas Cassis im Nachhall."
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DECANTER: "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."
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THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Flowers, spicy red berries and forest notes are in your glass as soon as the wine hits the glass. Medium bodied, elegant, fresh and dynamic, the wine is silky, sweet, juicy and pure from start to finish."
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WEINWISSER: "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."
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WINE SPECTATOR: " Fresh damson plum, bitter cherry and savory notes are seamlessly layered together, with fresh tobacco and a flash of iron checking in on the pure, silky, persistent finish, where the slightly high-pitched fruit plays out nicely. Best from 2021 through 2032. 13,333 cases made."
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THE WINE ADVOCATE: "Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, the 2016 du Tertre features cassis, red plums and spice box on the nose with herbs and earth nuances. The palate is medium-bodied, lean and soft with an earthy finish."
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JEB DUNNUCK: "An outstanding Margaux with its classic perfume of sweet red fruits, dried flowers, balsam wood, and spice, the 2016 Château du Tertre is medium-bodied, elegant, and seamless on the palate. This is one of those wines that grows on you with time in the glass, and while it plays in the elegant, pretty end of the spectrum, it has wonderful fruit. It should keep nicely for 15 years or so."