2022 Château du Tertre Les Hauts du Tertre Margaux Bordeaux France Wine Tasting Note
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Dark red pit fruits, leafy tobacco, and herb scents come through easily. Medium-bodied, the wine is round, polished, and shows a touch of tobacco, with herbs in the in the pleasant, fruity finish. Drink from 2025-2033. 526 Views Tasted Mar 1, 2025 |
When to Drink Chateau du Tertre, Anticipated Maturity, Decanting Time
Chateau du Tertre can be enjoyed on the young side with decanting, but it is much better with age. Young vintages can be decanted for an average of 1-2 hours, give or take. This allows the wine to soften and open its perfume. Older vintages might need very little decanting, just enough to remove the sediment.
Chateau du Tertre is usually better with at least 10 years of bottle age. Of course, that can vary slightly, depending on the vintage character. Chateau du Tertre offers its best drinking and should reach peak maturity between 10-25 years of age after the vintage.
Serving Chateau du Tertre, with Wine, Food, Pairing Tips
Chateau du Tertre is best served at 15.5 degrees Celsius, 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool, almost cellar temperature gives the wine more freshness and lift.
Chateau du Tertre is best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, and grilled dishes. Chateau du Tertre is a perfect match with Asian dishes, hearty fish courses like tuna, mushrooms, and pasta as well as cheese.
Starting with the 2014 vintage, Chateau du Tertre began producing a dry white Bordeaux wine, "Tertre Blanc". The wine is produced from a unique blend of Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Viognier, and Gros Manseng. The wine is sold as a Vin de France because most of those grapes are not approved for planting in Bordeaux.
The production is tiny, so good luck finding any as only 500 cases are produced each vintage. The white wine of du Tertre can be paired with all types of fresh seafood, shellfish, sushi, sashimi, and of course cheese.