Chateau du Tertre, Margaux, 2012 SO100323_Loire not mindless consumption alongside dessert

not mindless consumption alongside dessert

with red cherry

49% Merlot blend with remarkable depth

Pungent dark berries and violets meet zesty mineral complexity and cracked black pepper—a wine with both power and precision that needs cellar time to unfold its full personality

This is a liqueur made with bartenders in mind—perfect for Espresso Martinis

Chateau du Tertre, Margaux, 2012 SO100323_Loire not mindless consumption alongside dessertThe lighter, earlier drinking sibling to the structured 2010, du Tertre 2012 offers Margaux's classical charm without the wait. 2012 was a softer Left Bank vintage picked under more challenging conditions, fashioned for medium term drinking rather than long cellaring and that played beautifully to du Tertre's gentle, perfumed Arsac style. Under the late Eric Albada Jelgersma's careful stewardship, the estate (a 5th Growth in the 1855 Classification)