Ch Du Tertre 2018

Margaux

Vinous – Antonio Galloni -93-96/100
The 2018 Tertre-Rôteboeuf is a real powerhouse. Rich and explosive, the 2018 possesses stunning depth and fabulous textural intensity. Dark fruit, chocolate, spice, leather, tobacco and cedar add aromatic nuance, but more than anything, Tertre-Rôteboeuf is a wine that captures the heady, ripe personality of the year in spades. Alcohol approaches 16% and yet is not all that evident. The blend is 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc.

Wine Spectator – 91-94/100
A bright sanguine thread runs from start to finish here, lacing up the damson plum, savory, bitter cherry and black tea notes.

The Wine Advocate – Robert Parker – 89-91/100
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.

JM Quarin – 90/100

Wine Enthusiast – 94-96/100

J. Suckling – 94-95/100