Chateau du Tertre, Margaux, 2012 SO100323_Loire and cherry—interwoven with subtle floral

and cherry—interwoven with subtle floral notes of violet and rose petals

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

not mindless consumption alongside dessert

blending old-vine Syrah from lieux-dits including Bessards

is renowned for producing wines of unparalleled power

Chateau du Tertre, Margaux, 2012 SO100323_Loire and cherry—interwoven with subtle floralThe 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)