Chateau du Tertre Margaux 2000 NO20230809 family-owned Saint-Émilion from the Sarpe

family-owned Saint-Émilion from the Sarpe plateau shows meaty aromatics of charcuterie over Black Forest cake and plum pudding

Cristiano was running Tenute Sella

2 hectares in Cornas and Saint-Péray

like Vaccarese and Muscardin

stone fruit and vanilla to balance the oak and light tannins

Chateau du Tertre Margaux 2000 NO20230809 family-owned Saint-Émilion from the SarpeTwenty five years on and du Tertre 2000 is squarely in its prime. This Margaux 5th Growth sits on a unique gravel mound the highest point in the appellation and the Cabernet dominant blend has finally shed its youthful structure to reveal the cedar, tobacco, and dried flower complexity that great mature Bordeaux is all about. 2000 was a benchmark vintage and du Tertre delivered handsomely. A mature Margaux drinking in its sweet spot right now.