TN: 2000 Château du Tertre - (France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux)

WINE TALK
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  • 2000 Château du Tertre - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux (1/15/2010)
    – popped and poured –
    – tasted non-blind over approx. 1.5 hours –

NOSE: smoky BBQ at first; blackberries and some integrated oak; a bit earthy, but not funky; a hint of gray ashes; not complex; open and expressive.

BODY: garnet color of great depth with the slightest hint of age at the meniscus; medium bodied; lots of particulate matter present.

TASTE: lots of plum; some blackberry; some oak; hint of tobacco; hint of Bdx funk; this wine is just starting to taste aged, but it is a bit watery, the tannins are fully integrated, and there’s not much concentration of fruit, leading me to believe this might have a couple more years before peaking, but not a long life thereafter. As it is right now, it’s very well-balanced, open, and incredibly easy drinking; 13% alc. is not noticeable; medium-long finish; very pleasant.

B: 50, 5, 12, 16, 7 = (90 pts.)

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Thanks Brian. i found a lone bottle of this while reorganizing my cellar the other day. I figured i would wait a few more years before I popped it.

I’ve gone through a few bottles of the 03 recently that were very tasty, in a more modern style. I have a few of those laying down to see what happens in time.