Chateau Marquis de Terme 2019

Already showing exquisite aromatics, perfectly managed maturation, fruity with herbal accents; has flesh and juiciness, great freshness and an admirable vibrancy; a must this year.

Features cherry and black currant purée notes with some inner freshness, while black tea, alder and violet hints form a pretty backdrop. Nice, steady finish, too. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot. Drink now through 2032. 8,500 cases made.

Gorgeous nose, sweetly fruited with high-toned floral aromatics. Excellent acidity and focus on the palate, precise with elegance and restraint. Tannins are silky and well integrated, rounding the blackcurrant, slate, coffee bean and dark chocolate flavours. This also has a very delicate perfume to it which is so appealing. Just great energy and life to this, from start to finish. Brilliant.

This is a solid Margaux with blackberries, blackcurrants and undertones of fresh tobacco and wet earth. It’s full and layered with beautiful energy and structure. Tight at the end, as it should be. Try after 2025.

The 2019 Marquis de Terme is a rich, heady wine. Dark red/black fruit, chocolate, new leather, spice, menthol, licorice and spice open as this succulent, flamboyant Margaux shows off its personality. This is an especially dense, packed style. Pretty, floral, blood orange and spice overtones build as this super-charming Margaux opens in the glass. There's real depth and substance here, not to mention tons of energy. Impressive.

Full-bodied, round, rich, ripe, lush and polished, the nose opens with flowers, dark chocolate and black currants. Soft, silky and lusciously textured, the wine finishes energetic and polished, the perfect backdrop for all its sweet, dark plums, currants, licorice, cocoa, espresso and spice. Drink from 2026-2047.

Dark ruby, opaque core, purple reflections, subtle brightening on the rim. Fine nuances of liquorice and cassis, notes of mandarin zest, floral touch. Complex, notes of blackberries and black cherries, vivid tannins, mineral on the finish, slightly leafy on the finish, still needs time and still appears somewhat underdeveloped, but its time will come soon.

Elegant and stony nose offering wet earth, fresh black currant, cherry and tobacco leaf. Discreet oakiness with a dense palate with finely rounded extract, long and vigorous finish, finely tuned with great potential.

The 2019 Château Marquis De Terme is showing better now than from a bottle tasted earlier this year. Offering plenty of darker, almost black fruits as well as tobacco, gravelly earth, and spice, it's medium to full-bodied, with a round, fleshy, sexy mouthfeel, quality tannins, and a great finish. It's going to evolve nicely for 10–15 years.

Opaque purple with a black core. Soothing blueberry bouquet with a cooling menthol note, followed by blackberries and sour cherry juice. On the elegant palate, a silky texture, supported by a tannic framework, with a slightly grainy extract-driven richness. In the aromatic finish, a full load of blackcurrants, dark chocolate truffles and refined graphite notes paired with balanced verve. This new classic approach suits Margaux beautifully – hats off, Ludovic.

Kunz barrel sample 2020: (60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, 13% alc./vol., production 170,000 bottles) Complex, fresh, mineral and powerful bouquet, berry compote, mocha chocolate cream, nougat, mint, hazelnuts. Velvety, densely woven, elegant palate with vibrant, refined fruit, plenty of fine tannins, a diverse, sweet aromatic profile, a creamy, finely muscular structure, and a very long, dense finish. Has room to improve further.

Dense, mineral, deep bouquet of blueberries, red cassis, strawberries, slate, cedar. Dense, elegant, powerful palate with fine, fresh fruit, a dense, finely muscular structure, diverse, powerful aromatics, fine tannins, and a long, vigorous finish. 18/20 2025 - 2050

Complex and nuanced, with violets, rosebuds and rose petals. This is elegant, balanced and savoury, with cassis and bilberry fruits given texture and depth by smoky touches of liquorice and espresso. Plenty of tannins that close in on the finish and suggest a long life ahead. Good quality, classic young Margaux. Ludovic David has been director for 11 years and is delivering increasingly consistent success for owners the Sénéclauze family (the longest-running family owners of a classified estate in the Margaux appellation). 52hl/ha yield, with vinification and ageing taking place in a mix of steel, cement eggs and oak. Tasted twice.

The 2019 Marquis de Terme has a medium to deep garnet-purple color. It is a touch closed to start off, revealing notes of redcurrants and black cherries, followed by touches of tobacco leaf, Chinese five spice, and dusty soil. The medium-bodied palate delivers chewy tannins and generous, spice-laced black fruits, finishing on a stewed tea note.

Black color, open and expressive nose of dark fruits, generous texture, tasty tannins, a whole that fully meets expectations and offers excellent value for money.

The nose promises a delightful tasting experience with intense notes of spices, dark fruits, pepper, mocha, and vine wood. On the palate, the wine’s freshness stands out, coming across as both juicy, elegant, and energetic.

There is a healthy momentum at Marquis de Terme; the wines are gaining in precision and relevance. The bouquet of the 2019 reveals pleasant fruity notes accompanied by mineral nuances and licorice wood. Fine character and perfectly balanced on the palate. The tannins are silky and support the whole palate. An elegant, gourmand wine that confirms the estate’s ambitions.

The nose is spicy, elegant and offers fruit, delicacy, lovely harmony and a refined spiciness. It reveals notes of crushed Boysenberry, pulpy strawberry and, more subtly, morello cherry, combined with small touches of violet, balsamic nuances, fine hints of sweet blond tobacco, as well as a delicate touch of star anise and chocolate. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, freshness, smoothness, good structure, elegance and a lovely mineral/citrusy backbone. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of pulpy blackberry, morello cherry and, more subtly, star anise, combined with small touches of fleshy/juicy strawberry, star anise, gentle gingerbread spice, fine hints of chocolate, as well as a subtle touch of cardamom and vanilla. Good length.

Logo on the cork: DIAM30 Dark, intense, purple color. Very aromatic nose, fine, fruity, pure and subtle. Delicate on the attack, very aromatic mid-palate, with a supple yet sleek body; the wine stretches out on the finish with fine tannins and a lovely return of fragrance. It’s very good.