Chateau Du Tertre2006
RED WINE

Producer Chateau du Tertre
Blend 20% Cabernet Franc
45% Cabernet Sauvignon
35% Merlot
5% Petit Verdot
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Appellation Margaux
UPC 0 15643 41361 2

Reviews

Wine Enthusiast 93

A beautifully crafted wine that has both richness and sweetness. It brings together the fresh character of 2006 with more powerful elements, such as new wood and spice, enveloped plushly with ripe fruit. The tannins have a dark element, but fit well with the sweet fruit. All in all, a delicious wine that also has aging potential.

by RV, Wine Enthusiast , 2009

Technical Details

Ageing

Type of barrels: 1 00 % French oak barrels(fine grain and medium toast)
Age of barrels: 45% new oak , 55% oak of 1 wine
Ageing time: 15 to 17 months
Racking: Every 5 months with candle
Fining: Egg white albumen

Vineyard

Soil: Perfectly drained gravelly knolls from 3 to 5m
Planted area: 52 ha
Age of vines: Old vines planted between 1961 and 1965
Density: 6 500 a 9 1 00 stocks /ha
Vineyard management: regular soil working, traditional thinning and manual leaf removal (18 ha grown in biodynamic)
Pruning: Double Guyot
Harvest: Hand-picked followed by hand sorting - Optical sorting
Average yield: 35 a 45 hl/ha

Vinification

Tanks: Concrete, wood and stainless steel
Temperature management: Thermoregulation
Pumping over: varies according to the lots
Temperature during the alcoholic fermentation: 25 Celsius
Vatting time: 18 to 28 days
Pressing: horizontal pneumatic
Selection : plot by plot management according to the ages of the vines and the different terroirs

Chateau Du Tertre2006 RED WINE