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Marquis De Terme 2005
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Reviewed by: Robert M. Parker, Jr.
Performing better than it did last year, elegant, sweet cherry, cassis, plum, fig, and underbrush notes are present in this dark ruby/purple-colored effort. With impressive extract, moderately high tannin, and a long finish, this sometimes indifferent estate has acquitted itself well in 2005. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2025.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
Tasted at “Texture” restaurant in London with Ludovic David. A blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot, a better showing than in Southwold. It still has that ripe, sappy nose with blackberry, cedar and more developed cigar box aromas. Sweet entry, supple and feminine with a soft but well poised finish that still lacks a little personality that one hopes will evolve with time. It does open up in the glass, so give this more time. Drink 2012-2020. Tasted February 2010.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
This is a little overworked on the nose with ebullient blackberry and hedgerow scents. But the palate is where it's at: supremely well-balanced with great definition and focus. Quite elegant on the finish. Does not try too hard. I hope the nose calms down a little, because this could be a great Margaux 2005. Very promising. Tasted April 2006.
Reviewed by: Robert M. Parker, Jr.
This lighter-styled, moderately tannic, elegant 2005 offers sweet berry and black currant fruit intermixed with weedy tobacco and herbs. Drink it over the next 10-12 years.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
Tasted single blind at Southwold. This is disappointing showing from Marquis de Terme. It has a sweet, sappy nose; simple and expressive with some warmth of alcohol. The palate is sweet and cherry, more similar to a Saint Emilion with supple tannins, quite noticeable new oak and a focused finish. Nice purity but lacking some personality, which you never know, may develop with time. Drink 2011-2020. Tasted January 2009.
Reviewed by: Robert M. Parker, Jr.
Herbal, underbrush notes intermixed with sweet cherry, cassis, and saddle leather characteristics are apparent in this medium-bodied 2005. Displaying rugged tannins, plenty of extract, and a rustic style, it should be at its finest between 2014-2025.
Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
The 2005 Marquis de Terme is marked by hard tannins and vegetal flavors that are impossible to look past.
About the Producer
The grapes of the Marquis de Damon estate are all hand-picked, and only the grapes that have been strictly screened can enter the subsequent winemaking process. During the brewing process, the winery uses gravity to transport the grape juice, not pumping. The grape juice will be fermented in concrete tanks, stainless steel tanks or temperature-controlled oak barrels, and the fermented wine will be transferred to French oak barrels to mature for 16-18 months (of which the proportion of new barrels is 50%). Starting from the 2016 vintage, the manor has also specially used wine bottles with anti-counterfeiting and product tracking functions to package the wines of the winery. Consumers can use the QR code scanning function of smartphones to enter relevant websites to complete the identification of wines. At present, the Marquis de Damon mainly produces five types of red wines, among which the quality of the authentic wine, the Chateau Marquis de Terme, Margaux, France, is particularly excellent. Powerful and elegant, this wine is full-bodied, tannin and chewy, with rich fruit flavors and a balanced structure. It has won many wine competitions and many leading wine critics and wine critics. High score.
