Wine Advisor
Marquis De Terme 2008
Description
Tasting notes
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
Tasted ex-chateau and single blind in Southwold. There is a slight reduction on the nose, which is a shame as there is patently a lot of fruit waiting to burst out. The palate is medium-bodied with “stringy” tannins. This is not quite in synch, although all the component parts are here. Perhaps time will knit it together? Tasted January 2012.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
Tasted at the UGC 2008 tasting in London. This has a joyful floral bouquet with blackberry wine gums, violet, plum and a touch of cassis. Good definition and well-integrated oak. The palate is well defined with good fruit concentration, vibrant blackberry, boysenberry and cedar, firm structure and backbone towards the focused finish. This is just…delicious! Drink 2012-2025. Tasted October 2010.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
En primeur barrel sample. This is quite reserved on the nose with notes of raspberry, wild strawberry a touch of violets and reluctantly showing that is actually had fine definition. The palate is quite impressive with sweet ripe dark cherries, blueberries and violets. Saturated texture – very smooth and seductive on the finish. Showy at the moment – hope it stays that way by bottling. Good potential. Tasted April 2009.
Reviewed by: Robert M. Parker, Jr.
An attractive perfume and a good attack are followed by a relatively pinched, narrowly constructed wine that falls off in the mouth.
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.