Marquis de Terme 1973 - Margaux

Marquis de Terme 1973 - Margaux

Château Marquis de Terme is the estate's first wine. The grapes come from 39 hectares of thick gravel rich in quartz and quartzites. This allows the Cabernet Sauvignon, the majority grape variety, to give its best. It is present at 60% of the cuvée, to be complemented by Merlot and Petit Verdot.

Do you know where the name of the Margaux appellation comes from? From the Gaulish "margan" which means "marly". The Margaux terroir is exceptional and brings together the largest number of Grands Crus Classés thanks to its particularly well-drained soils, allowing the vine to take root up to 5 meters, so it is well fed even in dry periods.

The wine is aged in oak barrels for 16 to 18 months. This skillful work is designed to create fine, elegant, balanced and absolutely modern wines.

The 1973 vintage in Bordeaux is not the most famous, due to rains that occurred at the time of the harvest, but you don't choose your year of birth or that of your wife. Nevertheless, the estates accustomed to producing quality wines always do very well in, shall we say, more capricious years. Suffice to say that this wine should be very pleasant.

For a wine that is almost 50 years old, the level is honorable, the color perfect, essential criteria in our eyes, even if the label is stained. This is the only bottle we have, don't miss it!