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Château Marquis Du Terme - 1996 - Château Marquis du Terme
Ref: A038096
4eme Cru Classé Margaux

Beautifully mature with a ripe, blackcurrant fruit and soft rounded tannins.

The vineyard at Marquis de Terme accounts for about 38 hectares of the appellation, with the largest section, a vineyard of 19.5 hectares, on the Labégorce plateau near Chateau Lascombes. The terroir underfoot here is a typical gravelly soil over clay. The vines are predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon which accounts for 55%, then Merlot at 35%, Petit Verdot at 7% and Cabernet Franc at 3%, planted at a density of 10000 vines/ha. The vines average 35 years of age, and are harvested by hand before being destemmed, crushed and fermented in the winery which was constructed in 1981, and which was fitted out with temperature-control to the epoxy-lined concrete vats, which vary in size from 125 to 250 hectolitres, in 1999. The must is pumped over once each day in order to submerge the cap. After a maceration of between three and four weeks, and malolactic in vat, the wines are assessed to see if they are suitable for inclusion in the grand vin. They then go into oak barrels, which are one third new each vintage, for up to eighteen months. The grand vin in question is Chateau Marquis de Terme (12000 cases per annum).

Price: £32.65
Including VAT at 17.5%

Qty:

France - Bordeaux (Margaux)	1996	Medium Bodied
Cabernet-Sauvignon/Merlot/Cabernet Franc	Red	Beef/Game/Pork
Château Marquis du Terme	Medium Dry	Drink Now

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