This bottle is a landmark
Zero dosage designer collaboration—only produced in exceptional vintages (2006
then 11 months in concrete tank without racking
and his relative anonymity is exactly what lets bottles like this stay (deliciously) under the radar
different family branch — makes Barolo in the modernist-traditional middle: real structure
Chateau du Tertre, Margaux, 2009 SO020526 Le Ragnaie This bottle is a landmarkA 5th Growth Margaux from the appellation's southernmost commune of Arsac, du Tertre is one of those classified estates that quietly delivers far more than its ranking suggests. Owned at the time by Eric Albada Jelgersma (who also held Giscours), the estate had a long stretch of careful, classical winemaking, and 2009 caught the property at top form in one of the great modern Bordeaux vintages. Where 2010 is the tight, structured twin, 2009 is the