94 points Jeb Dunnuck: "The flagship 2020 Château Marquis De Terme clearly a step up and is based on 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot. Aged all in once-used oak for 16 months, it has a pure bouquet of cassis, violets, chocolate, and toasted spices. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, it shows the pure, focused, elegant style of the vintage, has ultra-fine tannins, and outstanding length. It's one of the finest wines from this estate I've tasted, and the quality here continues to skyrocket. Drink: 2028-2053. (3/29/23)"
94 points Georgina Hindle (Decanter): "Roses and patchouli aromas on the nose. Svelte and charming on the palate, sumptuous but restrained and delicate. Excellent sculpting and persistence with real floraity and herbal-touched cool blue fruits. It’s not massively weighty, more linear and focused but with style to it. Pretty, seductive and alive, all in the best way with a juicy core. An excellent effort this year and a wine that will be approachable soon but will age too. Sleek, refined, cool and classic. Drinking Window: 2025-2039. (1/2/23)"
94 points Jeff Leve (The Wine Cellar Insider): "Licorice, black cherries, blackberries, cocoa, crushed rocks and violets pop in the nose. On the palate, the wine is silky, plush and creamy, with a wealth of lusciously-textured black and red fruits and a touch of spicy chocolate that holds with you from the mid-palate, all the way through to the finish. Drink from 2025-2050. (03/21/23)."
94 points Claire Nesbitt (JamesSuckling.com): "This has aromas of graphite, blackcurrants, blackberries, walnuts and mint chocolate. It’s focused and full-bodied with a frame of polished, firm tannins. All wonderfully integrated and persistent. Firm and fine. Try after 2025. (12/6/22)"
94 points Raffaele Vecchione (WinesCritic.com): "Solid and dense in the glass showing notes of black prunes, blackberries, liquorice, incense, sweet caramel, sandalwood, juniper berries and cloves. Full bodied, very soft tannins of optimum workmanship and a solid, engaging finale which demands a return to the glass. Better from 2025. (Feb 2023)"
93 points Neal Martin (Vinous): "The 2020 Marquis de Terme has a much more classical, sophisticated bouquet compared to the Marquis d'Alesme. The palate is medium-bodied, fresh and delineated with plush black fruit and a healthy dash of white pepper, cohesive and potent on the finish. There is quite a lot of concentration here, but it manages to deliver requisite finesse and confirms my views just after bottling that this is a great Margaux. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting. Drink: 2027-2045. (Nov 2024)"
93 points Jane Anson (Inside Bordeaux): "(60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot). A serious but classic and well balanced Marquis de Terme that falls exactly into the heart of the 2020 vintage signature. Sombre at first, understated loganberry, blackcurrant, mandarin peel, mint and campfire smoke. Elegant, restrained. 30l/ha yield. Alcohol 13.5%. Drink: 2027-2042. (1/10/23)"
92-94 points Roger Voss (Wine Enthusiast) "Barrel Sample. This wine has a definite firm structure with its initial dry tannins. Slowly the black fruits seep through to promise balance, richness in structure and fruits for the future."
94 points Georgina Hindle (Decanter): "Roses and patchouli aromas on the nose. Svelte and charming on the palate, sumptuous but restrained and delicate. Excellent sculpting and persistence with real floraity and herbal-touched cool blue fruits. It’s not massively weighty, more linear and focused but with style to it. Pretty, seductive and alive, all in the best way with a juicy core. An excellent effort this year and a wine that will be approachable soon but will age too. Sleek, refined, cool and classic. Drinking Window: 2025-2039. (1/2/23)"
94 points Jeff Leve (The Wine Cellar Insider): "Licorice, black cherries, blackberries, cocoa, crushed rocks and violets pop in the nose. On the palate, the wine is silky, plush and creamy, with a wealth of lusciously-textured black and red fruits and a touch of spicy chocolate that holds with you from the mid-palate, all the way through to the finish. Drink from 2025-2050. (03/21/23)."
94 points Claire Nesbitt (JamesSuckling.com): "This has aromas of graphite, blackcurrants, blackberries, walnuts and mint chocolate. It’s focused and full-bodied with a frame of polished, firm tannins. All wonderfully integrated and persistent. Firm and fine. Try after 2025. (12/6/22)"
94 points Raffaele Vecchione (WinesCritic.com): "Solid and dense in the glass showing notes of black prunes, blackberries, liquorice, incense, sweet caramel, sandalwood, juniper berries and cloves. Full bodied, very soft tannins of optimum workmanship and a solid, engaging finale which demands a return to the glass. Better from 2025. (Feb 2023)"
93 points Neal Martin (Vinous): "The 2020 Marquis de Terme has a much more classical, sophisticated bouquet compared to the Marquis d'Alesme. The palate is medium-bodied, fresh and delineated with plush black fruit and a healthy dash of white pepper, cohesive and potent on the finish. There is quite a lot of concentration here, but it manages to deliver requisite finesse and confirms my views just after bottling that this is a great Margaux. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting. Drink: 2027-2045. (Nov 2024)"
93 points Jane Anson (Inside Bordeaux): "(60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot). A serious but classic and well balanced Marquis de Terme that falls exactly into the heart of the 2020 vintage signature. Sombre at first, understated loganberry, blackcurrant, mandarin peel, mint and campfire smoke. Elegant, restrained. 30l/ha yield. Alcohol 13.5%. Drink: 2027-2042. (1/10/23)"
92-94 points Roger Voss (Wine Enthusiast) "Barrel Sample. This wine has a definite firm structure with its initial dry tannins. Slowly the black fruits seep through to promise balance, richness in structure and fruits for the future."
| Product SKU | 354722 |
| Producer | Marquis de Terme |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| SubRegion | Left Bank |
| Appellation | Margaux |
| Varietal | Cabernet/Bordeaux Blends |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Color | Red |
| Blend | 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot |
| ABV | 13.5% |
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