Chateau du Tertre, Margaux, 2009 SO020526 Le Ragnaie Cantine Ippolito

Cantine Ippolito

while the wine’s fresh acidity keeps it lively

Damien Laureau is emerging as the future star of Savennières

and this gets the house treatment for whites: a slow 90-minute press

then 11 months in concrete tank without racking

Chateau du Tertre, Margaux, 2009 SO020526 Le Ragnaie Cantine IppolitoA 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