4x 1983 Château Marquis de Terme , 1981 & 1986 Château

4x 1983 Château Marquis de Terme , Margaux Grand Cru Classé
Information on Château Marquis de Terme
The property owes its name to the first Marquis of Thermes, Paul de la Barthe, who was born in 1482. With the passing of time and alliances, the title lost its ¿h¿ at the end of the 17th century. At this time, the Marquis de Termes, Roger de Pardaillan de Gondrin was a courtier under Louis XIV. Ruined, he died in 1704 with no male descendants. After various alliances, the title and the seigniory fell to François III de Péguilhan. On his marriage, his wife's dowry included land in Cantenac. The wine that was produced from these plots is recorded under the name of Marquis de Termes on Bordeaux's tax register from 1762. The French Revolution obliged them to sell the vineyard. A succession of owners followed, including the Feuillerat family who, having been ruined in the 1929 crash, sold the property to the Sénéclauze family. There are 40 hectares of vines. Following the arrival of a new director, Ludovic David, extensive renovation work has been carried out in the winery.
The wines are aged in oak barrels (50% renewed each year) and bottled at the château in the classic Médoc style.
About the cuvée
The wine is aged in new barrels (50% renewed each year) and then bottled at the Château following the classic Médoc method. Marquis de Terme is a Margaux in the traditional style with an elegant nose that has blackcurrant and raspberry aromas. On the palate it is rich, smooth and elegant and is a wine to be enjoyed after aging in the cellar for five to fifteen years.
1981 & 1986 Château d'Issan , Margaux Grand Cru Classé
About the producer
There are records of wine being produced at Château d'Issan since the 12th century: it was served at the marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry Plantagenet in 1152. From this event, the château has its motto written in Latin on the label: Regum mensis aris que deorum (For the table of kings and the gods' altar). In the 16th century, the Chevalier d'Essenault, a member of the Bordeaux parliament, knocked down the old building and built the current château. The château's name, Issan, is a contraction of Essenault. The property was classified as a Margaux third growth in 1855. The Cruse family became the owners in 1945. The property has been managed by Emmanuel Cruse since 1998. In 2008 he was made the Grand Master of the Commanderie du Bontemps of Médoc, Graves, Sauternes and Barsac. Château d'Issan has a single block of vines, planted on excellent gravelly soil beside the Gironde. Typically for the appellation, the vines consist of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon and 35% Merlot, in biodynamics (without certification). As for the vines, they are cultivated sustainably, with treatments around seven to nine times a year to prevent disease.
About the wine
These wines can be drunk young in some vintages, but with a few years in the cellar their aromas gain a wonderful complexity and the texture a superb velvetiness as the tannins soften with age. Very elegant and concentrated, Château d'Issan's wines are an excellent representative of the Margaux appellation and deserve a place in any wine enthusiast's cellar.


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