[TN] '00 du Tertre

[Mark Lipton]

With tonight's dinner of broiled lamb, Jean entreated me to find a good
lamb wine. What better choice with lamb than Bordeaux? So, off to find
a good example in the cellar. One ulterior motive was Jean's recent
observation that her recent Bordeaux experiences had failed to excite
her. I decided to open something that would be better than just "all
right." What I came back with was:

2000 Ch. du Terte Margaux
nose: pencil lead, red/black plummy fruit, herbal, sous bois
palate: resolved tannins, firm backbone, medium body, fairly primary

This wine came from a mixed case of '00s we purchased with a group some
years ago. Still fairly young, the wine was nonetheless reasonably
mature and very enjoyable. Jean loved the wine, finding it "meaty" as
well as hugely fruity. Fairly traditional in nature, this wine went
splendidly with the lamb. I am glad that we have more of it in the
cellar, and I plan to wait on the remaining bottles for quite a while
longer.

Mark Lipton
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[Emery Davis]

Mark Lipton wrote:
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> 2000 Ch. du Terte Margaux
> nose: pencil lead, red/black plummy fruit, herbal, sous bois
> palate: resolved tannins, firm backbone, medium body, fairly primary
>

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Hi Mark,

Thanks for the report on this one, I will consider it if infanticide
seems appropriate, or if I'm in the doghouse with Adele. ;)

Otherwise mine will sleep, too.

-E