Château Marquis De Terme

Château Marquis De Terme

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Château Marquis de Terme is a 40-hectare wine estate located in the village of Margaux, in the heart of the Margaux appellation in the Médoc vineyard. Its wine is classified as a Fourth Growth in the official 1855 Bordeaux wine classification.

The grape varieties of Château Marquis de Terme consist of the noble Bordeaux grapes: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot. It produces a grand wine for ageing, elegant and fine, worthy of the great Bordeaux wines. As well as another red wine, the "Cuvée 1762", a date that marked the beginning of the estate's history.

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Château Marquis de Terme is located south of the village of Margaux in the Bordeaux vineyard of the Médoc. It is part of the highly renowned Margaux appellation and is among the Fourth Classified Growths of the 1855 Bordeaux wine classification

Read our blog article "Classified Growths of Bordeaux, official classification of 1855"

 

The history of Château Marquis de Terme

  

The history of Château Marquis de Terme begins in 1762 when the property was ceded by Mademoiselle Ledoux d'Emplet to her future husband François de Peguilhan Marquis de Terme. She brought the estate as a dowry, which would henceforth bear his title.

 

Thomas Jefferson, in France since 1785 and about to become the 3rd President of the United States, exercised his function as a wine broker and stayed at Château Marquis de Terme in 1787 before ranking it among the 16 best wines he had ever tasted.

 

Due to the French Revolution, several families succeeded each other at the head of Château Marquis de Terme, but only one deeply marked its history: the Feuillerat family. They managed the estate for over 120 years before becoming its owners. Thus, for 3 generations, the family contributed to improving the quality of the Château's wines.

 

The Feuillerat heirs emerged ruined from the 1929 crisis and sold Château Marquis de Terme to the Sénéclauze family in 1935. Since 2009, its management has been entrusted to general manager Ludovic David, who has undertaken numerous innovations and brought new dynamism.

 

What are the characteristics of Château Marquis de Terme wines?

 

The vineyard of Château Marquis de Terme, located in the communes of Margaux and Cantenac, spans 40 hectares of typical gravel soils of the terroir, locally clayey. It is planted with noble Bordeaux grape varieties: approximately 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot. The vines are on average 35 years old.

 

The grand red wine Château Marquis de Terme reflects the characteristics of Margaux appellation wines: finesse, elegance and delicacy. The aromas have notes of red and black fruits, pepper and roasted flavours. The tannins are powerful. This balance brings a silky aspect and a beautiful freshness.

The grand wine of Château Marquis de Terme is a wine for ageing worthy of the classified growths of Bordeaux, which combines both tradition and modernity.

 

The Château produces another red wine, the "Cuvée 1762", which bears the date of the beginning of the estate's history and represents the typicity of its terroir; 26 vineyard plots make up this timeless cuvée.

 

There is also a gourmet and very elegant rosé with the "Côtes de Provence" appellation, Le Rosé de Marquis, selected in the Bordeaux tradition and vinified in the Esterel massif near Fréjus, respecting the Provence terroir.

  

The best vintages of Château Marquis de Terme

  

Château Marquis de Terme combines excellence and ancestral know-how. It has produced exceptional vintages such as: Château Marquis de Terme 1928, 1929, 1945, 1947, 1949, 1953, 1955, 1959, 1961, 1975, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2005, 2009.

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