Located on the tertre (French for "hillock" or "rising ground") from which it takes its name, the ancient origins of Château du Tertre are traced back to the Seigneurie d'Arsac documented as early as 1143 whose descendants owned the estate in the 16th century.[2] Le Tertre passed through the ownership of the Arrérac family and Marquis de Ségur until the 1855 classification. When the estate was owned by Charles Henri, Le Tertre hold a good reputation and was in demand on the Dutch market.[1] It was sold to Henri de Koenigswarter in 1870 under whose ownership Le Tertre's reputation increased further.
By World War II the reputation and production had diminished, but in 1961 Château du Tertre was acquired by Philippe Gasqueton, who restored the vineyards and château with the backing of Belgian business partners.[1] Following Gasqueton's death in 1995 his widow sold the property to Eric and Louise Albada Jelgersma, owners of the neighbouring estate Château Giscours.[2] In 1997, Eric Albada Jelgersma bought the estate and invested in the large-scale overall restructuring, thus returning its former noble personality to the Chateau du Tertre.
Productionedit
From an 80 hectare estate, the vineyard area extends approximately 50 hectares consisting of the grape varieties of 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot, with vines averaging about 35 years.[2]
The estate also makes a second wine, "Les Hauts du Tertre".[3]
Referencesedit
MacNeil, Karen (2001). The Wine Bible, Workman Publishing, p. 885, ISBN1-56305-434-5
Footnotes
^ abcPeppercorn, David (2003). Bordeaux. London: Mitchell Beazley. pp. 101–102. ISBN1-84000-927-6.
^ abcKissack, Chris, thewinedoctor.com. "Chateau du Tertre".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
château, tertre, 00593, 68090, 00593, 68090, grand, 2006, tertre, winery, margaux, appellation, bordeaux, region, france, commune, arsac, wine, produced, here, classified, eighteen, cinquièmes, crus, fifth, growths, bordeaux, wine, official, classification, 18. 45 00 21 N 0 40 51 W 45 00593 N 0 68090 W 45 00593 0 68090 Grand vin of 2006 Chateau du Tertre or Le Tertre 1 is a winery in the Margaux appellation of the Bordeaux region of France in the commune of Arsac The wine produced here was classified as one of eighteen Cinquiemes Crus Fifth Growths in the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855 Contents 1 History 2 Production 3 References 4 External linksHistory editLocated on the tertre French for hillock or rising ground from which it takes its name the ancient origins of Chateau du Tertre are traced back to the Seigneurie d Arsac documented as early as 1143 whose descendants owned the estate in the 16th century 2 Le Tertre passed through the ownership of the Arrerac family and Marquis de Segur until the 1855 classification When the estate was owned by Charles Henri Le Tertre hold a good reputation and was in demand on the Dutch market 1 It was sold to Henri de Koenigswarter in 1870 under whose ownership Le Tertre s reputation increased further By World War II the reputation and production had diminished but in 1961 Chateau du Tertre was acquired by Philippe Gasqueton who restored the vineyards and chateau with the backing of Belgian business partners 1 Following Gasqueton s death in 1995 his widow sold the property to Eric and Louise Albada Jelgersma owners of the neighbouring estate Chateau Giscours 2 In 1997 Eric Albada Jelgersma bought the estate and invested in the large scale overall restructuring thus returning its former noble personality to the Chateau du Tertre Production editFrom an 80 hectare estate the vineyard area extends approximately 50 hectares consisting of the grape varieties of 40 Cabernet Sauvignon 35 Merlot 20 Cabernet Franc and 5 Petit Verdot with vines averaging about 35 years 2 The estate also makes a second wine Les Hauts du Tertre 3 References editMacNeil Karen 2001 The Wine Bible Workman Publishing p 885 ISBN 1 56305 434 5 Footnotes a b c Peppercorn David 2003 Bordeaux London Mitchell Beazley pp 101 102 ISBN 1 84000 927 6 a b c Kissack Chris thewinedoctor com Chateau du Tertre a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Les Hauts du Tertre External links editChateau du Tertre official site in French Vinification at Chateau du Tertre in English Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chateau du Tertre amp oldid 1122505439, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
