2016 Tour des Termes
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Black cherry, red cherry, kirsch, liqourice, blackberry, orange peel - tons of freshness and power, wrapped up in big tannins, a classic 2016 vintage in these soils. Terra Vitis. Hubert de Bouard consultant, 50% new oak. Owned the Anney family, today run by 5th generation Christophe Anney.
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James Suckling
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The sweet cassis fruit, wrapped around the full tannins, helps this powerful and well-structured St.-Estèphe to come off as only moderately dry. The finish is supple enough to drink now or hold. A blend of cabernet sauvignon and merlot.
The 2016 Tour de Termes is very nicely done. Pliant and supple, with lovely aromatic complexity and tons of character, the 2016 is quite expressive today. This mid-weight, airy, gracious Saint-Estèphe should drink well for the next handful of years or so. At times, the 2016 feels a bit narrow, but there is just enough depth to knit things together.
The 2016 Tour des Termes has a classic blackberry, cedar and briary scented bouquet that demands some encouragement from the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with very fine tannin, well judged acidity, quite natural and elegant in style with a persistent and disarmingly pure finish. Bravo – this is a great Tour des Termes. Tasted at the Cru Bourgeois tasting in London.