Chateau Le Tertre Roteboeuf
1994
750ml
BASIC
TASTE
RATINGS
Wine Type:
Red
Varietal:
Merlot,
Cabernet Franc
Region, Subregion, Country:
Saint-Emilion, France
Appellation:
Saint-Emilion
Alcohol Level:
13%
Description:
A very successful effort in a difficult vintage, Tertre Roteboeuf’s 1994 shows a dark plum/ruby color with no lightening at the edge. A nose of roasted herbs intermixed with black cherry, plum, fig, and currant also has a hint of chocolate and earth. Medium-bodied, with ripe but noticeable tannin, excellent definition, and fine purity, this is a nice, weighty, rich, surprisingly strong effort from Tertre Roteboeuf.
Winery:
Chateau Le Tertre Roteboeuf
Château Le Tertre Rôteboeuf, is a St. Emilion Grand Cru property that is in the very top echelon of St-Emilion producers. Le Tertre Rôteboeuf is owned by François Mitjavile who also owns Château Roc de Cambes in the Côtes de Bourg. François produces just over 2,000 cases a year from his tiny 5.7-hectare vineyard, which is situated on a steep slope on the edge of a limestone plateau. The grapes (Merlot 80%, Cabernet Franc 20%) are harvested by hand and are fermented in temperature-controlled concrete tanks. Le Tertre Rôteboeuf is then aged in 100% new oak barrels for 18 months. Yields are kept very low and consequently this is one of the most concentrated wines to be found in Bordeaux. Typically, Le Tertre Rôteboeuf is deeply coloured, richly aromatic on the nose and packed with blackcurrants, overripe cherries, liquorice, roasted caramel and vanilla notes on the palate. A hedonist's delight!
Style:
Full-bodied oaked
Dominant Flavour:
Black Fruit
Herbal
Mushroom
Critics Score:
90
Robert Parker
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