chateau le tertre roteboeuf st emilion grand cru

Château Tertre Roteboeuf

Château Le Tertre Rôteboeuf, St Emilion Grand Cru, 2015

Name: Château Le Tertre Rôteboeuf, St Emilion Grand Cru
Brand: Château Tertre Roteboeuf
Price: 875.92 GBP

99/100

The Wine Independent

95+/100

Vinous

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2015
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£875.92

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Francois Mitjavile explained that it had been dry since the 2014 harvest and there had been 'no blockage to maturation’. 2015 is 'ripe and freshly ripe' as opposed to 2014 which was characterised by ‘autumnal ripeness with a degraded structure'. He went on to say that 2015 is a 'supple not voluptuous' vintage, and we would agree. This is not another 2009; these are sleek, sumptuous wines, without excess. Those who have read the Roc de Cambes note will already know that Tertre is rather more reticent than Roc. This is more structured and reserved at this early stage. The bouquet is cloaked in oak, Asian spice and mocha notes. With aeration aromas of Black Doris plums, forest floor, griotte liqueur, clove, smoke, fresh pinecones and spice emerge. The big difference here is that there is even greater tension (than the Roc), with a profound minerality and a super refreshing acidity that keeps the palate refreshed and eager for more. It'll be fascinating to follow this wine's progress. Bravo.

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Critic Reviews

99/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

The Wine Independent

The 2015 Tertre Roteboeuf is medium to deep garnet in color. It bursts with a first wave of profound black fruit preserves - prunes, boysenberries, and blackberry jelly - before slowly unfurling to uncover notes of chargrill, tapenade, crushed rocks, and violets with a waft of fallen leaves. Full-bodied, the palate is completely filled with dense, earth-laced black fruit layers, supported by exquisitely ripe, fine-grained tannins and fantastic tension, finishing long and minerally. Very energetic and so singularly powerful, fans of this property will not want to miss this vintage!

drinking window 2023 - 2053

date of review 11/2022

95+/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2015 Tertre-Rôteboeuf has a sumptuous, decadent and multi-layered bouquet with billowing black cherries, blueberry, crème de cassis and violet aromas that are hedonistic and irresistible. The palate is full-bodied with a lot of extraction: chocolate-tinged black fruit, sweet and candied with veins of peppermint toward the no-holds barred finish. A powerhouse of a Saint-Émilion, I was initially prudent with my score but the manner in which it coalesces in the glass is convincing. Tasted blind at the Southwold 2015 Bordeaux tasting.

date of review 07/2019

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Specifications

Country:

France

Region:

Bordeaux

Appellation:

St Emilion

Producer:

Château Tertre Roteboeuf

style:

Red Wine

Grape Variety:

Merlot Cabernet

abv:

13.5%

allergen information

This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.