Indulge in the opulence of the 2019 Tertre-Roteboeuf, and experience the epitome of Bordeaux's rich heritage.
Producer
Famille Mitjavile
Region
Saint-Émilion, Bordeaux
Country
France
Varietal Composition
80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc
Specifications
2019
Vintage
2045
Drink By
15
%
ABV
Vinification
Aged in 100% new French oak barrels
Occasional wine note
We just kind of stumbled onto this wine while tasting the more famous offerings during our visit to Saint-Émilion, and just had to bring some home. This is a beautiful Merlot-dominated wine with complex layers of aromas and flavors, and a finish that will beg for another sip. This could stand a few years in your cellar, but with a little decanting it will be the star of any table or tasting right now. Brilliant!
What experts say about this wine
97
/
100
Wine Advocate
The 2019 Le Tertre Roteboeuf is a terrific success from the Mitjaville family. This amphitheatrical vineyard on the clay-limestone slopes of Saint-Laurent-des-Combes, planted with low, cordon-trained vines, has delivered a striking wine that wafts from the glass with aromas of cassis, blackberries and cherries mingled with notions of violets, cigar box, sweet spices and loamy soil. Full-bodied, layered and concentrated, with a deep core of fruit, velvety tannins and lively acids, it will richly reward a decade and more of bottle age. Interestingly, proprietor François Mitjaville contended that 2019's distribution of rainfall had tended to invert the usual stylistic distinction between Tertre Roteboeuf and Roc de Cambes, his wine from the Côtes de Bourg; yet, on the day of our tasting, geology trumped weather, because as usual the former was more sensual, the latter blockier and more structured.
96
/
100
Jeb Dunnuck
The 2019 Château Tertre Roteboeuf shows the more elegant, polished style of the vintage nicely yet still has that sexy, perfumed, complex style that's the hallmark of this cuvée. Loads of crème de cassis, kirsch liqueur, tobacco, white chocolate, espresso, and violet notes emerge on the nose, and this full-bodied beauty has a wonderful sense of balance and elegance, present tannins, and a great finish. It's going to be a relatively accessible vintage from this great estate, yet I would bet on it evolving for 25 years or more.
pairing recommendation
Pork
Duck
Poultry
Eggplant
Mushroom
Tomatoes
Peppers
Pungent Cheese
Hard Cheeses
97
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