2019 Tertre-Roteboeuf Saint-Émilion Grand Crus Classé

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

Merlot

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

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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.

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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

2019 Tertre-Roteboeuf Saint-Émilion Grand Crus Classé

97

Vivino Rating
4.6

2019 Tertre-Roteboeuf Saint-Émilion Grand Crus Classé

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