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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.9 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 22 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Papies on 2/25/2023: Some wines one has to try. The top shoulder level, fully wet work that fell in the bottle on the first touch of the corkscrew. So a lot of questions here if the bottle we had is indeed characteristic of the wine or not but the wine felt healthy and no noticeable faults so we went along. The nose is full mature, earthy, leathery . The palate soft, fragile in a way and quite short on the finish . The total experience though was a very happy one for old wine baffoons like us. Felt like a happy 91 but we will not rate as not sure this was characteristic of the wine. And drink sooner than later. (767 views) | | | Tasted by EJDALEwine on 2/23/2022 & rated 96 points: This wine is famtastic! I have have a case left. Barnyard nose on opening. Took 2 hours to open up well. Deep color with brown edges. Strong fruit, plum, cassis. Long long finish. One of the best wines I've ever had. (826 views) | | | Tasted by aquacongas on 7/14/2020 & rated 95 points: blind
I was really impressed, I guessed a "big name". Powerful, fine acidity, some blackcurrant left but with fleshieness of the merlot. 94-95 (1947 views) | | | Tasted by Sean Tay on 6/24/2020: Truffle, mushroom, earth, cooked red fruits, plum, fig, medium+ acidity, medium tannin. Drinking very well. Very enjoyable. (1632 views) | | | Tasted by NickA on 10/26/2019 & rated 91 points: Plenty of life left in this. Bottle level in base of neck, but liquid still dark, with only a trace of bricking at the rim. Nose slightly muted at first, but grows to show strawberries and dried flowers. Floral on the palate too, and very soft. A pleasure to drink, but lacks the impact and deliciousness of truly top-drawer Bordeaux. (2005 views) | | | Tasted by d'Artagnan on 9/7/2019 & rated 92 points: Nez suave de truffe, menthe, du fruit frais. Bouche très fine, pas très concentrée, tout se joue sur l’élégance et l’équilibre. Un vin subtil, complexe, de longueur modeste mais d’une très belle finesse. Une réussite très impressionnante pour ce qui fut un petit millésime en rive droite. 92 pts (1923 views) | | | Tasted by d'Artagnan on 3/9/2019 & rated 91 points: Souper pour la fête de Oana (Saint-Bruno): Beau nez de truffes et tomates séchées. Bouche légère, il développe une magnifique complexité, prouvant la réputation que Mitjaville réussit les petits millésimes. Superbe dans le contexte du millésime. 91 pts (2091 views) | | | Tasted by d'Artagnan on 4/5/2018 & rated 88 points: Dégustation verticale du Tertre Rôteboeuf: Un nez épicé, avec du cuir, un peu de truffes, champignons. Bouche légère, de belle texture, mais il lui manque un peu de chair. C’est minéral, d'un style strict un peu janséniste pour un cru réputé "exotique", avec des arômes résolument tertiaires. Il a sans doute vu de meilleurs jours mais il se boit encore bien, sur la pente descendante. 88 pts en l’état. (2639 views) | | | Tasted by Ed B on 8/24/2017 & rated 91 points: Took a while to perk up, but was excellent. (2104 views) | | | Tasted by Claret & CdP Gang on 12/3/2016 & rated 91 points: Still quite dark with bricking, lovely mature Bordeaux, elegant and light bodied but fading so drink up (2491 views) | | | Tasted by Heywood_ja on 4/29/2016 & rated 91 points: Now that is more like it. expectations were low, but
The second bottle matched the other tasting notes.
Base neck fill, long cork fairly saturated, some powder around the capsule.
Very deep color with the slightest of bricking at rim. would not guess 86.
Some fine granular sediment, mostly adhering to side
Some loamy flavor, dried fruit, and soft tannin. Drank the whole bottle myself over 90 minutes, not sure bout longevity, but this one was great now.
The gamble paid off, two bottles for less than half the average, one flawed, one spectacular. (2883 views) | | | Tasted by Burgnick on 4/15/2016 & rated 91 points: 1986 Tertre Roteboeuf is drinking at its peak now. It took 30 mins in the decanter for the wine to open up. Nose had prunes, red fruit, mushroom, earth and minerals. Palate was silky but the finish was short. I would give this a 90-91 (2988 views) | | | Tasted by PoliEcon on 12/13/2015 & rated 96 points: Still fabulous nearly 3 decades in. (2618 views) | | | Tasted by pavel_p on 11/17/2015 & rated 91 points: From memory. Drank a few weeks ago but forgot to write note. Top shoulder fill bottle. Mature garnet with slight browning towards the rim. Soft and round on the palate. Medium finish. Nice but would not wait much longer. (2772 views) | | | Tasted by Heywood_ja on 11/8/2013 flawed bottle: Signs of previous seepage, High shoulder/base of neck fill. Part of an estate purchase (gamble) , Using tong opener, cork started to slide down in, Damp 7/8ths a little crumbly at top and capsule crusted onto bottle. had a rose like color and an off flavor, not TCA, and not wet newspapers, more like bad jerky.
In a decanter with stopper to see if it is just bottle funk. Hoping 2nd bottle with low neck fill matches other reviews. (3336 views) | | | Tasted by mike l. on 4/23/2012 & rated 93 points: Incredible esp for the reasonable price, plenty of fruit left could go another 15-20 IMO. Didn't hold up to food super well, but would revisit whenever possible. (4167 views) | | | Tasted by christophee on 4/14/2012 & rated 94 points: Garnet and brick with medium viscosity in the glass. Musty nose of plum, squash, graphite, black berries, crushed pepper and earth. Secondary chalky minerals, tanned leather and steamed green leaf veggies. Medium body and seamless on the palate. Plum, black currant, earth, pepper, slate and black berries. Secondary squash, dried mushroom and subtle hints of oregano. Smooth, dusty tannin. Med-long finish. A pleasure to see what 25+ years will do to a good, age-able wine. (4221 views) | | | Tasted by austincarty on 3/31/2010 & rated 94 points: Another forgotten bottle! No ullage. Long cork! Small sediment fixed in punt. Good dark fruit on the nose. Very concentrated fruit sustained bu mature tannins evolving all the way. Many years left in this wine. (4610 views) | | | Tasted by SteveHyde on 12/23/2009: Served with my daughter's 23rd birthday dinner on December 21. A lovely wine, mature but with a long life ahead of it. Much enjoyed by all. (4625 views) | | | Tasted by repoper on 5/13/2006 & rated 89 points: Last bottle was corked. What a shame because we were at a resteraunt. Tonight I decanted for only 1 hr as I now like to see older wines evolve in the glass along with a meal. The wine was fading out at the edges to a mild brick color. The nose was feint at first then I picked up some berries and currants. It was amazing that the current smell was the tast in my mouth. My wife shared that same experience. This is the 8th out of a case bought as futures for under $20 per and they are fully mature and I would think it is appropiate to drink the balance of 4 btls over the next year or two. (5173 views) |
| Tertre Rôteboeuf Read about Tertre RoteboeufRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanLibournais Libournais (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux) - Read more about St. Emilion and its wines - Read more about Pomerol and its wines
Saint Emilion Grat Classified Growth, Classified Growths, Grands Crus Classes, GCC
In 1954, while the "Graves" growths had just published their own classification, the wine syndicate of Saint-Emilion, composed by wine growers, brokers and wine traders with the approval of the INAO - Institut National des Appellations d'Origine (A.O.C), decided to work on a classification for the wines of Saint Emilion. Initially, four grades were defined. These were reduced to two - First Great Classified Growth (A and B) and Great Classified Growth - in 1984.
As of Medoc's 1855 historical grading, the Saint-Emilion Great Classified Growth classification is not only based on qualitative criteria by tasting the wines on a ten years period previous to the assessment, but also on commercial considerations such as:
- sales price levels
- national and international commercial distribution
- the estate's reputation on the market
Properties who don't manage to join the club of about sixty Classified Growths are given the denomination of Great Growth ("Grand Cru"), while the remaining wineries of the A.O.C are simply reported as "Saint-Emilion". It is to be noted that the owners must officially apply to appear in the official classification. Thus for example the famous Chateau Tertre-Roteboeuf, whose quality and reputation would easily justify to be listed among the First Great Classified Growths, does not appear here by the will of its owner, François Mitjaville.
The Saint-Emilion Great Growth classification was revised in 1969, 1985, 1996 and 2006. The only two guaranteed vintage (A.O.C) who can apply to the classification are the "Saint-Emilion Grand Cru" and "Saint-Emilion" areas.
By grading 61 properties, the 2006 revision confirmed many growths from the former classification, but also caused a number of surprises and a few inevitable disappointments. Many observers thought that the impressive progression of Perse's Chateau Pavie since 1998 would be rewarded by an upgrade into the First Great Classified Growths (A) category, but finally such was not the case.
Among the estates promoted to the First Great Classified Growths B category are Chateau Troplong-Mondot and Pavie-Macquin, whose efforts made since the Nineties fully justify their new grade. It should be noted that no First Great Classified Growth was relegated to the lower Great Classified Growth class.
Promoted growths from the status of Great Growth ("Grand Cru") to Great Classified Growth ("Grand Cru Classe") are: Chateaux Bellefont-Belcier, Destieux, Fleur Cardinale, Grand Corbin, Grand Corbin-Despagne and Monbousquet.
The demoted growths from the status of Great Classified Growth to Great Growth are: Chateaux Bellevue, Cadet Bon, Faurie de Souchard, Guadet Saint-Julien, La Tour du Pin-Figeac (Belivier), La Tour du Pin-Figeac (Moueix), Lamarzelle, Petite Faurie de Soutard, Tertre Daugay, Villemaurine and Yon-Figeac. If the recent samples of some of the above mentioned properties may justify their current downgrade, there are great chances that estates like Bellevue, Tertre Daugay or Yon-Figeac will be upgraded to their previous rankings by the next revision in 2016 as the progresses noted after 2000, but not entering in the range of vintages (1993 - 2002) appointed for the criteria of selection for the 2006 classification, are noticable.
The two following estates have completely disappeared from the Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classification: Curé-Bon-la-Madeleine (integrated meanwhile to Chateau Canon) and La Clusière (integrated meanwhile to Chateau Pavie).
Finally, no estate considered as "garagiste" has integrated the classification. Valandraud, Mondotte, Le Dome, Bellevue-Mondotte or Magrez-Fombrauge have, for the least, the potential to be ranked as Great Classified Growths. In sight of the very fine quality reached by the above mentioned estates in recent vintages as well as all the innovative wine making methods used by the "garagistes", it remains to be seen whether the authorities will dare to cross the line in 2016..?St. Émilion Grand Cru Les Vins de St. Émilion (Syndicate Vitocole de Saint-Emilion) – Read about St. Emilion
Vins de Bordeaux:
Grape Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot
Soil: Sandy soils with alluvial gravel deposits
Surface Area: 4,160 ha |
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