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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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2/25/2023 - Papies wrote:
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.
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2/23/2022 - EJDALEwine Likes this wine: 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.
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7/14/2020 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 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
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6/24/2020 - Sean Tay wrote:
Truffle, mushroom, earth, cooked red fruits, plum, fig, medium+ acidity, medium tannin. Drinking very well. Very enjoyable.
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10/26/2019 - NickA Likes this wine: 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.
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9/7/2019 - d'Artagnan wrote: 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
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3/9/2019 - d'Artagnan wrote: 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
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4/5/2018 - d'Artagnan wrote: 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.
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8/24/2017 - Ed B wrote: 91 Points
Took a while to perk up, but was excellent.
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12/3/2016 - Claret & CdP Gang Likes this wine: 91 Points
Still quite dark with bricking, lovely mature Bordeaux, elegant and light bodied but fading so drink up
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4/29/2016 - Heywood_ja Likes this wine: 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.
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4/15/2016 - Burgnick wrote: 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
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12/13/2015 - PoliEcon wrote: 96 Points
Still fabulous nearly 3 decades in.
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11/17/2015 - pavel_p Likes this wine: 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.
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11/8/2013 - Heywood_ja wrote: flawed
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.
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4/23/2012 - mike l. wrote: 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.
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4/14/2012 - christophee Likes this wine: 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.
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3/31/2010 - austincarty wrote: 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.
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12/23/2009 - SteveHyde wrote:
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.
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5/13/2006 - repoper wrote: 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.
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