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1998 Château Le Tertre Rôteboeuf |
| Vintage | 1998 |  Label 1 of 9   | |
| Type | Red | ||
| Producer | Château Le Tertre Rôteboeuf | ||
| Variety | Red Bordeaux Blend | ||
| Designation | n/a | ||
| Vineyard | n/a | ||
| Country | France | ||
| Region | Bordeaux | ||
| SubRegion | Libournais | ||
| Appellation | St. Émilion Grand Cru |
| Community Tasting History |
Community Tasting Notes (average 93.6 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 24 notes) | |
| Tasted by ed-d on 11/17/2009 & rated 94 points: Cheesy nose that blows off with air. Focused & cool deeply plummy fruit with no weediness but a faint hint of curry. Very nice! (277 views) | |
| Tasted by oncocyte on 11/16/2009 & rated 90 points: Tense, dense, angular, still tannic. Decanted for one hour or more before being served with, appropriately enough, roast beef. Cedary on these nose, And tarry on the palate. Hopefully the fruit will come forward in a few years. (285 views) | |
| Tasted by dream on 11/9/2009 & rated 94 points: Deep thick ruby color. Gorgeous nose of dark rasberries, bitter chocolate and ether. Wow, what a deep, thickly-textured St. Emilion that's finally shedding its cloak of sharp tannins and firm acidity. Mouthcoating flavors of blackberries and dark rasberry jam with notes of bitter chocolate and dry-aged beef. I was unsure about this wine a few years ago because of the stringent tannins but now as they melt away this wine is just beginning to show its power and decadence. True to its terroir and quite the opposite of a classic left-bank Bordeaux. A testament to the greatness of the right bank in 1998. 94+ (379 views) | |
| Tasted by Chisato on 7/18/2009 & rated 91 points: Decanted at 6:45pm and tasted at 9pm in the 1998 right bank vertical tasting Color: Ruby core, mahogany at the edge Nose: Some bret even after over 2 hours of decanting. This was followed by a wave of sea breeze. Interesting Palate: Loads of glycerin sweetness and smooth texture. Friend said mushroom and some cooked meat initially. Finish was about 20 seconds. The mid palate started to fade at 10:15pm I think this wine still needs more bottle age to deliver its potential. I should try a bottle again in a year and see how it develops (471 views) | |
| Tasted by PeterH on 9/26/2008 & rated 95 points: Really good juice with a long life ahead... (1007 views) | |
| Tasted by PeterH on 4/21/2008 & rated 94 points: (871 views) | |
| Tasted by PeterH on 2/23/2008 & rated 96 points: (975 views) | |
| Tasted by PeterH on 1/9/2008 & rated 96 points: (1036 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 11/17/2007 & rated 91 points: Not bad but a bit overshaddowed by the other wines tasted that night. I loved the nose, very typical for the type. I could taste a bit of chocolate and berries but was disappointed in such a short finish. (1499 views) | |
| Tasted by PeterH on 10/19/2007 & rated 95 points: (1093 views) | |
| Tasted by PeterH on 10/19/2007 & rated 95 points: (1094 views) | |
| Tasted by rsepulve on 8/8/2007 & rated 91 points: Lots of espresso, chocolate, and dark fruit with nuances of smoke, cedar, spices, meat emerging after 30 minutes or so. The finish left a lingering impression of cigar smoke that I did not enjoy. (1614 views) | |
| Tasted by Diane (LI) on 3/7/2007: deep and dark with a gorgeous ripe nose, intense, mouth filling fruit with a jolt of dark cherries. The tannins surrounded the sweet fruit suggesting its youth and a very long life ahead. A finish that faded too soon disappointed me, but, otherwise, an impressive wine. (1735 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 9/22/2006 & rated 95 points: (1483 views) | |
| Tasted by wineismylife on 8/24/2006 & rated 92 points: WIML92,WA94,NOWS No formal notes. This was a really St. Emilion. Big, mocha and dark berry kind of wine. Drinking well now. Should hold for at least another 8-10 years easily. (2097 views) | |
| Tasted by win on 8/24/2006 & rated 93 points: Suze Tasting (Suze, Dallas, Texas): I've always loved the name, translated to "hill of the belching beef," and I'm happy I love this wine. Starts off with interesting aromas involving a mixture of sublime tropical fruit and deep red berries. Exotic wine that does not smack you in the face, but rather sneaks up on you in a nice way. Neither the aroma, flavor nor finish screams out, but when merged together, they become a flavorful memory. The lingering finish had a hint of oak with a splash of background vanilla. 90-95 (2211 views) | |
| Tasted by PeterH on 6/15/2006 & rated 95 points: Hey, this wine is really coming around. My last time, about a year ago, still showed reasonable tannins that had yet to integrate. This is becoming just a delicious bottle of St. Emilion. Decadent, sexy juice. I'd hold out for another couple of years (say '07 or '08), but with a rib-eye, this is great right now... (3003 views) | |
| Tasted by caldwell on 4/1/2006: Wow! This was nice and dense, a real hit with April. The record said that we had two bottles left, but I only count two tasting notes out of an original four bottle purchase, so there's a chance that the count is off. This was a very nice bottle of win (1113 views) | |
| Tasted by Russell Faulkner on 10/21/2005 & rated 93 points: Château Le Tertre Rôteboeuf Vertical (Bentley Hotel): Fresh hot chili on nose. A lighter style than the other young wines, well balanced, smooth slightly spicy oak and dark blackcurrent and dark cherry, nice feel to it. (2767 views) | |
| Tasted by Richard Jennings on 8/28/2005 & rated 94 points: 1998 Right Bank Bordeaux vs. New World Cab Blindtasting (Skirball Center, Los Angeles, California): Lovely classic Bordeaux, plum, cedar nose; tasty, plum, black fruit, mocha, elegant palate, drinking well now; medium-plus finish (143 views) | |
| Tasted by Richard Jennings on 1/28/2005 & rated 92 points: Martin Weiner St. Emilion Wine Tasting Dinner (Martin Weiner's home in Westwood, Los Angeles, California): Ripe plum nose; juicy, dark fruit, plum palate; sweet medium finish 92+ pts. (180 views) | |
| Tasted by caldwell on 11/1/2004: Somebody on erp said they had a bottle of this that was ready to go; I think it needs more time. Lacked the overpowering concentration that we found in the Leoville Poyferre 1982 the other night, which will come with time, I believe. Had a little bit of (1109 views) | |
| Tasted by Joe Belmaati on 7/1/2003 & rated 92 points: With filet de boeuf. Dark red in the glass. Aromas of jammy raspberry. Not as rich on the nose as on previous encounters. I guess it's time to let this baby go to sleep for a long while before waking up to more glory. For a good long while this wine has been open-knit, forth-coming and enjoyable. Not so this time around. The mouth-feel is still excellent, but the fruit seems to have moved into the background a bit, and the tannins, although sweet, seem to take over a bit. This has been a favourite of mine for a while, and I'm quite curious to see how it will turn out eventually. (2685 views) | |
| Tasted by Joe Belmaati on 3/13/2002 & rated 98 points: Dark red. Notes of freshly ground coffee. A big beast!! Yet elegant and crisp. Huge structure and enough fruit to fill up two bottles. But everything seems so together. It's almost like this wine can't set a foot wrong. Some mint notes appear after about half an hour. Extremely long aftertaste, in what I would call a milestone wine. Just superb. This is very young, and might improve with a bit of age, but seriously, how much better can it get? (2614 views) |
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About red wine
The variety Red Bordeaux Blend on CellarTracker implies any blend using any or all of the five traditional Bordeaux varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec. As such, this is used worldwide, whether for wines from Bordeaux, Meritages from California and Canada, some Super-Tuscan wines etc. Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia) Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux) | Simple Bordeaux primer Libournais (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux) 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  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..?
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