1989 Tertre Rôteboeuf

Community Tasting Notes (118) Avg Score: 93.8 points

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  2/5/2024 - vintage_whine wrote:

  took 6 hours after double decanting to open up. didnt stand up to the complexity of petrus or Le Pin next to it, but hasd a similar balance and mouthfeel to the le pin. darker in fruit, a bit more rustic

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  1/13/2024 - englishman's claret wrote:

  Similar to the last bottle, but a little less detailed and articulate. Nevertheless, an attention-grabbing dynamo of a wine, full of dark fruit, espresso, bitter chocolate. Yet for its heft, there's a freshness here and it doesn't get bogged down by its weight.

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  12/7/2023 - Eric wrote: 89 Points

  Not an ideal bottle. Stern, celery seed, iron, notes of oxidation. This was a struggle for about 90 minutes, but it gained weight, power and purity with air. Unclear if this was a poor bottle (cork was excellent) or just a very reticent wine.

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  8/3/2023 - essenceofreal wrote: 96 Points

  Gorgeous.
  
  Needed time to fully unfurl to show what it really was. Recommend to decant WAY longer than others what other CT people indicate.
  
  I opened this at 3pm. Was pretty closed and monolithic. Decanted at 5 and put back in the bottle at 6. Went to the Brix in Napa and decanted again. Drank some bubbles and got to this around 8pm. IE 3 hr decant plus plus. Was singing big time by then!! Tasted along the way and it kept getting better and better.
  
  By 9pm this beauty melted in your mouth. All that merlot was dancing delicately on the tongue w a finish that went on and on and on. Wasn't there the first hour, after 3 hrs was magnificent.
  
  What a wine. Amazing balance. Massive yet delicate. Harmonious all around. Leather, tobacco, kirsch, quince, all rolled up delivering pure joy.
  
  AT PEAK PEAK. Drink now. I think this will not get any better and if anything will start to decline over the next few years.

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  3/11/2023 - joshabramson Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Great example of mature right bank Bordeaux. Ripe and silky, with nicely integrated tannins and silky fruit. Really elegant and pretty wine.

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