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| Community Tasting Notes (average 93.8 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 15 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by DAN BAILEY on 9/2/2023: From magnum. Darker and richer but somehow thinner than and didn’t follow through like the 02 mouton. 2nd glass much better. Grio and depth. Deep, rich red fruits with some sweet caramel notes. (625 views) | | | Tasted by jmoon on 6/3/2022 & rated 93 points: Opened and poured. Plush and cool and fairly deep plummyness, chocolate notes. Great from start, with no decant needed. Slight faded / ox hints after a couple of hours. Prop at peak first hour. Drink now. (1591 views) | | | Tasted by llink on 5/12/2022 & rated 92 points: PNP. First bottle from a sealed wood case that was purchased on release. The nose shows a kirsch liqueur element combined with some funk, espresso and blackberries. The palate is silky and gorgeously supple with a lively acidic element to complement the ripe fruit. Refreshing finish leaving a red fruited aftertaste. (1315 views) | | | Tasted by hargy on 6/7/2021 & rated 90 points: this is beautifully made and has a lovely balance to it - you can drink it now but I wonder if it (like so many other 2004's) will improve with more time - I'm not sure (1939 views) | | | Tasted by rjpbath on 9/1/2019 & rated 94 points: The more I taste good 04s the better I like them. This is again tasting exceptionally well. We all agreed that voluptuous was the best adjective.... Glorious TRb. No hurry to drink this. Memorable. (2840 views) | | | Tasted by rjpbath on 8/5/2017 & rated 95 points: Like a pleasurable thunderbolt between the eyes. Soft, mulberry sweet/sour fruit +++, intensely fragrant Long long long. Utterly delicious (and this is the overwhelming impression). Unlike anything else in Bordeaux in 2004, in my experience. Another example of a wonderful TRB. (4370 views) | | | Tasted by dzoned1 on 12/15/2015 flawed bottle: Corked (4685 views) | | | Tasted by "Rhône Rider" on 2/10/2015 & rated 93 points: Dyp rød.
Ingen typisk Bordeauxnese med røyk og krydder.
Intensiv munn med blåbær, solbær sedertre og , litt krydder. Nyansert med flere lag. Man tror den dør før den kommer heftig tilbake. Flott struktur enda og frisk munnfølelse. Drikker bra i mange år.
(5+8+13+8+9) (5432 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 11/30/2014 & rated 94 points: Earthy, smoky, plum liqueur, tobacco and truffle aromas are perfectly paired with the silky, polished, sexy, exotic textured fruit and spice that coats your palate with sweet, fresh cherries. This is drinking in the sweet spot today. (5760 views) | | | Tasted by kr522 on 3/9/2013 & rated 94 points: One of my favorite vineyards, and this wine delivers the goods.
Telltale notes of earth, coffee and chocolate covered cherries. Not as pronounced as some of the great vintages like 89, 90 and 00, but there's no mistaking this is a Tertre Roteboeuf. It's a wine that aims for the intellectual hedonist
I'd like to try this side by side with the 05 because my sense is this one offers more drinking pleasure today but the 05 will outlive it (6220 views) | | | Tasted by Rob MacKay on 7/18/2010 & rated 96 points: We last had this wine a little over 3 years ago and I was quite gaga over it back then, which made me curious to see if I would still feel the same way tonight. Yeah, it's still pretty fantastic. In the past 3 years, the wine has started to integrate together quite nicely and the finish seems to have become more extended and smooth. Even though there is only about 15% Cab Franc in the blend, you can really detect it's dark fruit influence on the Merlot. For me, this is one of the best I've had from the right bank for 2004. (6571 views) | | | Tasted by Rob MacKay on 4/15/2007 & rated 97 points: The first note on this wine for me was from a tasting at a local retailer, which resulted in the purchase of a couple of bottles. This note is from the first of those bottles, which we enjoyed last night with Steak au Poivre with fingerling potatoes. What an amazing wine. Lots of fruit on the nose. Black cherries and other dark fruits and berries commingling with smoked meats. The taste is fantasticly smooth and elegant with wonderful silky texture and a long finish that leaves you wanting more. The closest new world comparison I could probably make would be Joseph Phelps Insignia in a great year. (7240 views) | | | Tasted by Rob MacKay on 3/3/2007 & rated 96 points: 85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc. Huge nose the leaps out of the glass with scents of black cherries and smoked meat. Wonderfully complex flavors and texture with a 30-45 second finish. I was amazed that this wine was this good at this young age. In my opinion, this is 2004 St. Emilion at it's best. (6525 views) |
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(Ch Tertre Roteboeuf St-Émilion Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
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(Ch Tertre Roteboeuf St-Émilion Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Julia Harding, MW
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(Ch Tertre Roteboeuf St-Émilion Red) Subscribe to see review text. | The World of Fine Wine, December 2008, Issue #22
(Château Tertre Roteboeuf Grand Cru) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, May/June 2006, IWC Issue #126
(Chateau Le Tertre Roteboeuf Saint Emilion) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, May/June 2005, IWC Issue #120
(Chateau Le Tertre Roteboeuf Saint Emilion) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (4/5/2005)
(Ch Tertre Roteboeuf St-Émilion Red) Subscribe to see review text. |
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| 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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