Château Le Tertre Rôteboeuf Vertical

Bentley Hotel
Tasted Friday, October 21, 2005 by Russell Faulkner with 1,400 views

Flight 1 (2 Notes)

  • 2001 Tertre Rôteboeuf 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

    Ruby tim, no sign of purple.
    Intense toasty oak nose of (burnt) coffee which grew less intense and more sweetly perfumed.
    Smooth sweet oak on attack, noticably high acid, drinking now, new world style, some warmth on finish.

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  • 1999 Tertre Rôteboeuf 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

    Less vibrant colour than the 1999.
    Calmer nose, slight undergrowth notes, more succulent fruit on midpalate, less ripe.
    Perhaps a little simple

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Flight 2 (2 Notes)

  • 2000 Tertre Rôteboeuf 95 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

    Like the 2001, oak a little too prominant, slight menthol element.
    More body, tannin ends slightly astringent though, I think this is only just settling down and finding itself.

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  • 1998 Tertre Rôteboeuf 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

    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.

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Flight 3 (2 Notes)

  • 1995 Tertre Rôteboeuf 88 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

    Significant bricking to the light cherry colour, mature.
    Quite dump on the nose.
    All very pleasant, medium-light body, some fruit remaining, not enough to this though, already past it?

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  • 1994 Tertre Rôteboeuf

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

    Verging on brown.
    Volitile and slightly oxidised.
    On palate, very light fruit, not very nice though.
    NR

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Flight 4 (2 Notes)

  • 1990 Tertre Rôteboeuf 96 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

    Dried fruit, prune and fig on nose, layers of fruit and tar.
    Plump sweet candied fruit, orange peel and raisin, not overly concentrated. Quite special

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  • 1989 Tertre Rôteboeuf 95 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

    Quite similar to the 1990, opinons were split as to which was preferred.
    Very complex, again sweet plum prune and cherry notes, tiny hint of menthol, velvet tannin that just glides across the palate

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Flight 5 (3 Notes)

  • 1988 Tertre Rôteboeuf 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

    Quite dark in colour, clear bricking.
    A slightly dirty note to the nose.
    Lacks the lush fruit of the 89 and 90, and suffered for coming after them.

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  • 1985 Tertre Rôteboeuf 96 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

    Hard to pin the nose down, less dried fruit than the 89 and 90, but equally ripe.
    Superbly balanced, very perfumed. Even more complexity on the palate than the nose. Very special.
    Likely peaking right now.

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  • 1982 Tertre Rôteboeuf 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

    Very dry nose, slightly thin.
    Oxo cubes and dried fruit on palate, much of the pleasure coming from the maturity, this has stood up to aging better than many of the others.
    Drink soon though.

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