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1989 Tertre Rôteboeuf
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Libournais
- St. Émilion Grand Cru
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Community Tasting Notes 118
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vintage_whine wrote:
February 5, 2024 - 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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englishman's claret wrote:
January 13, 2024 - 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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Eric wrote: 89 points
December 7, 2023 - 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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essenceofreal wrote: 96 points
August 3, 2023 - 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.5 people found this helpful Comment -
joshabramson Likes this wine: 95 points
March 11, 2023 - 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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By Chris Kissack
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By Neal Martin
A Century of Bordeaux: The Nines (Sep 2019), 9/1/2019 (link)(Tertre Rôteboeuf Tertre-rôteboeuf Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
Mar/Apr 2019, Issue #80, Another Look At the 1989 and 1990 Bordeaux - Twin Vintages Have Taken Different Paths With Age(Château Tertre Roteboeuf) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
2/13/2019 (link)(Ch Tertre Roteboeuf St-Émilion Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
January 2019, 1/1/2019 (link)(Château Tertre-Roteboeuf St Emilion Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
7/6/2010 (link)(Ch Tertre Roteboeuf St-Émilion Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
5/21/2010 (link)(Ch Tertre Roteboeuf St-Emilion Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
8/8/2009 (link) 91 points(Tertre Rôteboeuf) Bricking dark raspberry red color with light floating sediment and pale meniscus; a little maderized on nose, with tart berry and black fruit; tart berry, plum, rather mature; medium finish (a disappointing showing)
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By Richard Jennings
6/25/2003 (link) 94 points(Tertre Rôteboeuf) Beefy, chocolate cherry nose; concentrated with flavors of tobacco, leather and pepper, with a hint of game 94+ pts.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1989
- Type Red
- Producer Tertre Rôteboeuf
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Libournais
- Appellation St. Émilion Grand Cru
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 13 (1%)
- In Cellars 733 (60%)
- Consumed 479 (39%)
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- ProducerTertre Rôteboeuf
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionLibournais
- AppellationSt. Émilion Grand Cru
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