Tertre Roteboeuf 2015

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Reviewed by: Lisa Perrotti-Brown

The 2015 Le Tertre Roteboeuf is deep garnet-purple in color with a gorgeous nose of baked cherries, warm plums, crème de cassis and mulberries with touches of rare beef, violets, mocha, Chinese five spice and fertile loam. Full-bodied, rich, spicy and with firm, grainy tannins, it has seamless freshness and a very long, spicy finish. This is wonderfully seamless and harmonious.

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Reviewed by: Neal Martin

The 2015 Le Tertre Roteboeuf was picked between 8 and 12 October, François Mitjavile alternating his pickers between here and Roc de Cambes. Like his other 2015s, there is a nascent Burgundy-like allure on the nose that is beguiling in purity and beautifully defined, with scents of small dark cherries, Indian ink and a touch of cassis, an undertow of minerals that will surely become more perceptible as the wine ages in bottle. The palate is harmonious and animated. You are immediately taken by the fineness of the tannin and its velvety smooth texture. It just glides effortlessly along, extremely persistent and tensile on the finish. This will be irresistible once in bottle, and yet there is the substance to see it age for many years. Yes - it's just a little bit magical.

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Reviewed by: Neal Martin

The 2015 Le Tertre Roteboeuf delivered the goods in barrel and now in bottle it knocks you sideways with a deliriously gorgeous bouquet that is so pure and refined: macerated small black cherries, violets and iris all with a mineral-driven undertow. The palate is medium-bodied with a beautiful, svelte texture that belies the backbone of this Tertre Roteboeuf. There is enormous density and volume here, but it is barely noticeable due to the exquisite balance and the freshness that pours out on the finish. What an outstanding wine from François Mitjavile. Brilliant.

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Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni

A heady, exotic wine, the 2015 Tertre-Rôteboeuf exudes richness and intensity. Super-ripe dark cherry, plum, espresso, chocolate, spice and licorice infuse this voluptuous, racy Saint-Émilion. Dense, powerful and explosive, it just gets better and better with time in the glass. Super-ripe cherry and plum fruit are laced with scents of tobacco, licorice, incense and white truffle that add nuance. What a gorgeous wine this is! Proprietor François Mitjavile isn't afraid to be a contrarian. While many estates opt for shorter aging, Mitjavile gives his wine two full years in 100% new oak and also keeps the cellar on the warm side during the winter months. The 2015 was bottled in September 2017.

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Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni

One of the wines of the vintage, the 2015 Tertre Rôteboeuf is simply magnificent. Unctuous and deep, with fabulous aromatic intensity, the 2015 blossoms in all directions. The choice to harvest late comes through in a wine that is both incredibly concentrated but surprisingly light on its feet. Finesse, class and pedigree. It's all right there in the glass. The 2015 Tertre Rôteboeuf is virtually impossible to spit. Let's leave it at that.

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Reviewed by: Neal Martin

The 2015 Tertre-Rôteboeuf has a sumptuous, decadent and multi-layered bouquet with billowing black cherries, blueberry, crème de cassis and violet aromas that are hedonistic and irresistible. The palate is full-bodied with a lot of extraction: chocolate-tinged black fruit, sweet and candied with veins of peppermint toward the no-holds barred finish. A powerhouse of a Saint-Émilion, I was initially prudent with my score but the manner in which it coalesces in the glass is convincing. Tasted blind at the Southwold 2015 Bordeaux tasting.

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Reviewed by: Lisa Perrotti-Brown

The 2015 Le Tertre Roteboeuf is deep garnet-purple in color with a gorgeous nose of baked cherries, warm plums, crème de cassis and mulberries with touches of rare beef, violets, mocha, Chinese five spice and fertile loam. Full-bodied, rich, spicy and with firm, grainy tannins, it has seamless freshness and a very long, spicy finish. This is wonderfully seamless and harmonious.

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Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni

The 2015 Tertre-Rôteboeuf has an exuberant bouquet with peppermint-infused red fruit aromas. This is bold, assertive and maybe missing the nuance of its peers. The palate is very ripe and lavished with toasty new oak that masks some of the terroir expression, rendering it Napa-like in style. This seems like an anachronistic Saint-Émilion in the context of contemporary winemaking in that appellation. It's a little dry on the finish. Tasted blind at the 2015 Bordeaux Ten-Year-On tasting.