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CHATEAU TERTRE ROTEBOEUF, 2010

SAINT-EMILION GRAND CRU

" 15% Cabernet Franc, 85% Merlot. Harvested on October 12. Very rich and sweet. Much more imposing and brutal than the Roc. Very sweet at the start, then tannic. Quite clumsy at the moment, with underlying richness. Astonishing, completely different from everything else! Less freshness than the Roc. Just a bit too sweet... A statement, but very atypical for 2010. Where is the freshness? Dense and drying on the finish. A bit heavy and too sweet to accompany a meal? " - Jancis Robinson

CHARACTERISTICS    

CLASSIFICATION Grand Cru Classé
GRAPE VARIETIES 15% Cabernet Franc, 85% Merlot
AROMAS Black fruits, dried fruits, chocolate, smoke
FOOD & WINE PAIRING Poached eggs with truffle, woodcock purée in Bazadaise style
VINIFICATION The vinification is traditional.
FORMAT 75 CL

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Regular price 457,00 € T.T.C.
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Vineyard Detail
AGRICULTURE Sustainable
GRAPE VARIETIES Merlot, cabernet franc
VINEYARD SURFACE AREA 6 hectares
ANNUAL PRODUCTION 27,000 bottles
HARVEST Manual
SOIL Clayey-limestone soil

 

History and anecdotes

At the end of the seventies, François Mitjavile took control of the estate his wife inherited from her father and named it Tertre Roteboeuf. The estate was already listed in the 1929 edition of the Feret guide (the Bordeaux vineyards “bible”). François Mitjavile came back to old methods by re-establishing the permanent grass cover cropping and by reducing vines’ height. Success was not long in coming: the 1982 vintage tasting placed it at the same level as the greatest with a delicious fruitiness and surprising evolving flavours.

This Saint-Emilion Grand Cru has no classification, certainly because the owner does not want to participate in it, only the reputation is enough.

CHATEAU TERTRE ROTEBOEUF

Caracteristics

CHARACTERISTICS    

CLASSIFICATION Grand Cru Classé
GRAPE VARIETIES 15% Cabernet Franc, 85% Merlot
AROMAS Black fruits, dried fruits, chocolate, smoke
FOOD & WINE PAIRING Poached eggs with truffle, woodcock purée in Bazadaise style
VINIFICATION The vinification is traditional.
FORMAT 75 CL