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Tertre Roteboeuf 2000

St Emilion, Grand Cru

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Tasting Notes

A lighter colour than its peers, the nose much more Merlot dominated, very polished, lactic at first with touches of chocolate and espresso lacing the opulent, gourmand-like red-berried fruit. Quintessential Tertre-Roteboeuf. The bouquet subsides and mellows with aeration, gaining more clarity, with more wild strawberry, vanilla, ripe Satsuma and apricot developing. It has a swagger, this wine, gaining complexity all the time, that gourmand quality (so Francois Mitjavile) ensuring that I could guess its identity blind. The palate is rounded on the entry, slightly lower acidity, fine tannins, good backbone here but cloaked in ripe, rounded, smoke and chestnut-tinged, meaty, red-berried fruit. Lush and sensuous on the finish. Lovely. Drink now-2025. Tasted March 2010.

Score: 95

Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2010-2025 01 September 2010

My all-time favorite vintage of Tertre-Roteboeuf, the 2000 should age much more consistently than the rather irregular 1990 or the top-notch 1989. The 2005 should give it a run for its money down the road, but at present, this wine is performing fabulously well. It boasts a dense ruby/purple color along with notes of kirsch liqueur and licorice. This St.-Emilion could pass for a great Chateauneuf du Pape or top-notch Musigny, although it has more power and depth than a burgundy, and none of the peppery/garrigue characteristics of a Rhone. Nevertheless, there is a sweet character from the high glycerin level as I suspect the alcohol content exceeds 14%. Velvety textured and full-bodied, but surprisingly youthful, this stunningly rich wine can be drunk now, but promises to last another two decades.

Score: 98

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2010-2030 01 June 2010