2022 Chateau Tertre Roteboeuf - Saint Emilion Grand Cru Classe

Decanter.com – 95 pts – GH: *Crushed stones and sweet black fruit on the nose alongside roses, violets, bramble fruit, liquorice and dark chocolate. Creamy, rich, intense and ripe with a sweet and savoury tang to the fruit. Supple and succulent, clearly concentrated with powerful tannins that have a soft plushness and grippy aspect but not dry - more powdery and mineral like grape skins with wet stone salinity. Clean and juicy, there’s a lovely purity, not too tannic despite the power underneath. Clean and well framed, there’s an air of opulence, really perfumed and striking but there’s also a sense of direction and focus. Nice energy and bold appeal. 30hl/ha.* - 04/2023

JancisRobinson.com – 17+/20pts – JL: * 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc. Cask sample. True to style. Exuberant nose (fruit, spice, chocolate and menthol notes) and plush texture. Rich but dry on the finish. Suave and seductive with generous fruit and plentiful but very fine tannins.* - 04/2023

Vinous.com – (95-97) pts – NM: *The 2022 Tertre-Rôteboeuf is very deep in color. It has a very intense bouquet with Dorset plum, raspberry coulis, touches of fennel and fresh fig. Fine delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with plenty of structure, pure mulberry, blackberry and raspberry fruit, white pepper and curry leaf. It is a more exotic Saint-Émilion, but I would not describe it as exotic. It's just very Tertre-Rôteboeuf!* - 04/2023

Thewinecellarinsider.com – (96-98) pts – JL: *Black raspberries, flowers, spice, mint, cocoa, licorice, espresso, and plums open the gorgeous perfume. On the palate, the wine is full, rich, deep, concentrated, long and luxurious. The extensive finish leaves you with spicy black raspberries, and plums. The blend is 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc, 15% ABV, 3.8 pH. Harvesting took place October 5 - October 15. Drink from 2026-2050.* - 05/2023