2014 Tertre Rôteboeuf, St-Emilion (OWC)

“Toasted, bready notes followed by lifted dark fruit. Round and rich but it’s not overdone, with a freshness behind. A glimpse of oak and fine tannin. (JL)” (06/2018)

“The 2014 Tertre Roteboeuf is an exuberant, generous, incredibly sexy wine in a vintage they yielded more classic, straightforward efforts. Boasting a deep ruby/plum color as well as a rockin’ bouquet of espresso, spice-box, blackberries, new leather and Asian spice, this ripe, medium to full-bodied, layered 2014 has terrific purity of fruit as well as an undeniable hedonistic, opulent personality. It’s one of the stronger wines in the vintage and can be drunk now or cellared for 15+ years. (JD)” (11/2017)

“The 2014 Le Tertre Roteboeuf, now in bottle, has a very refined and pure bouquet, with red cherries, wild strawberry and a touch of orange blossom—all very Burgundy-like in style. The palate is very well balanced, with crisp tannin, hints of fig and date infusions that complement the red berry fruit, and a touch of white pepper toward the long finish. This is turning out to be a delicious (as banal as that reads) Le Tertre-Roteboeuf with the tannic structure to suggest that it will give pleasure over the next 20-30 years. (NM)” (06/2017)

“The 2014 Tertre-Rôteboeuf has a high-toned bouquet with macerated red cherries, raspberry coulis and wild heather scents. It is quite Burgundian in style, with what feels like toastier oak. As usual, blind, it stylistically is sui generis. The palate is medium-bodied with succulent fleshy red fruit, silky smooth in texture, not deep and lacking grip. That said, it slips down the throat with ease. Like Sade, a "smooth operator", even though François Mitjavile has crafted superior vintages in recent years. (NM)” (02/2024)