Classification | |
Type | Rouge |
Marque | Chateau Tertre de Roteboeuf |
Millésime | 2004 |
Pays | France |
Région | Bordeaux, St. Emilion |
Raisin | Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Bordeaux Blend |
Volume | |
État | Extrait de son coffret en bois d'origine |
Étiquette | Parfait |
Consommable | -2020 |
Stock | 0 |
The bottled 2004 Tertre Roteboeuf is a very good effort for the vintage, revealing a Chateauneuf du Pape-like kirsch liqueur note intermixed with hints of beef blood, sweet herbs, and licorice. It will not make anyone forget the monumental 2000 or top-notch 1998, but it is a well-made effort displaying a medium-bodied, lush finish with noticeable tannin. It appears to be at an incongruous stage of development, showing both sweetness and hardness, somewhat like the classic Chinese play of sweet versus sour. It reminds me of a lighter version of Terte Roteboeuf’s successful 1994. Drink it over the next 12-15 years.
Rene Gabriel rates this wine 18/20 points.