2015 Le Tertre Roteboeuf Bordeaux Blend

Bordeaux Blend - 6L
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REVIEWS

TWI 99 JL 98 WA 98 JD 97 DC 93
TWI 99

The Wine Independent, November 2022

The 2015 Tertre Roteboeuf is medium to deep garnet in color. It bursts with a first wave of profound black fruit preserves - prunes, boysenberries, and blackberry jelly - before slowly unfurling to uncover notes of...
JL 98

TheWineCellarInsider.com, May 2018

From the get-go, this is so sexy. Voluptuous, sensuous, silky and exotic, the fruit is perfectly ripe. There is concentration and lift, with a perfume you cannot get enough of. On the palate, the red fruits offer...
WA 98

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, April 2018

98+ The 2015 Le Tertre Roteboeuf is deep garnet-purple in color with a gorgeous nose of baked cherries, warm plums, crème de cassis and mulberries with touches of rare beef, violets, mocha, Chinese five spice and...
JD 97

jebdunnuck.com, February 2019

(97+ points) The 2015 Le Tertre Rôteboeuf is thrilling, profound stuff and has the sunny, sexy style of the vintage front and center. A dense purple color is followed by an awesome perfume of kirsch, sweet cassis, toasted...
DC 93

Decanter,

True to style: plush and approachable with an enticing aromatic complexity. Super ripe fruit but fresh and floral at the same time. Palate rich and suave but harmonious, the plentiful tannins smooth and long. Read more...

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type Red
Varietal Bordeaux Blend
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Sub-region Saint Emilion
Vintage 2015
Size 6L
Percent alcohol 15%
Closure Cork

The 2015 Le Tertre Roteboeuf is a Bordeaux blend hailing from the renowned Saint Emilion sub-region of Bordeaux, France. Produced by Le Tertre Roteboeuf, this red wine is sealed with a cork and has an alcohol content of 15.0%.

Jeff Leve from TheWineCellarInsider.com describes this vintage as "voluptuous, sensuous, silky and exotic," highlighting its perfectly ripe fruit and a perfume that captivates. He awarded it an impressive score of 98, noting that the wine offers "intensity, purity and length" and predicts that it will age gracefully for at least 20 years.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate also gave this wine a high score of 98. Lisa Perrotti-Brown provides a vivid description, noting its "deep garnet-purple color" and "gorgeous nose of baked cherries, warm plums, crème de cassis and mulberries." She describes the palate as "full-bodied, rich, spicy" with "firm, grainy tannins," and praises its "seamless freshness" and "very long, spicy finish."

Decanter's review, while slightly more conservative with a score of 93, compliments the wine's "plush and approachable" nature, with "super ripe fruit but fresh and floral at the same time." The reviewer highlights its "rich and suave" palate and "smooth and long" tannins, underscoring its harmonious character.

Jeb Dunnuck awarded the wine 97 points, emphasizing its "sunny, sexy style" and "awesome perfume of kirsch, sweet cassis, toasted spice, and graphite." He describes it as "full-bodied, powerful, and incredibly flamboyant," noting its "stacked mid-palate" and "awesome purity of fruit." He suggests it needs a few more years of bottle age and has the potential to last for over two decades.

The Wine Independent provided the highest score of 99, describing the wine's "medium to deep garnet color" and an initial burst of "profound black fruit preserves" that evolves to reveal "chargrill, tapenade, crushed rocks, and violets." The reviewer praises its "exquisitely ripe, fine-grained tannins and fantastic tension," calling it "very energetic and so singularly powerful."

In summary, the 2015 Le Tertre Roteboeuf is a highly acclaimed Bordeaux blend, noted for its ripe fruit, complexity, and aging potential. With scores ranging from 93 to 99, it is lauded for its seamless structure and rich, harmonious profile.