Château Teutre-Roteboeuf

Saint-Emilion, Right Bank, Bordeaux, France

Deeply coloured, richly aromatic wines of impressive concentration. Château Le Tertre Rôteboeuf, is a St. Emilion Grand Cru property that is in the very top echelon of St-Emilion producers. Le Tertre Rôteboeuf is owned by François Mitjavile who also owns Château Roc de Cambes in theCôtes de Bourg. François produces just over 2,000 cases a year from his tiny 5.7-hectare vineyard, employing organic, sustainable vineyard techniques which is situated on a steep slope on the edge of a limestone plateau. The grapes (Merlot 80%, Cabernet Franc 20%) are harvested by hand and are fermented in tempera- ture-controlled concretetanks. Le Tertre Rôteboeuf is then aged in 100% new oak barrels for 18 months. Yields are kept very low and consequently this is one of the mostconcentrated wines to be found in Bordeaux. Typically, Le Tertre Rôteboeuf is deeply coloured, richly aromatic on the nose and packed with blackcurrants, overripe cherries, liquorice, roasted caramel and vanilla notes on the palate. A hedonist's delight!