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Tertre Roteboeuf St Emilion Grand Cru AOC France 2011

Tertre Roteboeuf St Emilion Grand Cru AOC France 2011

€345.00
€345.00
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SKU 11035

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2011 is not a show-off vintage in Saint-Émilion — and that’s exactly why this bottle matters. Where many estates struggled for ripeness or depth, Mitjavile leaned into texture, aromatics and precision. The result is a wine that isn’t loud, but luminous.

It opens with lifted, perfumed aromas: violet, cherry blossom, red plum and cassis, layered with subtle smoke, cloves and graphite. This is Tertre Roteboeuf without the flamboyance of hotter years — more sculpted, more discreet, but no less distinctive.

On the palate the wine is elegant and silky, with bramble fruit, red cherry and ripe cranberry. The tannins are fine and tightly woven, giving structure without ever hardening. You can taste the old vines, not the oak; the texture speaks louder than the vintage.

The finish is savoury, long and poised, echoing spice, red fruit skin, dried herbs and faint tobacco. There is beauty in its restraint — the kind of wine that rewards attention, not just appetite.

A Mitjavile wine for people who value nuance, not power. Drink now or cellar with confidence for greater aromatic depth.

96 pts – Tim Atkin MW

95 pts – Farr Vintners

92 pts – The Wine Cellar Insider

 

Details

Winemaker Francois Mitjaville
Country of Origin France
Grapes
Region Bordeaux
Vintage 2011
ABV 13.0%
Style Red Wine
Food Pairings

Characteristics

  • Low Acidity
    High Acidity
  • Light Bodied
    Full Bodied
  • Dry Profile
    Sweet Profile

Click & Collect Locations

  • ✅ Athlone Store
  • ✅ Mullingar HQ
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Winemakers

Francois Mitjavile

Château Le Tertre Rôteboeuf produces just over 2,000 cases a year from it's tiny 5.7-hectares, which is situated on a steep slope on the edge of a limestone plateau. The grapes are harvested by hand and are fermented in temperature-controlled concrete tanks. Le Tertre Rôteboeuf is then aged in oak barrels for 18 months. Yields are kept very low and consequently this is one of the most concentrated wines to be found in Bordeaux. One very important feature of La Tertre Rôteboeuf is that the harvest is very late, giving an almost raisin-like ripeness to the wine. This is because the soil is cold and ideally suited to Merlot. Like all the best winemakers, Francois is prepared to risk rain, and thereby the potential destruction of his crop, to achieve the result he wants. His views are summed up thus: “Let us see, what soil and weather have cooked together this year, and get the best possible out of it. The miracle comes first of all from Mother Nature”.

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