Château Tertre Roteboeuf 1999 Mathusalem (600cl)
Château Tertre Roteboeuf 1999 is a Saint-Émilion red wine from Bordeaux, crafted by Château Tertre Roteboeuf and classified as a Premier Grand Cru Classé B. It blends 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc. The Wine Advocate awards it 91/100 and Jancis Robinson 17/20. Critics describe a rich and mellow wine with a fleshy texture, driven by expressions of black cherry, chocolate, smoked herbs, and roasted coffee. Published drinking windows: 2002-2017 for The Wine Advocate and 2008-2020 for Jancis Robinson.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Methuselah (600cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Saint Emilion
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château Tertre Roteboeuf
- Millésime
- 1999
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc
Château Tertre Roteboeuf
Tertre Roteboeuf is a 6-hectare estate situated in Saint-Laurent-des-Combes, within the Saint-Émilion Grand Cru appellation. Located on the southern slope of Saint-Émilion, its clay-limestone vineyard is planted mainly with Merlot and Cabernet Franc. The estate is run by the Mitjavile family, who took it over in the late 1970s.
- Owner
- Famille Mitjavile (SCEA Famille Mitjavile)
- Maître de chais
- Nina Mitjavile
- Surface (ha)
- 6.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- environ 25 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The estate’s main house was built in 1730 and the vineyard is mentioned in the 1929 edition of the Féret guide. The estate was previously known as Château du Tertre. Émilie Mitjavile inherited it from her father; during parts of the 1960s and 1970s, the vines were leased to members of her family. François Mitjavile gained practical experience of vineyard management and winemaking at Château Figeac before settling at Le Tertre with his wife. Following the 1977 harvest, the vineyard returned to the direct control of the Mitjavile family. The name Tertre Roteboeuf was then adopted, in reference to the ‘lieu-dit’ (local place name) Roteboeuf situated on the estate’s hillsides. Since the 1994 vintage, the word ‘Château’ has no longer appeared in the wine’s name. The estate is now legally operated by SCEA Famille Mitjavile, of which Émilie Mitjavile is the manager. Nina Mitjavile is described by recent industry sources as being responsible for winemaking in the cellar, continuing the work of François Mitjavile.
