Francois Mitjavile hatte mit seinem Tertre Roteboeuf im trockenen Jahr 2020 den Vorteil, dass sein Weingarten gleich einem Amphitheater geschützt ist und ausgezeichnet Feuchtigkeit sammeln kann. Im Ergebnis ein kraftvoller Wein, der trotz seiner hohen Reife – hier wurden wieder einmal Grenzen ausgelotet – in keiner Phase überreif wirkt. Elegant und üppig zugleich. Was wie ein Widerspruch klingt, charakterisiert die Spannung dieses Weins perfekt.
Jeb Dunnuck: „One of the wines of the vintage will be the 2020 Château Tertre Roteboeuf, which has its classic exotic, boisterous, incredibly sexy personality front and center. Cassis, smoked meats, vanilla, graphite, white truffle, and a liqueur of rocks-like minerality are just some of the nuances here, and it hits the palate with full-bodied richness, incredibly purity, building tannins, and a blockbuster of a finish. I followed this barrel sample for just under a week and it never showed a hint of oxidation or fatigue. This cuvée always shows lots of oak (it’s brought up in 100% new barrels), especially in its youth, but it is incredibly well-integrated and largely disappears once at full maturity. Hide bottles for 7-8 years if you can, and it’s going to keep for 30 years or more.“ (97-99)
Robert Parker: „Opaque purple-black in color, the 2020 Le Tertre Roteboeuf needs a little coaxing and patience to lure out captivating notes of wild blueberries, crushed black plums and juicy blackberries, followed by suggestions of red roses, dark chocolate, molten licorice and rich, red soil, with wafts of garrigue and cumin seed. The medium to full-bodied palate delivers decadently intense, exotic spice and mineral-accented black fruit flavors, supported by velvety tannins and seamless freshness, finishing very long and very perfumed. This is without doubt one of the most impactful, singular, nuanced 2020 barrel samples tasted.“ (97-99)
