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The Comedown: Bordeaux 2011 Ten-Years-On (Apr 2022)

The 2011 Tertre-Rôteboeuf has an intense, Grenache-like bouquet with red cherries, vanilla pod, mocha and light truffle scents. Not exactly Bordeaux-like, yet not unattractive. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, sharp red fruit laced with white pepper, touches of blood orange towards the finish. This is à point. Tasted blind at the annual 10-Year-On…

2006, 2005 and 2004 Bordeaux (May 2007)

(48% each merlot and cabernet sauvignon, with 2.5% cabernet franc and 1.5% petit verdot) Bright ruby-red. Fruit-driven aromas of currant and cherry lifted by a floral topnote. Juicy and firm on the palate, with complex flavors of currant, minerals, flowers, dark chocolate and currant leaf. The wine’s acid spine and slight greenness give it a…

2006, 2005 and 2004 Bordeaux (May 2007)

(48% each merlot and cabernet sauvignon, with 2.5% cabernet franc and 1.5% petit verdot) Bright ruby-red. Fruit-driven aromas of currant and cherry lifted by a floral topnote. Juicy and firm on the palate, with complex flavors of currant, minerals, flowers, dark chocolate and currant leaf. The wine’s acid spine and slight greenness give it a…

2011 Bordeaux from the Bottle (Jul 2014)

Saturated ruby. Sexy floral nose combines red cherry, candied rose and toffee, along with a spicy topnote. Sweet, fine-grained and dense, offering bright blackcurrant and red cherry flavors plus a touch of vanilla. Finishes with strong spicy cut, excellent length, and youthfully gripping tannins. This has fleshed out since the Primeurs, and though it will…

2012 Bordeaux: Messages in a Bottle (Jan 2016)

The 2012 Tertre-Roteboeuf is without question one of the wines of the vintage. Remarkably vivid for such a big, super-ripe wine, the 2012 boasts superb nuance and delineation from start to finish. Dense, powerful and explosive, the 2012 is a real head-turner, but it is also going to need at least a few years to…

Bordeaux 2012: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (May 2013)

Full, deep ruby. Aromas of cassis, violet and black pepper, with a strong torrefaction component of coffee and chocolate. Enters the mouth bright and pure, then turns austere and tight, with dark berry and mocha flavors lingering nicely on the aftertaste. Mounting, rather tough tannins are somewhat softened by a repeating chocolatey note. In 2012,…