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WEINWISSER: "Purpurschwarz mit undurchsichtiger Mitte und lila Reflexen. Was für ein konzentriertes Bouquet mit Schlehensaft und exotischen Edelhölzern. Im zweiten Ansatz erkalteter Earl-Grey-Tee, Milchschokolade und Pumpernickel. Am Gaumen mit seidiger Textur und einer pfeffrigen Rasse, fein mehliges Tannin, mit grossartigen Reserven ausgestattet. Im katapultartigen, nicht enden wollenden Finale ein grandioses Feuerwerk mit frischem Kakaopulver, Wildkirschen, schwarzen Oliven und Lakritze – ganz grosses St.-Émilion-Kino, so gut wie noch nie zuvor – Chapeau, François Mitjavile!"
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JEB DUNNUCK: "The Le Pin of Saint-Emilion, the 2018 Château Tertre Roteboeuf is another exotic, sexy, singular wine from the Mitjavile family, whose vineyard is ideally situated on the eastern side of Saint Emilion. The 2018 isn't far off the style of the 2016 yet is perhaps even more exotic and up-front, offering a wild nose of white chocolate, black cherries, green tobacco, bacon fat, exotic flowers, and vanilla bean. Brilliantly concentrated on the palate, it has silky, polished tannins, a rather muscular, structured style, thick aromas and flavors, and a great finish. This is another genius effort from François Mitjavile that's in the same league as the 2005, 2010, and 2016. There's nothing else out there that comes close to resembling the wines from this estate! It needs 5-7 years of bottle age and will evolve for 30 years or more."
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JANCIS ROBINSON: "Tasted blind. Luscious, sweet, verging on liquorice-coated rose petals. Big and apparently soft and hugely distinctive. More intense than most. Love/hate wine!"