2009 Chateau Tertre Roteboeuf Saint-Emilion $50-100 Clara Concejo farms 8 hectares

Clara Concejo farms 8 hectares along Ribera del Duero’s famous Golden Mile

- William Kelley

The presence of winter cover crops serves to avoid this kind of soil disaster thanks to surface roots that keep the ground from eroding

now with pears as well as the initial apples

2009 Chateau Tertre Roteboeuf Saint-Emilion $50-100 Clara Concejo farms 8 hectares96 points, Vinous "The 2009 Le Tertre Rteboeuf has a classically styled nose in the context of the vintage, almost Left Bank in style with touches of pencil box infusing the brambly red berry fruit. There is just a distant tang of autumn bonfire. The palate is medium bodied with supple tannin, a fine bead of acidity, quite tight and structured with a light peppery, cedar tinged finish that lingers impressively in the mouth. Tasted several times