2002 Chateau Tertre Roteboeuf, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Bottle (750ml)

"Given my tepid reaction to Saint Emilion's 2002 wines, this is a great success. A stunning nose of ripe cherry, redcurrants, raspberry and rose petals with superb delineation. The palate is silky like all fine, young Tertre-Roteboeufs but still cloaked in a lot of new oak that is fortunately supremely well integrated into the fabric of the wine. Full-bodied, tannic and modern in style: a wine with oodles of panache, though not quite as complex of sophisticated as other vintages. Tasted November 2006." Neal Martin