Ideally located on the Southern hillside of Saint-Emilion, Tertre Rôteboeuf is probably the most exotic terroir of the region. (In Bordeaux, Saint-Emilion is recognized as the highest expression of the “vins de côtes” or hillside wines.  The property’s lay out reminds of a Roman amphitheater with its very steep slopes. 

  This vineyard, which dates from the Gallo-Roman era, benefits from a rare micro-climate, because it consists only of slopes with a South-East orientation (slightly towards the rising sun, a bit like the Côte d’Or in Burgundy.) 

  The soil made of clay and limestone gives birth to profound deep wines, full and
well-structured.  The wine making process takes into account a perfectly mature harvested grape and a long fermentation and aging process. (For a rich, aromatic wine with a long keeping potential.) 

  The vintages are very different from one another (we do not make a second wine), but all display a beautiful dark robe, with a deep nose of very mature fruit.  On the palate, the wines  are full-bodied and show rich and beautifully evolving aromas.  This vineyard is often qualified as “The Burgundy of Bordeaux”!   

  On most of the surface area, the slopes are far too steep to allow mechanical plowing, therefore we still use ox to pull the cart in the vineyard.  The effort they have to make is so hard that they literally belch under the strain, hence the name: “Tertre Rôteboeuf”  which means “Hill of the belching beef” 

  Built in 1730, the Château displays the typical architecture of an 18th century wine grower’s domain.

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