Trotanoy 2006

vinous93

Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer

Bright ruby-red. Knockout nose melds dark cherry, minerals, coffee, iron, smoked meat and menthol. Wonderfully concentrated and primary, with a silky texture and captivating inner-mouth perfume to the cherry and mineral flavors. An impeccably balanced wine with impressive vinosity and energy. Finishes with sweet tannins and excellent length. This really transcends the vintage.

vinous93

Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer

Deep medium ruby. Highly aromatic, sappy nose combines cherry candy, minerals and spices. A bit youthfully reticent but sweet and vibrant in the middle palate, with superb grip and lift. This offers a near-perfect balance of sweetness and juiciness, in the style of the vintage's best examples. Finishes with a subtle, building sweetness and very fine tannins. Offers superb potential, and has the structure to improve in bottle for two decades or more.

robert_parker92

Reviewed by: Robert M. Parker, Jr.

This tannic, rustic, earthy, muscular Pomerol possesses a dense ruby color as well as notions of herbs, roasted meats, black cherries, and minerals. It will require 5-7 years of bottle age, and should keep for 15-20. Interestingly, half of the Trotanoy vineyard (the gravelly soils) was picked before the rain and the other half (the clay soils) was picked after the rain.

robert_parker95

Reviewed by: Neal Martin

Tasted blind at Southwold ’06 Bordeaux tasting. The Trotanoy has exquisite definition on the nose: more floral with violets interlacing the blueberry, cassis and damson fruit, with underlying mineralite that will develop with time. The palate is medium-bodied, tensile tannins, electric acidity, muscular with lifted black fruits, well-integrated toasty new oak, leading to an opulent finish. This is just a baby, but what a bonny one it is. Great potential. Tasted January 2010.

robert_parker95

Reviewed by: Neal Martin

Tasted at JP Moueix. A great Trotanoy. Superb definition and freshness on the nose with a floral touch: violets and a touch of hawthorn. The palate has great poise and intensity of fruit and is velvety smooth. Ripe black fruits, blood orange and dried apricots. Clams up towards the tannic finish: this will need many years of ageing, but it will be worth the wait. For true Pomerol lovers. Tasted April 2007.

robert_parker93

Reviewed by: Robert M. Parker, Jr.

Showing better than it did from barrel, the 2006 Trotanoy does have one consistent characteristic that seems to be pervasive no matter what the vintage’s style and personality is – an earthy, big-boned, brawny, muscular style. This wine is deep, rich, full-bodied, with loads of meaty black cherry fruit intermixed with crushed rocks, truffle, and a hint of autumnal vegetation. The wine is broad, deep, and built for serious connoisseurs with cellars to wait it out. This wine needs 4-5 years of cellaring and should keep for at least two decades. It is an impressive Trotanoy, but not one for those unable to defer their gratification.