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Trotanoy 2010
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Reviewed by: Neal Martin
Tasted blind at the Southwold Bordeaux 2010 tasting. The Trotanoy 2010 has a rounded bouquet with very pure Merlot - more Saint Emilion than Pomerol perhaps, but it is nicely defined with touches of over-ripe oranges and marmalade developing with aeration. This seems exotic for Trotanoy. It is very ripe and generous with a sweet core of spicy fruit, exerting fine grip with a saline finish. This is a fine Pomerol wine although it does not quite meet its promise from barrel. Tasted January 2014.
Reviewed by: Robert M. Parker, Jr.
The 2010 Trotanoy should turn out to be as sublime as the 2008. It is a bigger, but more backward and monolithic effort with an inky/purple color as well as abundant black fruit and foresty characteristics. Made in a decidedly tannic, masculine, structured style, this wine is loaded, but a decade of patience will be essential for potential purchasers.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
As with all the samples from JP Moueix, I leave this for 3-4 minutes in the glass to coalesce. The nose has very good intensity with blackberry, briary, wild hedgerow, cassis, Provencal herbs and orange essence. Very good definition: the more you wait, the more this nascent Trotanoy offers. The palate is medium-bodied with an immediately engaging spicy entry, wonderful definition and harmony, supremely focused with a precision that is top class. This is a sensational Pomerol. Tasted April 2011.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
Tasted at the offices of Ets J-P Moueix , the Trotanoy 2010 is (comme d’habitude) very broody and introspective as this nascent juncture. Give it time, for with aeration it reveals some lovely blackberry fruit, hints of dark chocolate and crushed stone. IT is very well defined. The palate is very well balanced with fine acidity and grippy tannins. It is a bit of beast at the moment and will need at least a decade in bottle. The pertinent question is whether the 2010 is as good as the 2009? Perhaps not quite, as I was looking for a little more finesse and complexity on the finish, but you can never tell exactly how this wine will develop with age. Tasted November 2012.
Reviewed by: Robert M. Parker, Jr.
Think of this wine as the 1998 on steroids! Showing better out of bottle than it did from barrel, this wine has put on considerable weight. It is full-bodied, masculine (as most vintages of Trotanoy tend to be), with loads of earthy, foresty notes intermixed with black and red fruits, a meaty, almost charcuterie note to it, an inky/purple color, some sweetness on the attack, but then the tannins kick in, making the wine seem at least a decade away from accessibility to most consumers. The texture is layered, the purity impressive, and the overall symmetry, balance and integration of all of the wine's building blocks are flawless. Forget it for 10 years and drink it over the following 35 years. Bravo!
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
Tasted at the Trotanoy vertical in Hong Kong, the 2010 Trotanoy was consistent with my previous tasting notes. The bouquet, this time, was unapologetically Pomerol whereas in the past it has swayed a little towards Saint Emilion. There are still those hints of marmalade that infuse the black fruit, although there is now more mineralité emerging. The palate is beautifully balanced with fine but firm tannin. Again, the mineralité locked into this wine is at a level that I have not seen before, and the energy, the coiled-up tension on the finish is just outstanding. Is it as good as the 2009? Perhaps not quite...but, it is not far off. Tasted November 2016.
Reviewed by: Lisa Perrotti-Brown
Deep garnet colored, the 2010 Trotanoy has a nose of prunes, dried mulberries and baked black cherries with hints of cigar box and menthol. Medium to full-bodied, the palate delivers a good amount of muscular fruit with a firm, grainy texture and just enough freshness to carry the earthy flavors to a long finish.
Reviewed by: Ian d'Agata
Good, full ruby. Complex but reticent aromas of strawberry, red cherry liqueur, violet, leather and black pepper. Dense, spherical and opulent, with a spectacularly silky texture to the middle palate and brooding flavors similar to the aromas. This massive Pomerol finishes with sophisticated sweet tannins and outstanding palate-saturating length. A great Trotanoy: my score may actually be too low. Drink from 2022 through 2050.
Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
Good full red. Great depth and complexity to the aromas of raspberry, strawberry, baked bread, tobacco and black olive. Plush, sweet and remarkably mouthfilling, conveying a compelling creaminess of texture but also a magically light touch and outstanding finesse. The thick flavors of red fruits, cocoa powder, meat and forest floor are perfectly supported by very smooth but serious tannins. Finishes with great persistence. A real essence of Pomerol: one of the sexiest wines of my tastings this spring but it's hard to believe that this wine won't go through a sullen stage in the bottle.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2010 Trotanoy is surly and backward on the nose, clearly a Pomerol demanding extended cellaring. The palate is medium-bodied, its bold tannic chassis just beginning to soften. This has a superb bead of acidity threaded through the bell pepper-tinged, tertiary black fruit with a gentle but insistent grip on the finish. This is clearly a Pomerol of real pedigree and I adore its truffly aftertaste. Excellent. Tasted blind at Farr Vintners 10-Year On Bordeaux horizontal.
Reviewed by: James Suckling
Pure aromas of dark fruits from raspberries to blueberries. Full bodied, with super silky tannins that are refined and elegant. The texture of this wine caresses all of your palate. Very powerful.
Reviewed by: James Suckling
Stunning nose with wild strawberries, vanilla and raspberries. Opens up with a little time in the glass to sweet licorice, blueberries and some graphite. Round and full on the palate with an amazing fruit and refined tannins. Truly superb. Hard not to drink now. Try from 2016.
About the Producer
Purchased by Jean-Pierre Moueix in 1953, Château Trotanoy has been considered one of the premier crus of Pomerol since the end of the eighteenth century. The soil of Château Trotanoy is a very dense mixture of clay and gravel which tends to solidify as it dries out after rain to an almost concrete-like hardness, hence the name “Trotanoy,” or, in other words, “too wearisome” to cultivate. The Trotanoy vineyard slopes gently to the west. The soil at the highest point of exposure contains a good proportion of gravel, becoming progressively more dominated by clay as the elevation declines. Under this clay is a subsoil of red gravel and an impermeable layer of hard, iron-rich soil known as “crasse de fer.” This fascinating soil diversity brings power, depth and complexity to the wine. Trotanoy is vinified in small concrete vats, while aging takes place in oak barrels. Trotanoy is a naturally profound, complex, richly-concentrated wine with outstanding aging potential. The wine possesses a deep color and a dense, powerful nose, repeated on the palate with the addition of creamy, dark chocolate notes, and a singular concentration of flavor owed to its very old vines.
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Package Size
1 x 6L
