Trotanoy 2005
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Trotanoy 2005
HED95346
75 cl
13.5%
£295.00
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Situated on the western expanse of the Pomerol plateau in close proximity to Pétrus and Lafleur, Château Trotanoy spans around 7 hectares of vineyards. A predominant 90% of the vineyard is dedicated to Merlot, while the remaining portion is allocated to Cabernet Franc. The 2005 vintage reveals great delicacy and a silky texture. Expect notes of cherries, pine nuts, black tea, pink pepper and rosewood.
97 Vinous
The 2005 Trotanoy is still a very young wine. Even so, it has aged exquisitely, with all of the elements very nicely balanced. There is plenty of the tannic heft that is typical of this site, but the tannins are very well integrated into the wine's fabric. Cedar, dried flowers, iron red berry fruit, mocha and dark reddish-leaning fruit all open with time in the glass. The stress of the warm, dry vintage is felt in the wine's searing tannins. I would cellar the 2005 for at least a few years, and then give it a good decanting to help those tannins soften a bit. Tasted two times.Antonio Galloni1st April 2021
18 Jancis Robinson
Blackish crimson, sweet start. Pretty dramatic rendition of Pomerol but not too painful to taste. Polished. Still lots of dry tannin but it’s not painful or drying or exaggerated – quite fresh in fact. (JR)
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World Class Pomerol
One of Pomerol's leading estates, Trotanoy was purchased by the Mouiex family in the mid-1950s. Farming around eight hectares of vines around a kilometre away from Petrus, the Trotanoy plantings are 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc on clay and gravel soils. The grapes are hand-harvested before being pressed and fermented in concrete vats. Maturation takes place in oak barriques, around 75% of which are new, for 18 months before being bottled unfiltered.
The wine's bold, concentrated style is a favourite with critics and connoisseurs alike with The Wine Advocate's Robert Parker dubbing Trotanoy "one of my favourite estates".
