Trotte Vieille 1988

Trotte Vieille 1988

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  • Robert Parker rating 86
  • Vinous rating 84
Trotte Vieille 1988
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HED03699

75 cl

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£65.00
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Château Trotte Vieille 1988 is a mature Saint-Émilion Premier Grand Cru Classé B from a vintage celebrated for its classic structure and longevity. This wine is a blend of 50% Cabernet Franc, 45% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon sourced from the estate`s limestone plateau where some vines are famously over 140 years old. The 1988 season favoured the high proportion of Cabernet Franc, resulting in a wine with firm tannins and a savoury profile rather than overt fruitiness. On the nose it reveals developed notes of cedar, dried herbs, tobacco and forest floor alongside fading redcurrant fruit. The palate is medium-bodied and elegant with a persistent mineral tension and a dry, refined finish.
86 Robert Parker
The 1988 Trotte Vieille is a very good, but tannic, backward style of wine that needs 5-6 years in the bottle to shed its toughness. There is plenty of ripe, extracted fruit, the color is dark ruby, and there is a feeling of weight and length, but the tannins dominate the wine. Anticipated maturity. 1996-2008. - Robert M. Parker, Jr.
84 Vinous
The 1988 TrotteVieille is frankly a little ordinary on the nose and lacks the precision and vigour of more recent vintages. It just seems tired. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly rustic tannin, a core of leathery black fruit stained with tobacco although it feels to be drying out a little towards the finish. Drink up. Tasted at the château. Neal Martin1st May 2018

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