2010 Ch Trotanoy Pomerol - 6x75cl
- Colour Red
- Producer Château Trotanoy
- Region Pomerol
- Grape Merlot / Cabernet Franc
- Drinking 2022 - 2035
- Case size 6x75cl
- Available Now
2010 - Ch Trotanoy Pomerol - 6x75cl
- Colour Red
- Producer Château Trotanoy
- Region Pomerol
- Grape Merlot / Cabernet Franc
- Drinking 2022 - 2035
- Case size 6x75cl
- Available Now
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Neal Martin, Feb 2020, Score: 94+
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.
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Neal Martin, Feb 2020, Score: 94+
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.
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Neal Martin, February 2013, Score: 96
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.
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Neal Martin, April 2011, Score: 96-98
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.
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Robert Parker, February 2013, Score: 98
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!
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Robert Parker, May 2011, Score: 93-95+
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.
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James Suckling, April 2011, Score: 97-98
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.
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Decanter, April 2011, Score: 18.5
Dense, complex - a block of a wine this year. Definitely more virile than '09. Powerful tannic frame but layers of fruit and as always a minerally freshness and length. Drink 2020-2045.
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Jancis Robinson, April 2011, Score: 17.5
Very vibrant dark crimson. Quite light nose. Lovely purity – wonderful balance. Sui generis. Not sure it's immediately apparent that this is Pomerol. Very eloquent and confident. Polished andaromatic. Lovely freshness. Fruit almost covers the tannins. Drink 2018-2032
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Wine Spectator, April 2011, Score: 96-99
Extremely formidable from the start, with a wall of tannin-driven power that pushes the core of plum, fig and blackberry fruit to the background for now. Offers loads of flesh, with the tannic surge returning on the finish. Tasted non-blind. -J.M.
Region
Pomerol
The small sub-region of Pomerol is situated north-east of the industrious city of Libourne. Pomerol's soils are predominately iron-rich clay with a smattering of gravel that produce wines with extraordinary power and depth. As a result of this clay-dominance, it has the highest percentage of Merlot planted in all of Bordeaux. Certain châteaux are produced exclusively from this grape, but most incorporate smaller quantities of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc as well. Despite its hefty (if not exclusive) proportion of Merlot, many people think of wines from this region as separate entities. As one wine aficionado stated recently, "It's not Merlot. It's Pomerol." Despite the region's small size, Pomerol contains some of the world's most sought after (and expensive) wines including Pétrus, Le Pin, Lafleur, l'Evangile and Vieux Château Certan. Unlike other Bordelais subregions, there is no system of classification. The châteaux are traded on reputation alone.
