Château Trotanoy

Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend

9.3696 ratings
9.2165 pro ratings
Pomerol, Libournais, Bordeaux, France
Red Bordeaux Blend
Chili & Hot Spicy, Potato, White Rice, Mushrooms, Pasta, Pork, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Lamb, Tomato-Based, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Beef, Hard Cheese, Venison
Top Notes For
Conrad Green

Pure lifted fruit. Dense. Violets, inky fruit, dark plum. Pure and restrained with a salinity and detailed edges. Very good but young.

Pure lifted fruit. Dense. Violets, inky fruit, dark plum. Pure and restrained with a salinity and detailed edges. Very good but young.

Oct 20th, 2023
Mike Saviage

I brought this. Dark reddish tawny, almost opaque. Notes of black cherries, earth, smoke and hickory wood, some red sweet fruit. In the mouth this is rich and palate-coating with lots going on. Silky. Really good showing.

I brought this. Dark reddish tawny, almost opaque. Notes of black cherries, earth, smoke and hickory wood, some red sweet fruit. In the mouth this is rich and palate-coating with lots going on. Silky. Really good showing.

Feb 19th, 2023
Shengli Hu

Turned earth, blackberry, graphite, roasted red pepper. Well structured tannins still tight.

Turned earth, blackberry, graphite, roasted red pepper. Well structured tannins still tight.

Dec 5th, 2022
Mike Saviage

Dark tawny, regal in its color. Silky, killer nose. Notes of black fruit, dark earth, cassis and leather saddle, some barrel toast. Tannins resolved as this coats what it touches in the mouth. Really nicely made wine. Guessed 82 Lynch Bages.

Dark tawny, regal in its color. Silky, killer nose. Notes of black fruit, dark earth, cassis and leather saddle, some barrel toast. Tannins resolved as this coats what it touches in the mouth. Really nicely made wine. Guessed 82 Lynch Bages.

Oct 16th, 2021
Mike Saviage

Tasted blind. Dark reddish amber color. Almost opaque. Herbal, powerful nose. Notes of dark fruit, tobacco leaf, pepper, some mushrooms and some camphor. Massive fruit and structure. Seems young and still has some pucker. Expands in the mouth. Really good juice... the mouth feel is outstanding. (M's 60th bday 7th of 14)

Tasted blind. Dark reddish amber color. Almost opaque. Herbal, powerful nose. Notes of dark fruit, tobacco leaf, pepper, some mushrooms and some camphor. Massive fruit and structure. Seems young and still has some pucker. Expands in the mouth. Really good juice... the mouth feel is outstanding. (M's 60th bday 7th of 14)

May 23rd, 2021
Gilbert Van Hassel

First 2000 I really like, black fruit, lead pencil, very delineated, has another 20 years to go.

First 2000 I really like, black fruit, lead pencil, very delineated, has another 20 years to go.

Dec 31st, 2020
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9.4

The 1970 Trotanoy is a wine that I have encountered several times and – caveat emptor – it is variable and prone to TCA issues. This bottle initially sports a metallic note on the nose, although it dissipates to reveal engaging scents of dark berry fruit, undergrowth and the hint of traditional Japanese green tea that I have noted before. Perhaps it does not quite deliver the precision of the best bottles I have come across. The palate is structured and tannic – a “serious” Trotanoy that is determined to impress despite a touch of rusticity. This is a broad-shouldered, rather stocky Trotanoy with impressive depth and just a hint of black olive on the long finish. It will not improve with cellaring but it remains a great Pomerol that has tasted so well for almost half a century. Tasted at Fook Lam Moon in Hong Kong. (Neal Martin, Vinous, December 2019)

The 1970 Trotanoy is a wine that I have encountered several times and – caveat emptor – it is variable and prone to TCA issues. This bottle initially sports a metallic note on the nose, although it dissipates to reveal engaging scents of dark berry fruit, undergrowth and the hint of traditional Japanese green tea that I have noted before. Perhaps it does not quite deliver the precision of the best bottles I have come across. The palate is structured and tannic – a “serious” Trotanoy that is determined to impress despite a touch of rusticity. This is a broad-shouldered, rather stocky Trotanoy with impressive depth and just a hint of black olive on the long finish. It will not improve with cellaring but it remains a great Pomerol that has tasted so well for almost half a century. Tasted at Fook Lam Moon in Hong Kong. (Neal Martin, Vinous, December 2019)

Dec 5th, 2019
Conrad Green

This is really classy and polished. Graphite and clear blue fruit. A plum undertow and gorgeous expansive finish. Wonderful

This is really classy and polished. Graphite and clear blue fruit. A plum undertow and gorgeous expansive finish. Wonderful

Jan 6th, 2019
Cody Short

A small step behind the 82 Margaux but another magical wine. This was shockingly fresh and obviously a well stored bottle from the gentleman I acquired it from. Not quite to the level of the 82 Trotanoy but a wine I will never forget. Not often we get to experience treasures like this and blessed to have had the opportunity

A small step behind the 82 Margaux but another magical wine. This was shockingly fresh and obviously a well stored bottle from the gentleman I acquired it from. Not quite to the level of the 82 Trotanoy but a wine I will never forget. Not often we get to experience treasures like this and blessed to have had the opportunity

Oct 24th, 2018
Rob Brobst III

Age ain’t nothing but a number!

Age ain’t nothing but a number!

Jul 4th, 2018