Château Trotanoy - Pomerol 2018 (750ml)

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#10 James Suckling Top 100 Wines of 2021

Producer	Château Trotanoy
Country	France
Region	Bordeaux
Subregion	Pomerol
Varietal	Cabernet Franc ,  Merlot
Vintage	2018
Sku	1005667
Size	750ml

Super nose of dried blueberry black plum walnut myrrh and sandalwood. Lavender violet and chocolate too. Ripe with wood now but fresh. It?s full-bodied with firm ultra fine tannins. Lots of dark spice is interlaced with

Another heavenly Pomerol in the vintage the 2018 Château Trotanoy checks in as 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc brought up in (I suspect) lots of new French oak (although it's certainly not apparent). Revealing a dense purple hue as well as a smorgasbord-like bouquet of blackcurrants dried flowers cured meats violets tobacco and chocolate it hits the palate with full-bodied richness a sexy seductive texture building yet sweet tannins and just a rich concentrated yet flawless profile on the palate that's already impossible to resist. Nevertheless a good 7-8 years of bottle age are warranted and this magical elixir is going to evolve for 40 years or more.

The 2018 Trotanoy is composed of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. Medium to deep garnet-purple in color it slowly unfurls to reveal a jaw-dropping perfume of Black Forest cake black raspberries blackberry pie and kirsch followed by hints of cast-iron pan violets woodsmoke Chinese five spice and eucalyptus with a waft of tree bark. The full-bodied palate explodes with exotic spice and mineral fireworks grounded by a concentrated black and red berry preserves core and framed by firm grainy tannins finishing with epic length and depth. It will need a good five years in bottle to tame some of the youthfully overt showy fruit and allow the mineral and earth nuances to emerge then it should easily cellar another 35 years or more.

The 2018 Trotanoy is a bold powerful wine. In this vintage some of the imposing structure that is such a Trotanoy signature has been replaced by super-expressive aromatics and striking detail. Dried herbs iron gravel and crushed rose petals all lend gorgeous savory nuance to a core of potent red berry fruit. Trotanoy is a Pomerol for those who can be patient. The 2018 though is extraordinarily beautiful right out of the gate. -- Antonio Galloni The 2018 Trotanoy is one that I described as one of the vintage?s best wines when I tasted it from barrel. Now in bottle it delivers a heavenly bouquet of mixed red and black fruit iron filing truffle and mint aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with wonderful structure and poise. This is an extremely complex Pomerol lightly peppered with gentle but insistent grip toward the finish. You can feel it lingering in the mouth for 60 seconds afterward. Returning to the same bottle the following day it had remarkably blossomed into an even greater Pomerol gaining cohesion and revealing its symmetry and structure with even more complexity and nuance on the finish. A titan. -- Neal Martin

This stood out en primeur and it does again in bottle (I also tasted it in between at a Decanter Fine Wine Encounter) more than holding its own over ageing. There is just so much to sink your teeth into: a ton of textured blackberry and bilberry fruits with cocoa pods and saffron spice giving a clue as to the warmth of the vintage but still shot through with fresh acidity. Young and curled this needs time. Drinking Window 2026 - 2048

This is a powerful wine that is striated with big tannins from the Merlot. Dark and concentrated its solid core of tannins contrasts with the bright acidity and the beautifully fresh black currant flavor. It will age magnificently.

Rich with a velvety feel to the mix of crushed plum and steeped fig and boysenberry fruit. Lots of dried anise tobacco charcoal and black tea curl around the finish where a graphite spine is deeply imbedded. Well-structured for the cellar too. Best from 2023 through 2038. ?J.M.