chateau trottevieille 1er grand cru classe st emilion

Château Trotte Vieille

Château Trottevieille, 1er Grand Cru Classé, St Émilion, 2023

Name: Château Trottevieille, 1er Grand Cru Classé, St Émilion
Brand: Château Trotte Vieille
Price: 338 GBP

96-98/100

The Wine Independent

92-94/100

Vinous

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2023
6x75cl
EP
£338.00

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We feel it is equally important to for our customers that the case they buy and leave in storage with us is exactly the same case they subsequently have delivered. This may sound obvious and straightforward, yet we are one of very few merchants to have taken measures to ensure this.

We have created a system where every case is independent, thereby ensuring a trail of ownership and peace of mind for every customer.

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Critic Reviews

92-94/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2023 Trotte Vieille has quite a floral bouquet, with plenty of raspberry and crushed strawberry fruit and hints of potpourri emerging with time. The palate is medium-bodied with sapid red fruit and fine structure. Though it doesn't possess the sheer horsepower and length of the previous vintage, it has an animated, peppery finish that lingers in the mouth. Proprietor Frédéric Castèja actually prefers this to the 2022, and I can see why.

drinking window 2027 - 2047

date of review 04/2024

96-98/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

The Wine Independent

The 2023 Trotte Vieille is deep garnet-purple in color. The first impression is WOW! It prances out of the glass with showy notes of ripe black plums, mulberries, and blackberry pie followed by hints of candied violets, cedar chest, cinnamon stick, and clove oil. The medium to full-bodied palate delivers electric tension, with super-fine satiny-smooth tannins and intense black fruit and baking spice layers, finishing long and fragrant. Along with the 2022, this is the best Trotte Vieille I've tasted. The blend is 53% Cabernet Franc, 44% Merlot, and 3% Cabernet Sauvignon, with an alcohol of 13.5%. “The new vat room was finished in 2021 for Trotte Vieille,” commented owner Frédéric Castéja. “This made a big difference to what we could achieve this year. The aim was to respect the fruit, keep the freshness, and make wines that are not too tannic and aggressive when young. This is the opposite of the wines from the 1990s.”

drinking window 2029 - 2055

date of review 04/2024

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Specifications

Country:

France

Region:

Bordeaux

Appellation:

St Emilion

Producer:

Château Trotte Vieille

style:

Red Wine

Grape Variety:

Merlot Cabernet

abv:

13%

allergen information

This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.