2020 Trotanoy
By Chateau Trotanoy
2020 Trotanoy from Chateau Trotanoy, Pomerol, Bordeaux, France
In the intricate tapestry of fine wines, the 2020 Trotanoy from Chateau Trotanoy is a fabric woven with consummate skill. The season's peculiarities endowed this Pomerol with a panache that discerning palates will relish when considering wine investment portfolios.
Subtle Sophistication: A Vintage Personified
An extraordinary climatic ballet marked 2020 in Bordeaux. Against the backdrop of global events, nature choreographed a growing season through warm days and cool nights culmination. Within this dynamic stage setting, the robust Merlot and nuanced Cabernet Franc found at Chateau Trotanoy responded with a performance that encapsulates both vigour and vim. With understated authority, 2020 in Pomerol is shaping up to be one of noteworthy rapture, and the Trotanoy is its crescendo.
Distinctive by Nature: The 2020 Signature
The 2020 vintage exudes a boldness; a terroir-driven character emerges with a symphony of blackberries and plums supported by an earth-inspired bassline hinting at truffles and wet forest floor. A herbaceous motif plays out gently, courtesy of the Cabernet Franc, providing finesse to the ensemble. On the palate, this Trotanoy carries the weight of its lineage with grace; there's power but never excessive force, elegance but no frailty.
The fine-grained tannins are akin to Pomerol's revered silk – quietly assertive and superbly integrated. It is a wine that promises longevity yet tempts you with immediate allure. In the grand spectrum of vintages, 2020's drama has translated into liquid opulence that will undoubtedly command attention for years to come.
An Auspicious Alliance: Investment Merit Entwined with Oenological Excellence
The convergence of investment potential and sensorial delight seldom reaches such peaks as it does with the 2020 Trotanoy. Here is not just an opulent beverage but also an asset poised for maturation, worthy of both connoisseurship and capital consideration.
In sum, the 2020 vintage from Chateau Trotanoy stands as a testament to Pomerol's resilience under nature’s trial – yielding a wine that captures the imagination and appeals to the acumen of sagacious investors.
Market price (GBP)
£2,700.00
12x75cl
Highest score
99
POP score
142.11
Scores and tasting notes
Opaque purple-black in color, the 2020 Trotanoy needs considerable coaxing and swirling before it erupts from the glass with powerful notes of prunes, chocolate-covered cherries, mulberries and hoisin, plus nuances of candied violets, star anise and clove oil, with a touch of smoked meats. The big, concentrated, full-bodied palate explodes with decadent black fruit preserves and exotic spices, supported by wonderfully velvety tannins and bags of freshness, finishing with epic length and, finally, lots of earth and mineral layers. A truly impressive titan of a Pomerol, this is going to need a good 6-8 years in bottle, then should go on wowing for 40 years or more.
Lisa Perrotti-Brown - The Wine Advocate, 20 May 2021