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Glengarry Review90% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc. Dense concentrated plum characters with a firm structure meet you initially. On first look this is a powerful wine with an intense concentrated palate. Then the next layer of this wine evolves, giving way to beautifully textured tannins. Not the most powerful Trotanoy I have seen and in a good way. This is beautifully structured, with poise and grace. An impressive wine.
Antonio Galloni Vinous 96-98
Neal Martin "The 2022 Trotanoy was picked 1-19 September. Clean and precise on the nose, yet obdurate (no surprise) and demanding that you will have to wait at least a decade. This is a Trotanoy that has resolved to keep everything up its sleeve aromatically. The palate is more compelling with its cathedral-like structure, judicious sprinkling of black pepper and its uncompromising grippy yet detailed finish. Immense - in a good way. 2035-2075"
The Wine Advocate 94-95+
The 2022 Trotanoy offers up rich aromas of blackberries, cherries, licorice and sweet spices, followed by a full-bodied, rich and tannic palate that's broad shouldered, powerful and concentrated. As ever, this is the most muscular, structured, robust wine in the Mouiex portfolio, a shorter than usual maceration notwithstanding, and it will require patience.
James Suckling 99-100
Floral and tensioned with precision that gives it incredible brightness. It’s dreamy and energetic with purity and serenity. Full-bodied yet structured and polished. Dynamic young wine. Merlot and cabernet franc blend.
Decanter 97
Jane Anson - A masterclass in restrained structure and slow build. Never has the concentrated blue and black fruit and cooling mint balm of Trotanoy been more welcome. Think careful layers of cassis, creme de cassis, liqourice, slate, chocolate bock, rose petals, turmeric, graphite. You can see the intelligence and thought that has gone into capturing the essence of the property in a vintage that many Pomerols have been overwhelmed by. 72.ha, harvest September 1 to 19.
Neal Martin Vinous 96-98+
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW "A blend of 96% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc, the 2022 Trotanoy is deep garnet-purple in color. It is typically broody to start off with reluctant notions of tar, chargrill, and wild sage eventually giving way to a powerful core of plum preserves, black currant cordial, and blueberry pie, plus hints of rusty nails, cracked black pepper, fertile loam, and smoked meats. The full-bodied palate is so very taut and muscular, you could bounce a dime off it, delivering tightly wound layers of black fruits, earth, and mineral nuances, contained within a rock-solid frame of super-ripe, rounded tannins, finishing with epic length and depth. This is one for the lang-haul!"
Jancis Robinson 17.5+
100% Merlot. Cask sample. Aromatically lifted and fresh with more floral notes than usual. Sumptuous fruit on the palate, the texture smooth and refined but a big structure behind. Lively and long. Sublimated power. (JL)