Appellations

Tronquoy 2022

St Estephe

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Tasting Notes

Gorgeous aromatics, silky tannins, great waves of cocoa bean and plum puree, slow burn on the opening, then the fruit slowly expands throughout the mid palate, strong floral quality on the nose, peony and iris, this is a good vintage of Tronquoy, modern, hard to argue with. Clear tannic grip, give it a few years in bottle.

Score: 93 Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux Maturity: 2026-2034 Date: 06 March 2025

The 2022 Tronquoy contains more Cabernet Sauvignon this year due to the low-yielding Merlot, resulting in an impressive Saint-Estèphe. It was an impressive Saint-Estèphe out of barrel. Now, it has a very intense bouquet of blackberry, raspberry coulis, wilted violets and a slight honeyed aroma. This is well defined, miles away from the Tronquoy I tasted a decade ago. The palate is medium-bodied and very balanced, with powdery tannins and a thread of salinity that gives it an estuarine personality. There's real character to this wine, though I suggest giving it three to five years in bottle before broaching. Excellent.

Score: 94 Neal Martin, Inside Bordeaux Maturity: 2028-2060 Date: 12 February 2025

The 2022 Tronquoy is packed with dark fruit, graphite, chocolate and leather. Sumptuous and quite bold, the 2022 is seriously opulent from start to finish. There's plenty of tannin, but it is nearly buried by the wine's sheer density. Powerful, dark and substantial, the Tronquoy certainly make a statement. I won't be surprised if it is even better in a few years' time.

Score: 92 Antonio Galloni, Inside Bordeaux Maturity: 2028-2042 Date: 28 January 2025

Lots of plums, blue and black fruits, earth, chocolate, and hints of earth all emerge from the 2022 Château Tronquoy-Lalande, a full-bodied, pure, powerful Saint-Estèphe with impressive tannins and a great finish. It shows more floral and red-fruited nuances with time in the glass, and this is clearly a beautiful wine in the making. It shows the ripeness of the vintage while staying pure, balanced, and seamless.

Score: 94 - 96 Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com Date: 10 May 2023

The 2022 Tronquoy (formerly Tronquoy-Lalande) is an especially rich and powerful wine, offering up aromas of dark berries and cherries framed by creamy new oak, followed by a medium to full-bodied, rich and fleshy palate structured around lively acids and powdery tannins that assert themselves on the vanillin-inflected finish. A blend of 59% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot and 6% Petit Verdot (which is an atypically high percentage of Cabernet from this estate, especially in a vintage where Merlot delivered better yields), it would appear to be intended to make an impression en primeur, as Tronquoy is now being sold on the place. That's a pity, as this estate's considerable intrinsic qualities would surely have made enough of an impression on their own.

Score: 89 - 91 William Kelley, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Date: 28 April 2023

A fresh and solid TL with currants and cherries. Hints of chocolate and spice. Medium to full body. Juicy tannins and a flavorful finish. Lovely richness and depth. A blend of 59% cabernet sauvignon, 33% merlot and 6% petit verdot.

Score: 92 - 93 James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com Date: 13 April 2023