Trotte Vieille 2010

St Emilion, Premier Grand Cru Classé B

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Tasting Notes
The 2010 Trotte Vieille is very ripe and almost Mediterranean in style on the nose: black olives and liquorice infusing the rich red fruit, just a hint of hung game in the background. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, fleshy and generous, almost Châteauneuf in style with a pinch of spicebox and sage towards the finish. Drinking perfectly now, but where is it going to go? Score: 91 Neal Martin, Vinous.com Maturity: 2020-2035 01 April 2020
Tasted at the Union de Grand Cru in London. The Trottevieille 2010 has a wonderful bouquet with blackberry, dark plum, cedar and a faint tang of oyster shell. It is well defined with superb breeding. The palate is medium-bodied with ripe blackberry, minerals and spice. It is harmonious, quite powerful for Trottevieille with superb persistency towards the finish. Excellent. Tasted November 2012. Score: 92 Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 01 March 2013
Composed of 58% Cabernet Franc and 42% Merlot, the 2010 Trotte Vieille is deep garnet in color and starts off with some sweaty leather notions on the nose, giving way to a core of baked black plums, dried mulberries and fruitcake plus wafts of fallen leaves and tobacco. Full-bodied, the palate has a taut line of chewy tannins and oodles of freshness supporting the baked berry layers, finishing long and earthy. Score: 91 Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2020-2032 05 March 2020
The final blend of 58% Cabernet Franc and 42% Merlot hit 14% natural alcohol. The yields were a low 20 hectoliters per hectare, and the wine reflects that. It is more evolved than many of the St.-Emilions in 2010, but perhaps the Cabernet Franc is giving it that wonderful juicy blueberry and floral set of aromatics. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, pure, surprisingly complex already, rich, savory, broad and long. It is not a blockbuster in the style of Troplong Mondot or Larcis Ducasse, for example, but it is a savory, complex, finely tuned wine to drink over the next 15+ years. (90+ Points) This is probably the finest Trottevieille I have tasted in my three decade-plus professional career. The Casteja family have certainly been doing everything they can to improve the quality at this estate. Score: 90 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2013-2028 01 February 2013
Dark and ripe, but nicely polished, with a dark tea and roasted cedar frame to the currant paste and fig notes. The solid finish is well-coated with ganache and smolders nicely with a lingering tobacco hint that should emerge steadily in this slightly old-school version. Best from 2014 through 2025. Score: 91 James Molesworth, Wine Spectator Maturity: 2014-2025 01 January 2013

Tasting Notes

The 2010 Trotte Vieille is very ripe and almost Mediterranean in style on the nose: black olives and liquorice infusing the rich red fruit, just a hint of hung game in the background. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, fleshy and generous, almost Châteauneuf in style with a pinch of spicebox and sage towards the finish. Drinking perfectly now, but where is it going to go?

Score: 91

Neal Martin, Vinous.com Maturity: 2020-2035 01 April 2020

Tasted at the Union de Grand Cru in London. The Trottevieille 2010 has a wonderful bouquet with blackberry, dark plum, cedar and a faint tang of oyster shell. It is well defined with superb breeding. The palate is medium-bodied with ripe blackberry, minerals and spice. It is harmonious, quite powerful for Trottevieille with superb persistency towards the finish. Excellent. Tasted November 2012.

Score: 92

Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 01 March 2013

Composed of 58% Cabernet Franc and 42% Merlot, the 2010 Trotte Vieille is deep garnet in color and starts off with some sweaty leather notions on the nose, giving way to a core of baked black plums, dried mulberries and fruitcake plus wafts of fallen leaves and tobacco. Full-bodied, the palate has a taut line of chewy tannins and oodles of freshness supporting the baked berry layers, finishing long and earthy.

Score: 91

Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2020-2032 05 March 2020

The final blend of 58% Cabernet Franc and 42% Merlot hit 14% natural alcohol. The yields were a low 20 hectoliters per hectare, and the wine reflects that. It is more evolved than many of the St.-Emilions in 2010, but perhaps the Cabernet Franc is giving it that wonderful juicy blueberry and floral set of aromatics. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, pure, surprisingly complex already, rich, savory, broad and long. It is not a blockbuster in the style of Troplong Mondot or Larcis Ducasse, for example, but it is a savory, complex, finely tuned wine to drink over the next 15+ years. (90+ Points) This is probably the finest Trottevieille I have tasted in my three decade-plus professional career. The Casteja family have certainly been doing everything they can to improve the quality at this estate.

Score: 90

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2013-2028 01 February 2013

Dark and ripe, but nicely polished, with a dark tea and roasted cedar frame to the currant paste and fig notes. The solid finish is well-coated with ganache and smolders nicely with a lingering tobacco hint that should emerge steadily in this slightly old-school version. Best from 2014 through 2025.

Score: 91

James Molesworth, Wine Spectator Maturity: 2014-2025 01 January 2013

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