In Bond Fine Wine. 2022 Château Trotte Vieille, Saint Emilion, Bordeaux, France. Premier Grand Cru Classé B • Red Bordeaux in 6x75cl. Top critic score: 95/100 (NM). Drinking window: 2028–2060. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Neal Martin (NM) — 95/100 · Vinous · Drink 2029-2050
Neal Martin, January 2026 The 2022 Trotte Vieille takes time to cohere on the nose, with scents of red fruit, black olive, violet and liquorice, though it meliorates in the glass and finds more and more refinement. The palate is medium-bodied, with fine tannins, spicy and peppery, well integrated oak and a concentrated finish that will require time. I believe this will come good in the end and re…
William Kelley (WK) — 94–96/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 28/04/2023
The quality of the 2022 Trotte Vieille took me by surprise, but clearly more diligent viticulture, combined with a new winery equipped with fully 26 vats for the estate's 11 hectares of vineyards, is beginning to pay off, as this is the most complete, integrated young wine I have ever tasted at this address. Unwinding in the glass with aromas of dark berries, rose petals, violets and incense, it'…
Neal Martin (NM) — 95/100 · Vinous, 12/02/2025 · Drink 2032-2060
The 2022 Trotte Vieille, the second vintage made in the new cellar, offers a wonderfully delineated bouquet of mineral-infused black fruit, touches of blood orange and a liberal sprinkling of white pepper. The medium-bodied palate features crisp, taut tannins and plenty of blueberry-laced black fruit, leading to a vibrant, peppery finish that lingers long in the mouth. This wine is within a hair'…