Chateau Trotanoy - Pomerol 2003
Price: $364.99
| Producer | Chateau Trotanoy |
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| Country | France |
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| Region | Bordeaux |
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| Subregion | Pomerol |
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| Varietal | 95% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc |
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| Vintage | 2003 |
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| Sku | 31973 |
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Stephen Tanzer: 92 Points
"Deep red. Highly aromatic, enticing nose offers black cherry, blueberry, violet and mint. Intenesely flavored, concentrated and primary, with solid underlying structure and impressive mid-palate energy. Very classy young Pomerol, finishing wiht firm but fine tannins and lovely violety persistence. This has rare definition and nobility for a 2003 Pomerol."
Vinous: 91 Points
"(95% merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc; 3.67 pH; IPT 63; 13.3% alcohol): Full medium ruby with a hint of garnet at the rim. Sexy aromas of superripe red cherry and blackberry, white pepper and mint. Then rich, creamy and fruit cocktail-like, with compelling sweetness to the red berry and marzipan flavors. This luch, seamless, impressively broad wine retains good verve in spit of its full ripeness and the extremely hot year. Finishes with slightly gritty tannins (and effect of the excessive heat that made full physiological ripeness of the polyphenols tough to achieve) and earth and leather notes. This is one of the few 2003 Bordeaux I truly like and recommend. In 2003, the harvest at Trotanoy began very early: the merlot was picked between September 2 and 4, and the cabernet franc on September 9. "In a year of furnace-like heat, we were able to preserve some freshness, which was our real merit," said Jean-Claude Berrouet." - Ian D'Agata, March 2012
