1997 Trotanoy
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The 1997 Trotanoy is actually showing better than the 1996 at the moment. This is open-knit on the nose, displaying more red than black fruit, laced with black truffle and smoke. The palate is medium-bodied with a tertiary entry and fine acidity. Considering the vintage, there is a decent amount of concentration. This is not a complex Pomerol, yet there is harmony and gentle but insistent grip on the finish. This is drinking perfectly now. Tasted at the Pomerol dinner at Cornus in London.
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Jerusalem-like: green and pleasant on the nose, rather quick on the palate, bit of savoury spice on the finish and decent persistence, but lacking a bit of flesh. This is what used to be nicknamed lunchtime claret, I believe. (RH)
This wine is an atypically structured, rich, powerful wine for the vintage, with hard tannin in the finish. Ripe and medium-bodied, with surprising depth as well as copious quantities of plum, cherry, currant, truffle, herb, and earth aromas and flavors, this effort requires 2-3 years of cellaring, but it should age for 12-15+ years.
A fine and silky red with extremely attractive berry and tobacco character. Medium-bodied, with a caressing finish. A beauty. Drink now through 2004. – James Suckling , Wine Spectator 2000
About the producer
Château Trotanoy was one of the first recognised Premier Cru sites on the Pomerol plateau, with records dating back to the late 1700s. Even back in the nineteenth century it was seen as the best site in Pomerol second only to Vieux Château Certan.