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Trottevieille 2015

RegionBordeaux
Subregion France > Bordeaux > Right Bank > St Emilion
ColourRed
TypeStill
Grape VarietyMerlot/Cabernet Franc

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Tasting Notes

Subtle and complex aromas of dried flowers, berries, blackberries and black olives. Minerals, limestone and rust to boot. Full-bodied, layered and tannic, yet the phenolic structure is all about strength with finesse. It lasts a very long time. The new classic from here... 1961 all over? Try in 2024 and behold.

99
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com, February 2018

Tasted blind. Some evolution at the rim. Sweet and fresh on the nose but not very concentrated, and with a note of oak still there. Drying tannins on the end. Good stuff. 14.5%
Drink 2023-2030

16
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, February 2019

Deepish crimson. Lifted dark-red fruit, the Cabernet Franc adding its lovely scent, then more austere on the palate than I expected, though only relative to the vintage. Chocolatey tannins in both flavour and texture. (JH) 14.5%
Drink 2024-2036

16.5
Julia Harding MW, JancisRobinson.com, November 2017

This Saint Emilion property is owned by the Casteja family of Chateau Batailley. Quality has been impressive here in recent vintages and the 2015 is particularly successful. Made from a low yield of 34 hl/ha. The blend is 49% Cabernet Franc , 2% Cabernet Sauvignon and 49% Merlot. 3500 cases will be produced. Deep ruby colour with blue and black fruits on the nose. The palate is rich in vanilla from oak which supplies most of the tannin as the fruit is ripe and silky with blueberry and blackberry lifted by a touch of violet. The finish is long and spicy with a real note of coffee.

92
Farr Vintners, Farr Tasting, April 2016

Notes of black raspberries, framboise, vanilla and lots of toasty oak emerge from the 2015 Château TrotteVieille, and it stays fresh and lively on the palate, with charming, sweet fruit, light tannin, and a good finish. Give it a few years to integrate its oak and enjoy over the following decade or more. 2018 - 2018

92+
Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com, November 2017

Rich ripe fruit the nose has depth of flavour the palate black fruit richness. Sweet quite supple in the middle layers of flavour giving complexity and although there is freshness at the back the finish is rich and sweet. 2022-35

89/93
Derek Smedley MW, DerekSmedleyMW.co.uk, April 2016

At the riper end of the spectrum, it must be said (the Merlots came in at 15%, apparently)
but the high percentage of Cabernet Franc gives the wine balanced, freshness and zip. Leafy,
complex and built to last, this is a very impressive Trottevielle. Drink: 2022-35

94
Tim Atkin MW, timatkin.com, April 2016
Read more tasting notes...

The 2015 Trottevieille is blend of 49% Merlot, 49% Cabernet Franc and 2% Cabernet Sauvignon picked between 28 September and 9 October matured in 100% new oak. It has a very intense bouquet, tightly wound with red and black fruit, hints of truffle coming through with aeration and then it appears to calm down and achieve a wonderful level of definition. The palate is medium-bodied with superb clarity. It feels supple in the mouth, extremely pure and soaking up the new oak with ease. It has a lively orange sorbet and red fruit-driven finish that is silky smooth in texture, thanks to the fineness of the tannin. Cellar this for 5-8 years minimum and then revel in this ascendant Saint Emilion for the next three or four decades. Drink 2022-2050

94/96
Neal Martin, Wine Advocate (224), April 2016

This is phenomenal. Greatest wine from here. Such class and power. It starts off slowly and then goes on for minutes. Full body. Yet racy. The new 1961 Trotte.

98/99
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com, March 2016

Quite rich and sweet. Still a bit edgy. Lacks real intensity but it certainly isn’t overdone. Sinewy rather than flattering.
Drink 2025-2037

16.5+
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, April 2016
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