| Region | |
|---|---|
| Subregion | France > Bordeaux > Left Bank > St Estèphe |
| Colour | Red |
| Type | Still |
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As I wrote earlier this year, the 2019 Tronquoy-Lalande has turned out beautifully, and it continues to show very well, offering up inviting aromas of wild berries, spices, rose petals and cassis. Medium to full-bodied, layered and sensual, with lively acids, ripe tannins and a long, vibrant finish, it's reminiscent of a somewhat more sun-kissed and extroverted sibling of the terrific 2016 at this address. 2025 - 2045
This is really complex and perfumed, with an extremely attractive bouquet of flowers and dark fruit, such as currants. Full-bodied with crushed stones and chewy tannins, yet there’s polish and sophistication to it. Serious bottle here. Try after 2025.
The 2019 Tronquoy-Lalande is made from 50% Merlot, 44% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 6% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet-purple in color, it slowly unfurls to offers fragrant notes of rose oil, Indian spices, and licorice over a core of creme de cassis and stewed plums, plus a hint of lavender. The full-bodied palate is firm and sturdy, with grainy tannins and plenty of freshness to match the muscular fruit, finishing long and earthy.
Tasted blind. Very deep, glowing crimson. Sweet, ripe and glamorous. Intense – like the essence of St-Estèphe. Stone tisane ... Combines the sweetness of the early wines in this flight with the stoniness of the later ones. GV 15%
Drink 2030– 2050
The 2019 Tronquoy-Lalande has turned out very well, offering up inviting aromas of wild berries, cassis, warm spices and rose petals, framed by a discreet patina of oak. Medium to full-bodied, layered and velvety, with terrific depth at the core, lively acids and ripe, powdery tannins, it's a wine to buy by the case. One of the Médoc's greatest values over the last decade, Tronquoy-Lalande sits opposite Meyney and Montrose (its sister château) on a beautiful ridge of gravel some eight meters deep. - drink 2025-2045
An estate that deserves to be much better known, Tronquoy-Lalande was the second vineyard planted in Saint-Estèphe, after the Clos of Calon-Ségur, but its Royalist owner didn't participate in the 1855 classification due to his disapproval of Napoléon III. The vineyard itself consists of a single 30-hectare block on an eight-meter-deep gravel ridge directly behind châteaux Meyney and Montrose. In organic conversion, Tronquoy-Lalande has never seen herbicides; and after its acquisition by Olivier and Martin Bouygues in 2006, the winery was redesigned with input from the late Jean-Philippe Delmas and equipped with two-tiered stainless steel tanks after the model used at Château Haut-Brion. The style is seamless, complex and concentrated, with structural elegance that reflects the quality of these gravel soils more than it does any stereotypes of Saint-Estèphe rusticity. Tronquoy-Lalande isn't sold en primeur, so it will be a few years before the 2019 comes onto the market, but it's a wine that Bordeaux lovers will want to look out for.
Composed of 50% Merlot, 44% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 6% Petit Verdot, the 2019 Tronquoy-Lalande is deep garnet-purple colored. It bursts from the glass with raspberry preserves, black cherry compote, warm cassis, plus nuances of roses, Sichuan pepper, and unsmoked cigars. Medium-bodied, the palate delivers firm, ripe, grainy tannins and great intensity of bright, crunchy red and black fruits, finishing long and lively.
