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2018 Château Trotte Vieille, St Emilion, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
Ready - youthful
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW
91-93/100
Product: 20181015968
2018 Château Trotte Vieille, St Emilion, Bordeaux

Description

Located to the east of the town of St Emilion, Trotte Vieille has some of the oldest vines in Bordeaux, a few of them pre-phylloxera and all of them Cabernet Franc. These contribute a very particular and alluring woodland (sous-bois) character to the wine, and there are mineral and olive notes too. Individual and interesting. Drink 2025-2038.

Blend: 54% Cabernet Franc, 44% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Sauvignon
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2018
Maturity Ready - youthful
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Château Trotte Vieille

Critics reviews

Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW 91-93/100
Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2018 Trotte Vieille leaps from the glass with vivacious scents of baked red plums, black raspberries and prunes with underlying scents of dried herbs, fallen leaves, dusty soil and tobacco. Full-bodied with a firm line of chewy tannins, it delivers a lot of stewed fruits on the mid-palate with a slightly warm finish.Lisa Perrotti-Brown - 23/04/2019
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, (Apr 2019)

About this wine

Chateau Trotte Vieille

A 1er Grand Cru Classé (B) St. Emilion château which has been owned by the négociant house Borie-Manoux since 1949. The company also owns Château Batailley in Pauillac and Château Beau Site in St-Estèphe and is now run by Philippe Castéja. Trotte Vieille (the trotting old lady) refers to the legend of an old woman who lived here in the 18th century and spent her time trotting around in search of local gossip.
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