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2021 Château Trotte Vieille, St Emilion, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
Not ready
Product: 20211015968
2021 Château Trotte Vieille, St Emilion, Bordeaux

Description

Cabernet Franc 54%, Merlot 45%, Cabernet Sauvignon 1%

Trotte Vieille has some astonishingly old Cabernet Franc vines, some 120 years old. These are now fermented separately in a rotatable 15-hectolitre oak globe, itself an amazing work of cooperage. From this, 100 litres are taken for a varietal vieilles vignes bottling and the rest is in this blend. Frédéric Castéja has also built a new winery close to Troplong Mondot to house this gem. This 2021 is powerfully dense and fragrant, but also leavened by the freshness of the vintage. Drink 2027-2042.

Our score: 16/20

Berry Bros. & Rudd, April 2022

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2021
Maturity Not ready
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Château Trotte Vieille

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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Saint-Emilion

Saint-Emilion

First officially classified in 1954, St-Émilion is one of Bordeaux's largest winemaking appellations, producing more wine than Listrac, Moulis, St Estèphe, Pauillac, St Julien and Margaux combined. Many of the region's finest vineyards can be found atop the steep limestone slopes of the village itself, although a fledgling band of garagiste producers are eschewing terroir to make small-batch, deeply-concentrated wines from their homes.
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