Tasting Notes
Vinous 96
The 1975 Trotanoy, which, according to a previous note on Vinous underwent just an 11-day cuvaison, has a heartwarming, inviting bouquet with open-knit red berry fruit, briar, leather, truffle and menthol aromas. It’s the kind of bouquet you could just bathe in! The palate is medium-bodied and very harmonious with pliant tannins. It’s less weighty than bottles encountered a decade or so ag, with hints of cooked meat, dried blood and bell pepper. Just so refined on the finish, the 1975 is a divine Trotanoy and well-kept bottles still have much to give. Tasted at the Pomerol dinner at Cornus in London.
Anticipated maturity: 2024-2044
Wine Advocate 97
The 1975 Trotanoy can be an extraordinary wine on the right day. This was the right day. Served blind from a magnum, unaware of its age, I was struck by the depth of its color. The bouquet is almost ineffably complex, a mixture of red and black fruit, black truffle (indicating its Pomerol origins), sage and dried rose petals. It was the delineation and sheer confidence of the aromatics that leaves you spellbound. The palate is beautifully structured, very Left Bank in style thanks to its tertiary nature, yet bridled with disarming tension and energy from start to finish. There is a twist of sour cherry right on the aftertaste, completing a stunning Trotanoy. I very much doubt I will ever encounter an example of this outstanding Pomerol as good as this again. Tasted October 2016.
Anticipated maturity: 2017-2037
