2020 chateau trotte vieille premier grand cru classe b, saint-emilion grand cru
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Why We're Buying
Château Trotte Vieille ranks among the finest wine estates in Saint-Émilion, earning a Premier grand cru classé (B) rating during classification. Opened in 1453, the traditional estate produces a merlot-dominant grand vin that retails for more than competing Bordeaux red blends.
Critics Scores
James Suckling
Fantastic texture and structure to this wine with firm, silky tannins that go on and on. Love the crushed blackberries, blueberries and salt. Floral and mineral character, too. Full and tight with great length. Chewy at the very end, indicating real structure. All about structure and length. 50 cabernet franc, 49 merlot, and 1 cabernet sauvignon.Barrel Sample: 92-94
Decanter
Excellent grip and tension through the palate, a well-judged and well-balanced Trottevieille, doing exactly as well as expected in a vintage that favours clay and limestone soils that keep freshness and focus. Elegant and sleek, plenty of tight blackberry fruit and a mouthwatering finish. Expands through the mid palate and then closes in on the finish, a confident wine where you feel the terroir is pulling the strings not the winemaker. Tasted twice, loved both times.
Jeb Dunnuck
The 2020 Château Trotte Vieille is an exotic, incredibly perfumed Saint-Emilion that comes from a cooler terroir on the upper plateau. Vivid purple-hued, with a crazy nose of blue fruits, violets, flowers, and graphite, it hits the palate with medium to full-bodied richness, a pretty, focused texture, ample tannins, and a great finish. I love its elegance and purity on the palate, and it’s a beautiful wine in the making.
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2020 Trotte Vieille is a blend of 50 Cabernet Franc, 49 Merlot and 1 Cabernet Sauvignon aging for an anticipated 16 months in French oak barrels, 80 new. The alcohol is 15. Opaque purple-black in color, it bursts from the glass with vivacious notes of wild blueberries, ripe, juicy black plums and black raspberries, plus hints of lilacs, star anise and tar with a touch of wild thyme. The rich, full-bodied palate coats the mouth with black fruits and exotic spice sparks, framed by grainy tannins and just enough freshness, finishing on a fragrant earth note. Barrel Sample: 92-94
Vinous
The 2020 Trotte Vieille is laced with inky, jammy dark fruit, licorice and bittersweet chocolate. This heady, potent Saint-Émilion is not exactly subtle, but it does offer tons of intensity in an opulent, heady style. The only thing missing is a bit of midpalate pliancy and overall persistence.