Château Trotanoy is one of the most historically significant and consistently celebrated wines of Pomerol, owned by the Moueix family since 1953 and produced from 7.4 hectares of the appellation’s most distinctive terroir: an extraordinarily dense mixture of clay and gravel whose clay-dominant subsoil sits above an impermeable layer of iron-rich crasse de fer that forces the vine roots to develop exceptionally deeply and produces Merlot of unusual power, mineral concentration and longevity. The 2019 vintage is among the most acclaimed in Trotanoy’s recent history, with the wine-searcher aggregate of 97/100 across all approved publications confirming an exceptional consensus from critics who reviewed this vintage, and multiple reviewers describing the 2019 as combining the power of the best modern Trotanoy vintages with an outstanding freshness and balance that the cooler nights of the 2019 growing season provided. The wine is produced entirely from Merlot, vinified in concrete vats and aged in new French oak for approximately 18 months before bottling.

The 2019 Pomerol vintage was outstanding across the appellation, combining a warm and generous growing season with the freshness and balance that the right bank clay-dominant terroir consistently retains even in warm years through the natural temperature-moderating effect of the clay soil’s water retention. Trotanoy’s combination of Merlot on dense clay soils produced a 2019 of exceptional depth and mineral concentration alongside an early aromatic accessibility that makes this wine one of the most immediately pleasurable but also one of the most age-worthy expressions of the vintage from this historically celebrated estate.

Château Trotanoy holds a position in the Pomerol hierarchy second only to Pétrus in terms of prestige, price and critical attention, and the 2019 vintage’s exceptional quality as documented by the 97/100 aggregate across approved publications makes it one of the most important Pomerol acquisitions of the decade from any estate below Pétrus itself. For collectors who follow the Moueix portfolio and the finest right-bank Bordeaux with serious attention, the 2019 Trotanoy demands consideration.

Deep garnet-purple with a deeply concentrated and complex nose of black cherry, plum, dark mineral, truffle, iron, dried violet, tobacco and the distinctive dense clay-mineral character of the Trotanoy crasse de fer terroir. Full-bodied with extraordinarily fine, velvety tannins, excellent natural acidity and a very long, mineral, powerful finish of great depth and persistence. Best from 2027 through 2055.