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1981 Chateau Trotanoy
- Pomerol, France
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- $ 292 / 750ml
- Red - Savory and Classic
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Producer tasting notes: "Trotanoy is a naturally profound, complex, richly-concentrated wine with outstanding aging potential. The wine possesses a deep color and a dense, powerful nose, repeated on the palate with the addition of creamy, dark chocolate notes, and a singular concentration of flavor owed to its very old vines." - Chateau Trotanoy
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$3,521.00
$293.42 / 750ml
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1981 Case of 12 Btls
Chateau Trotanoy, Pomerol - [[pre-arrival]], Bordeaux, France
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$4,070.00
$339.17 / 750ml
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1981 Case of 12 Btls
Trotanoy [Pre-Arrival]
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Highlights
- From Pomerol, France
- Avg. Price (ex-tax) $ 292 / 750ml
- Red Wine – Savory and Classic
- Bordeaux Blend Red
- Pairs well with Beef and Venison
Winery
Château Trotanoy is a Bordeaux wine estate in the Pomerol appellation, regarded as one of the great wines of the right bank. The Merlot-dominant wine is known for its decadent, rich style, and its prices are among the highest ...
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- Producer Notes
- Purchased by Jean-Pierre Moueix in 1953, Château Trotanoy has been considered one of the premier crus of Pomerol since the end of the eighteenth century. The soil of Château Trotanoy is a very dense mixture of clay and gra- vel which tends to solidify as it dries out after rain to an almost concrete-like hardness, hence the name “Trotanoy,” or, in other words, “too wearisome” to cultivate.
Analytical Data
- Sweetness
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Dry
- Blend
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Merlot & Cabernet Franc
Production Attributes
- Maturation
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Oaked
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Cork
- Vineyard Notes
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The Trotanoy vineyard slopes gently to the west. The soil at the highest point of exposure contains a good proportion of gravel, becoming progressively more dominated by clay as the elevation declines. Under this clay is a subsoil of red gravel and an impermeable layer of hard, iron-rich soil known as “crasse de fer.” This fascinating soil diversity brings power, depth and complexity to the wine.
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- Harvest Notes
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Manual harvest. Double sorting: manual and optical.
- Winemaking
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Trotanoy is vinified in small concrete vats.
- Ageing
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Aging takes place in mainly new oak barrels.
- Producer Tasting Notes
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Trotanoy is a naturally profound, complex, richly-concentrated wine with outstanding aging potential. The wine possesses a deep color and a dense, powerful nose, repeated on the palate with the addition of creamy, dark chocolate notes, and a singular concentration of flavor owed to its very old vines.
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About the Wine
Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Lamb kreatopita Starter Course
- Meat in filo pastry
- Contains: lamb mince
- Greek
- Lamb leg with garlic Main Course
- Western
- Basque bone-in-ribeye Main Course
- Western
- Lamb hachis parmentier Main Course
- Shepherd's Pie
- Contains: lamb mince, lamb gravy, potato
- French
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1981 vintage
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95 / 100
$ 342
2022
97 / 100
$ 413
2021
94 / 100
$ 244
2020
96 / 100
$ 380
2019
97 / 100
$ 347
2018
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$ 408
2017
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$ 285
2016
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$ 377
2015
96 / 100
$ 346
2014
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$ 211
2013
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$ 167
2012
93 / 100
$ 237
2011
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$ 227
2010
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$ 365
2009
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$ 508
2008
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$ 259
2007
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$ 160
2006
93 / 100
$ 327
2005
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$ 420
2004
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$ 195
2003
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$ 252
2002
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$ 119
2001
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$ 457
2000
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$ 500
1999
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1998
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$ 687
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1996
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1995
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1994
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1993
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1992
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$ 237
1990
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$ 379
1989
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$ 413
1988
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$ 185
1987
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1986
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$ 301
1985
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$ 675
1984
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1983
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1982
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$ 1,233
1981
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$ 292
1980
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1979
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1978
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$ 435
1977
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1976
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1975
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1973
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1972
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1971
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1970
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1969
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1967
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1966
85 / 100
$ 685
1964
92 / 100
$ 650
1962
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1961
96 / 100
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1959
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1955
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1952
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1949
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1947
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1945
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1934
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1928
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1926
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1924
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1981 Vintage: Bordeaux Learn more
Vintage quality: Good
Current condition: Likely past it
The 1981 vintage for Bordeaux was reasonably good but stopped short of excellent.
The growing season began with a stock standard winter and spring, but conditions were often overcast. However, despite the grey days both budburst and flowering were a success. Early summer...
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