Community Tasting Notes 109

• essenceofreal wrote: 94 points

  November 16, 2023 - Beautiful.
  
  After 2 hours in the decanter was nice but still just a tad lean.
  
  Loved that this was mostly merlot with a taste of cab franc. No cabernet sauvignon! Great blend. So tired of the over everything Napa cabs. glad to have a nice blend v another oh so boring napa cab.
  
  Anyway, after about 4 hours in the decanter, kapow! Really gained weight and was stunning. Velvety Pomerol delishishnous yum yum. More please. Oh, I have 3 more. Feels to be in a good drinking window. Will it get better, perhaps. Regardless, they're ready now w a proper decant.

  Comment

• csimm wrote: 91 points

  July 27, 2023 - Giuseppe's (Scottsdale, AZ): Solid fruit here, but a severely clipped finish makes for an angular showing overall. Red and black fruit, cedar, hope chest, dry soil, and dust make for a constricted delivery. The small pour I had threw off a bunch of sediment. A second bite of the apple revealed similar characteristics.
  
  The ’00 La Mish and 1990 Montrose served beside this Trotanoy proved to be more agreeable in conveyance. The Trotanoy seems to be getting overly crotchety and “get off the lawn”-y as it advances. Drink 5 years ago… (though I know this will draw some spitfire from traditionalists who say this is a 40 year wine. And to that, I simply say, “um, no.”)

  Comment

• I'd Rather Be Drinking Wine Likes this wine: 95 points

  June 21, 2023 - Another Grand Tasting in Arizona! (Guiseppe's in Scottsdale): Splashed and slo-O for two hours. Initially tasted when opened, and nice perfumed nose with palate showing lots of tertiary character and some red fruit and chocolate notes. Later, still very nice, but a little muted. After sitting out for a couple more hours, this wine really started to show much better! Red fruit (mostly cherry) became more prominent and it struck a nice balance for my palate between tertiary and fruit flavors. I recommend two to three hours of slow slo-O prior to serving, or probably a one to two hour decant, if drinking soon. No hurry on this wine, but in a great place with some air. 95+ for my palate.

  Comment

• djhammond wrote: 98 points

  May 24, 2023 - I would hope to live long enough to finish my stock, as this is outstanding, and is only going to get better, and possibly even surpass the 1982. I am trying to limit myself to a bottle a year to track its progress, but its so seductive that it is difficult. Admittedly, it is in its earlier stages of its drinking window, but with an afternoon in the decanter, it is irresistible. At present, the nose and front palate are its best features with a gorgeously decadent nose of of ripe cherry, strawberry, and raspberry with the 10% of Cabernet Franc surprisingly making its presence felt with residual green pepper notes. It's relatively younger age does mean the tannin is still more left bank than right bank. This is going to be a classic, already just eclipsing the Angelus, and I am drinking the Cheval Blanc in a couple of days, so will reserve judgement if this is the best right banker of 1998. If not, even so it will be possibly touching a perfect score in the next 5 years.

  1 person found this helpful Comment

• cubswinws Likes this wine: 95 points

  February 3, 2023 - Everything you could want in a mature bordeaux. Perfect balance and nice fruit structure with a soft elegant finish. This wine seems at its plateau and I suspect will drink well for several years to come.

  Comment

Pro Reviews 15

Wine Definition

• Vintage 1998
• Type Red
• Producer Château Trotanoy
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion Libournais
• Appellation Pomerol

Community Holdings

• Pending Delivery 62 (2%)
• In Cellars 2,293 (61%)
• Consumed 1,395 (37%)

Food Pairing

Who Likes This Wine

More About This Wine