2000 Chateau Trotanoy, Pomerol 1x750ml

Vinous 92

The 2000 Trotanoy has a deeper hue than the 1996 and 1997 served alongside, as you would expect. This has an intense nose, with menthol-tinged black fruit, good definition and a touch of hung game that ebbs away to reveal more melted tar aromas. There is a little more VA than I would like. The palate is medium-bodied with layered sweet black licorice-tinged fruit. This builds nicely in the glass with hints of cassis and espresso on the finish. The 2000 does not have the natural "fluidity" of a great Trotanoy, but it should give another decade of drinking pleasure. Tasted at the Pomerol dinner at Cornus in London. [Neal Martin, 25/03/2025]

Anticipated maturity: 2024-2040

Robert Parker 95

Tasted at the Trotanoy vertical in Hong Kong, the 2000 Trotanoy seems to be improving with age. It has an outstanding bouquet with far more fruit intensity than I anticipated: mulberry, blackberry, briary, broom and white pepper all mingling together with superb delineation. The palate displays exquisite balance, fresh and focused with a clean and precise finish that is only just beginning to show what it can do. Like so many millennial Bordeaux it has matured at its own pace, however, on this showing it seems determined to reward those with the greatest patience. Tasted November 2016. [Neal Martin, 28/09/2017]

Anticipated maturity: 2020-2045