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Antonio Galloni

Vinous

The 2024 Trotanoy is super-classic. Vertical in build, the 2024 stains the palate with copious dark-toned fruit, graphite, licorice, dried herbs and lavender. It's a beautifully proportioned wine from start to finish. All the Trotanoy signatures are present, but without all of the tannic heft of some of the more imposing recent vintages. That's not a bad thing at all. 04/2025

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Neal Martin

Vinous

The 2024 Trotanoy, picked from September 17 to 28 and aged in 50% new oak, has an intense bouquet with blackberry, bilberry, crushed stone and delicate violet scents that unfold in the glass. It lacks the aromatic ambition of a great Trotanoy, but the terroir shows through. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grain tannins framing the mineral-rich black fruit. There is a symmetry about this Pomerol that keeps drawing you back, gaining weight and depth on the finish. Trotanoy, yet again, demonstrates why it is so highly regarded. 04/2025

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William Kelley

Robert Parker/Wine Advocate

The 2024 Trotanoy is rich and muscular by the standards of the vintage, offering up aromas of minty blackberries, cherries and spices followed by a medium to full-bodied, fleshy and layered palate with a dense core of fruit and plenty of structuring tannin that asserts itself on the youthfully chewy finish. 04/2025

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Jeb Dunnuck

Jeb Dunnuck

One of my favorite Château on the upper plateau in Pomerol, the 2024 Château Trotanoy is just about all Merlot yet includes a tiny splash (0.5%) of Cabernet Franc. Harvested from September 17-28 and aging in 50% new oak, its deeper ruby/purple opaque hue is followed by classic Trotanoy notes of ripe black cherries, currants, iron, graphite, and smoked tobacco. With medium-bodied richness, rock solid concentration, and the focused, structured style of the terroir, it's going to be up with the top wines in the vintage. 05/2025

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Jean-Marc Quarin

Jean-Marc Quarin

Couleur rouge sombre, intense, aux reflets noirs. Nez moyennement aromatique, au fruité mûr. Juteux dès l'attaque et toujours aussi délicieux et patiné en milieu de bouche, les saveurs montent en finale sur une bonne longueur parfumée. Assemblage : 99,5 % merlot, 0,5 % cabernet franc. 04/2025

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James Suckling

James Suckling

A fruit-forward red, showing blackberries, dark chocolate, walnuts and nutmeg with some coffee character. Medium- to full-bodied, this has round, juicy tannins and a savory finish. Builds at the end. A blend of 99.5% merlot and 0.5% cabernet franc. 04/2025