{"title":"Château Trotanoy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/9728\/2020\/files\/trotanoy_2001_03_640x960_20d8c50e-3d7a-47ba-8f12-fa319eb8c6f2.jpg?v=1784967441\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eChâteau Trotanoy 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc on 7.20 hectares of gravel on clay and black clay on iron pan soil.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePurchased 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 gravel 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.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe 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. Trotanoy is vinified in small concrete vats, while maturation takes place in oak barrels.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTrotanoy is a naturally profound and richly-concentrated wine, with immensely deep colour and a nose of great density and power, repeated on the palate with the addition of creamy, dark chocolate notes. With outstanding ageing potential, Château Trotanoy produces a wine of enormous complexity and depth, with an incredible concentration of flavour derived from its very old vines.\u003cbr\u003e(Moueix Homepage)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/9728\/2020\/files\/christian_edouard_01_490x735_367f9fb6-7f4f-42a2-a489-f16bc4fb7418.jpg?v=1784805892\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eJean-Pierre Moueix\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eÉtablissements Jean-Pierre Moueix (JPM) is a prominent Bordeaux négociant house founded by Jean-Pierre Moueix in 1937 and situated in Libourne. Jean-Pierre Moueix retired in 1978 and passed away in 2003. In 1991, his son Christian Moueix became president of JPM. Today, leadership seamlessly bridges the second and third generations, as Christian's son, Edouard Moueix, joined the firm in 2003 and now serves as Managing Director.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eJPM is highly respected among wine professionals as a Right Bank specialist. Top châteaux, such as Château Lafleur and Château Gazin, are distributed either exclusively or predominantly by JPM. In addition, JPM owns and produces several iconic properties, including \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vinetsakenature.com\/collections\/chateau-trotanoy\" title=\"Château Trotanoy Pomerol Jean-Pierre Moueix\"\u003eChâteau Trotanoy\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vinetsakenature.com\/collections\/chateau-la-fleur-petrus\" title=\"Château La Fleur-Pétrus Pomerol Jean-Pierre Moueix\"\u003eChâteau La Fleur-Pétrus\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vinetsakenature.com\/collections\/chateau-hosanna\" title=\"Château Hosanna Pomerol Jean-Pierre Moueix\"\u003eChâteau Hosanna\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vinetsakenature.com\/collections\/chateau-latour-a-pomerol\" title=\"Château Latour à Pomerol Jean-Pierre Moueix\"\u003eChâteau Latour à Pomerol\u003c\/a\u003e, and Château Lagrange à Pomerol. Under Edouard's direction, the family has significantly expanded its Saint-Émilion footprint, acquiring \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vinetsakenature.com\/collections\/chateau-belair-monange\" title=\"Château Bélair-Monange Saint-Émilion Jean-Pierre Moueix\"\u003eChâteau Bélair-Monange (1er Grand Cru Classé)\u003c\/a\u003e in 2008 and Clos La Madeleine in 2017. In June 2023, they unveiled a monumental new cellar at Bélair-Monange designed by the world-renowned architects Herzog \u0026amp; de Meuron.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTheir older vintages hold a premium value because JPM stores all its inventory in perfect conditions within its Libourne cellars. These library wines are released strategically after several years—and sometimes even decades. Consequently, securing a direct allocation from JPM is widely considered the best way to purchase aged Right Bank wines. While traditionally rooted in Bordeaux, the company has also expanded its luxury merchant portfolio internationally, securing high-profile global distribution partnerships like Australia's cult icon Giaconda Chardonnay.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eChâteau Pétrus was managed by Christian Moueix starting in 1970, but in 2008, he announced his intention to step back from its daily operations, limiting his role to that of a consultant.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eChristian Moueix also owns vineyards in Napa Valley, California, most notably \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vinetsakenature.com\/collections\/dominus-estate\" title=\"Dominus Napa Valley Christian Moueix\"\u003eDominus Estate\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vinetsakenature.com\/collections\/ulysses-vineyard\" title=\"Ulysses Vineyard Napa Valley Christian Moueix\"\u003eUlysses Vineyard\u003c\/a\u003e, both globally recognized among California’s finest cult estates.\u003c\/h3\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"4970-ch-trotanoy-pomerol-2017-750ml","title":"[4970] CH.TROTANOY POMEROL 2017 750ml","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eChâteau Trotanoy 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc on 7.20 hectares of gravel on clay and black clay on iron pan soil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe soil of Château Trotanoy is a very dense mixture of clay and gravel 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. 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrotanoy is a naturally profound and richly-concentrated wine, with immensely deep colour and a nose of great density and power, repeated on the palate with the addition of creamy, dark chocolate notes. With outstanding ageing potential, Château Trotanoy produces a wine of enormous complexity and depth, with an incredible concentration of flavour derived from its very old vines.\u003cbr\u003e(Moueix Homepage)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Château Hosanna\" href=\"https:\/\/vinetsake.wordpress.com\/category\/wine\/chateau-hosanna\/\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vinetsake.wordpress.com\/category\/wine\/chateau-trotanoy\/\" title=\"Château Trotanoy\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u0026gt;Read more stories at the News Archive\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA final blend of 90% Merlot with 10% Cabernet Franc, the deep garnet-purple colored 2017 Trotanoy opens with expressive red and black fruit notes including redcurrant jelly, kirsch, Black Forest cake and cassis plus hints of roses, dried Provence herbs, tobacco and underbrush. Medium to full-bodied with generous, expressive fruits supported by plush tannins and just enough freshness, it finishes long. This is quite an opulent, decadent Trotanoy! \u003cstrong\u003eRP96-98\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMedium to deep garnet-purple in color, the 2017 Trotanoy is 100% Merlot and begins quite stubborn and broody on the nose at this youthful stage, needing a lot of coaxing to reveal a core of plum preserves, blackberry pie and licorice with suggestions of cast-iron pan, underbrush, tilled soil and charcoal. Medium-bodied, the palate is not at all weighty, but it is built like a brick house, with bags of restrained, muscular fruit and a solid line of firm, grainy tannins, finishing with epic length and fantastic tension. A very impressive wine that should by incredibly long-lived! \u003cstrong\u003eRP97+\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/9728\/2020\/files\/trotanoy_image_01.jpg?v=1784966664\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vin et Saké Nature","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49501405282532,"sku":"F06310151AAJ2017","price":1780.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/9728\/2020\/files\/trotanoy_2017_03_735x735_3851ea0d-d995-48b6-a021-f7f80848876a.jpg?v=1784966804"},{"product_id":"b433-ch-trotanoy-pomerol-2022-750ml","title":"[B433] CH.TROTANOY POMEROL 2022 750ml","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eChâteau Trotanoy 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc on 7.20 hectares of gravel on clay and black clay on iron pan soil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe soil of Château Trotanoy is a very dense mixture of clay and gravel 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. 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrotanoy is a naturally profound and richly-concentrated wine, with immensely deep colour and a nose of great density and power, repeated on the palate with the addition of creamy, dark chocolate notes. With outstanding ageing potential, Château Trotanoy produces a wine of enormous complexity and depth, with an incredible concentration of flavour derived from its very old vines.\u003cbr\u003e(Moueix Homepage)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vinetsake.wordpress.com\/category\/wine\/chateau-trotanoy\/\" title=\"Château Trotanoy\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u0026gt;Read more stories at the News Archive\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe 2022 Trotanoy offers up rich aromas of blackberries, cherries, licorice and sweet spices, followed by a full-bodied, rich and tannic palate that's broad shouldered, powerful and concentrated. As ever, this is the most muscular, structured, robust wine in the Mouiex portfolio, a shorter than usual maceration notwithstanding, and it will require patience. \u003cstrong\u003eRP94-95\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe 2022 Trotanoy is very ripe and muscular, offering up aromas of sweet cassis, dark chocolate, baked plums and creamy new oak, followed by a full-bodied, firm and tannic palate, concluding with a heady, raisin-inflected finish. This powerful, sun-kissed Pomerol carries the biggest structural payload in the Mouiex portfolio this year. \u003cstrong\u003eRP94\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/9728\/2020\/files\/trotanoy_image_01.jpg?v=1784966664\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vin et Saké Nature","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49501724311780,"sku":"F06310151AAJ2022","price":1880.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/9728\/2020\/files\/trotanoy_2022_01_1200x1200_3af49cc0-221b-4fd9-89c6-afff45844a70.jpg?v=1789201256"},{"product_id":"6005-ch-trotanoy-pomerol-2014-1500ml-owc1","title":"[6005] CH.TROTANOY POMEROL 2014 1500ml [OWC1]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eChâteau Trotanoy 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc on 7.20 hectares of gravel on clay and black clay on iron pan soil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe soil of Château Trotanoy is a very dense mixture of clay and gravel 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. 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrotanoy is a naturally profound and richly-concentrated wine, with immensely deep colour and a nose of great density and power, repeated on the palate with the addition of creamy, dark chocolate notes. With outstanding ageing potential, Château Trotanoy produces a wine of enormous complexity and depth, with an incredible concentration of flavour derived from its very old vines.\u003cbr\u003e(Moueix Homepage)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Château Hosanna\" href=\"https:\/\/vinetsake.wordpress.com\/category\/wine\/chateau-hosanna\/\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vinetsake.wordpress.com\/category\/wine\/chateau-trotanoy\/\" title=\"Château Trotanoy\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u0026gt;Read more stories at the News Archive\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Château Trotanoy 2014 is blessed with the most inspiring bouquet with the JP Moueix stable, in no small part to its free-draining gravel soils and incline that would have been so advantageous during the wetter moments of the growing season. There are potent black fruit mixed with warm gravel mixed with black truffle, all extremely well defined and focused - a quintessential Trotanoy in many ways. The palate is medium-bodied with fine but firm tannins, layers of black truffle-tinged black and red fruit that steadily build towards that compelling tobacco-tinged finish. In 2014, Trotanoy is a testament to propitious terroir, yet what might distinguish this from other vintages is that it feels more approachable, so its brilliance will hopefully be available to those less inclined to wait 20+ years! It constitutes one of the finest Right Bank wines of 2014, a Trotanoy of authority and breeding. \u003cstrong\u003eRP94-96\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe 2014 Trotanoy had (que surprise!) closed down on the nose compared to its JP Moueix stablemates. A few swirls of the glass and it reveals very precise, mineral-soaked black fruit laced with black truffle and subtle sous-bois aromas. It soon gathers momentum and the aromas were gaining more and more intensity after five minutes. The palate is outstanding. There is brilliant structure here, immense and almost staggering purity, incredible focus and tension with an electrifying spiciness on the finish. Best Pomerol of the vintage? 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