2022 Château Trotanoy – Pomerol
2022 Château Trotanoy is one of the most legendary wines from Pomerol and is considered among the world's absolute top-tier wines. The exceptional 2022 vintage combines immense concentration with a rare elegance and offers intense notes of black cherries, ripe plums, violets, truffle, graphite, and dark chocolate. An iconic Bordeaux with silky-fine tannins, great minerality, and extraordinary aging potential.
About the product
Château Trotanoy is one of Pomerol's most famous estates and is owned by the renowned Jean-Pierre Moueix family. The château's name originates from the old French expression "trop ennuie", which refers to the difficult, hard clay soil that makes field work challenging, while simultaneously creating some of the world's most concentrated and long-lived wines.
The 2022 vintage is primarily based on Merlot with a minor component of Cabernet Franc. The grapes are harvested by hand from old vines with low yields and vinified parcel by parcel. Subsequently, the wine is aged in French oak barrels, where it develops an impressive depth, complexity, and structure. The result is a wine with great intensity, exceptional finesse, and an aging potential that spans several decades.
About the region
Pomerol is one of the world's most exclusive wine regions and is famous for its Merlot-dominated wines with silky-smooth textures, great concentration, and remarkable elegance. The clay-rich soils surrounding Château Trotanoy give the wines their characteristic depth, minerality, and complex aromas of dark fruit, violets, and truffle. Although Pomerol does not have an official classification system, some of the world's most sought-after wines are produced right here.
Tasting notes
Nose: Intense aromas of black cherries, ripe plums, blackberries, violets, black truffle, graphite, cedar, licorice, and dark chocolate.
Palate: Powerful yet silky-smooth with layers of dark berries, plums, cocoa, espresso, truffle, and mineral notes. The dense, ripe tannins and vibrant acidity create a wine with impressive balance, precision, and depth.
Finish: Extremely long and complex with lingering notes of dark fruit, graphite, truffle, spices, and elegantly integrated oak.
Serving
Best served at 16–18 °C. Decant the wine for 2–3 hours before serving to open up the complex aromas. Serve in a large Bordeaux glass. The wine can be enjoyed young after thorough aeration, but it will develop impressively over the next 30–40 years.
Food pairing
2022 Château Trotanoy pairs particularly well with:
- Beef tenderloin and wagyu
- Rack of lamb with rosemary
- Veal tenderloin
- Game such as red deer and venison
- Duck breast with mushrooms
- Dishes with black truffles
- Mushroom risotto with porcini
- Aged hard cheeses
FAQ
What characterizes Château Trotanoy?
Château Trotanoy is one of Pomerol's most prestigious estates and is known for powerful, elegant, and extremely age-worthy Merlot-dominated wines with great depth and complexity.
How does the 2022 Château Trotanoy taste?
The wine has intense notes of black cherries, ripe plums, truffle, graphite, violets, dark chocolate, and elegant spices with a long, silky, and mineral finish.
What does Pomerol pair with?
Pomerol pairs perfectly with beef, lamb, veal, game, dishes with truffle, mushrooms, and aged cheeses.
Can 2022 Château Trotanoy be cellared?
Yes. Under optimal storage conditions, the wine has an aging potential of 30–40 years or longer, during which it will develop even greater complexity and elegance.