1982 Château Trotanoy Pomerol Bordeaux France Wine Tasting Note

It is impossible not to be enthralled by its purity, strong truffle, plum and chocolate-coated cherry nose and even more importantly, its silky, sexy, exotic palate presence. Fully mature, this is a lesson in what great, fully/mature is all about. Drink from 2023-2033.

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Bottled decadence. This is so sexy, sensuous, and rich, it is almost off the charts! From the first whiff, the flowers, cherries, cocoa, truffle, and plums lets you know you're not in Kansas anymore. But it is on the palate that the wine really takes off, due to its wall of opulently-textured, velvety dark red fruits. Drink 2022-2035.

Drinking at its full peak of maturity, this is an incredible tasting experience. Texturally, it is all silky and velvet, with its layers of dark chocolate-covered plums, dark cherries, truffle, smoke, wet earth and spice, that is only made better by the 50-second finish, this is bottled hedonism at its best. If you are lucky enough to have a bottle or two in your cellar, this is perfect today. Do not decant, except to remove any sediment. Just pop, pour and enjoy the ride...

Bottled decadence is all you need to know what this is like. For those wishing for more details, here you go. Silky, sexy, rich, flamboyant, supple and sensuous, this stunner is at or close to its peak. The fruit is pure, ripe, velvety and lush. This truly hits all the high notes if you are seeking hedonism in a glass.

Definitely, at peak maturity, this is all about the truffles on the nose. At least initially. From there, a background note of citrus appears, along with, plums, cherries and chocolate mint. Lush, soft, polished, velvet-textured, concentrated, ripe, sweet, earthy fruits with hints of chocolate cascade over your palate. This is just a beauty in every sense of the word. If you own this gem, enjoy it now and over the next decade or so.

Lovely, perfectly mature Pomerol. Velvet drenched textures, with sweet, ripe, dark chocolate infused plums that feel as good as they taste. Concentrated, long and frankly, decadent! If you are not buying Petrus, and who is? This is the way to go...

I wish I owned cases of this decadent, thrilling, hedonistic wine. Its pure fruits, concentration, velvety, rich, opulent textures and complex, truffle laden perfume is a treat that keeps on giving.

1982 Trotanoy exploded with a nose of truffle, tobacco, plum, chocolate, wet earth, sweet cherries and floral notes. The wine at 30 years of age is pure silk and velvet on the palate, ending with a sensuous melange of pure, ripe, sweet, opulent layers of black and red fruits. This decadent Right Bank wine is drinking perfectly today.

It's always a shame when older bottles do not perform as they should. But that's the risk you run with older wines more than 20 years of age. Sadly, this bottle seemed far too advanced for its age, with more lightness to the color, dusty plums, cocoa and raspberry notes in the aromatics and finish that ended far too quickly. I've had much better bottles. Good storage and provenance counts.

Truffle, chocolate, black raspberry, earth, spice, coffee, herbs and black cherry scents play well the rich textures and sensuous personality of this wine. This supple Pomerol ends with a long chocolate and black cherry finish. Fully mature, this is drinking beautifully today. It might get better, but there is no reason to hold this any longer.

Wow, what a beautiful wine! A ruby red color with more lightening at the rim than the other 82’s. Cherries, raspberries, ripe plums with a hint of mocha and mushrooms on the nose. The texture was akin to liquid silk with velvet. The finish was so sensuous it was difficult to put the glass down. This wine is hedonistic. It is fully mature and while it might improve a bit, I’d drink it over the next 10-15 years. This wine personifies elegance.