1990 Château Trotanoy Pomerol Bordeaux France Wine Tasting Note
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Opening with notes of truffle, smoke licorice, dried flowers, black cherries, and dark chocolate in the nose. The palate is silky, lush, and opulent, in short very Pomerolish, finishing with silky, vibrant, salt tinged, sweet black with red fruits, a touch of cocoa, and coffee bean. This is fully mature and ready to go. No decanting needed. Pop, pour, and enjoy. Drink from 2025-2035. 468 Views Tasted Jan 5, 2025This has developed quite nicely over the years. Fully-mature, soft, silky, fresh and plummy, the finish, with its truffle, cherry, plum, herb, cocoa, and spice nuances hits the spot. 2,426 Views Tasted Apr 5, 2022Still young, this keep getting better and better. The truffle, dark chocolate covered black raspberries and black cherry notes in the perfume and made even better with hints of floral notes. Full bodied, silky and concentrated, this is still young, fresh and vibrant and will even get better with age. 4,829 Views Tasted Feb 18, 2015It's all about the bottle, once a wine hits 10-15 years of age. At close to 25, provenance is even more important. I've tasted better, younger, fresher examples, this bottle was much better on the nose, with its truffle, chocolate, black cherry profile. It fell short on the palate, as it lacked the richness and depth this wine normally showed. This note is for this bottle, other bottles with good storage have been dramatically better. 5,156 Views Tasted Aug 14, 2013Sporting a mature color, making it look much older than it should, a complex bouquet stuffed with chocolate, truffle, black cherry, plums, earth, earth, forest floor and spice aromas lead to a sensuous, lush, polished, sexy array of plum, chocolate and truffle. What a pleasure. This is probably drinking at peak. I'm sorry I finished most of the case before it started to deliver the goods. However, due to its advanced color, I would not hesitate to pop a cork as this is probably not going to make it to old age. 4,453 Views Tasted Jul 9, 2012Chocolate, flowers, plums, spice, truffle and blackberry aromas open to a lush, polished wine with satin textures and a long, soft, cocoa and black cherry finish. This is close to mature. While it could improve over the next decade or even longer, it's drinking at the perfect place today. 4,154 Views Tasted Jul 17, 2011 |

When to Drink Chateau Trotanoy, Anticipated Maturity, Decanting Time
Chateau Trotanoy is much better with at least 12-15 years of aging in good vintages. Young vintages can be decanted for 2-3 hours or more. This allows the wine to soften and open its perfume.
Older vintages might need very little decanting, just enough to remove the sediment. Chateau Trotanoy offers its best drinking and should reach peak maturity between 15-50 years of age after the vintage.
Serving Chateau Trotanoy with Wine, Food, Pairing Tips
Chateau Trotanoy is best served at 15.5 degrees Celsius, 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool, almost cellar temperature gives the wine more freshness and lift. Chateau Trotanoy is best paired with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, and grilled dishes.
Chateau Trotanoy is also good when matched with Asian dishes, hearty fish courses like tuna, mushrooms, and pasta.