The 2007 Trotanoy is a beautiful middleweight in the making, with a sense of completeness on both the nose and palate that is immensely enjoyable. Despite the difficult summer of 2007, most merlot on the Right Bank...
The 2007 Trotanoy is a beautiful middleweight in the making, with a sense of completeness on both the nose and palate that is immensely enjoyable. Despite the difficult summer of 2007, most merlot on the Right Bank eventually attained full ripeness by the time of the harvest in this vintage, and this is quite evident in the cool and classy profile of the ’07 Trotanoy. The bouquet is deep, pure and utterly classic, offering up a complex mélange of plums, a bit of dark berry, coffee, fresh herbs, a really striking base of soil, a whiff of cigar smoke and a deft and well-measured base of toasty new oak. On the palate the wine is full-bodied, pure and beautifully balanced, with very good, but not great depth at the core, moderate tannins and outstanding length and grip on the nascently complex and very poised finish. The ’07 Trotanoy is not as powerfully built as is customary with this great estate, but there are no holes anywhere to be found on the palate of this absolutely complete and classy wine- not to mention a great value for Trot! (Drink between 2017-2045)