Trotte Vieille 2009 (750ML)

95 JS / 95 DE / 93 VM / 93 WE

Aromas of blueberries, with fresh flowers and sandalwood. Full body, with lots of wonderful ripe fruit and silky tannins. It goes on for a long time at the finish. Best ever from here. Try in 2018. - James Suckling

The limestone location and extremely old-vine Cabernet Franc reticence are both on song here, making for an extremely appetising wine with the generosity and ripeness of the vintage, nicely balanced by the salinity of the plateau. There's a great interplay between freshness and power, and it steals up on you. A lovely example of St-Emilion and a great vintage at this property, showing well at 10 years old. - Jane Anson, Decanter

The 2009 Trotte Vieille has a very fine bouquet with a mixture of red and black fruit, chestnut and truffle developing in the glass and then hints of morels. The palate is mediumbodied with quite a sharp opening, spicy and vibrant with impressive attack before settling down towards a refined and quite persistent, hoisintinged finish. A fine, expressive Cabernet Franc here. Excellent. Tasted at BI Wines & Spirits' annual Ten Year On tasting. -- Neal Martin, Vinous Media

Spicy, austere wine with serious tannins. It is very structured, the dense texture showing dry tannins and dark fruit. Dark, serious and severe. — Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast