Trottevieille - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2024

Decanter.com

94

par Georgina Hindle le 21/05/2025

Fragrant blackcurrant aromas with milk chocolate and a touch of vanilla. Clean and succulent, this is brimming with life and energy from the start. Mouthwatering acidity has both a subtle sweetness and cool touch with mint, graphite and pencil lead. Great texture - so silky smooth with refinement and elegance. Such a classy expression. Focus, precision and flavour. I like the structure and the clear minty, aniseed finish. 100% new oak is among the highest but this wine feels as if it can take it as the acidity keeps the expression lifted. Delicious. Perhaps less TrotteVieille signature than usual but really good. 75-80% grand vin. Ageing 100% new oak. 3.55pH.

The Wine Independent

95-97

par Lisa Perrotti-Brown le 20/05/2025

Deep garnet-purple colored. Needs quite a lot of swirling to coax out notes of black cherries, raspberry coulis, and boysenberries, leading to hints of cedar chest, rose oil, sassafras, and anise. The light to medium-bodied palate shimmers with energy delivering ripe, fine-grained tannins and bold freshness to support the mineral laced red berry flavors, finishing long and perfumed. Stunning!

La Revue du Vin de France

92-94

par Olivier Poels le 15/05/2025

Comme à son habitude, le vin n’est pas dans la démonstration, ce qui n’exclut pas une certaine intensité. C'est un beau vin en équilibre de bout en bout, sans opulence. Il possède une certaine enveloppe, longue, suave. L'allonge tendue et les notes réglissées mènent aux jolis amers de la finale. Il s'inscrit dans la veine du 2017 et du 2021.

Decanter.com

94

par Georgina Hindle le 15/05/2025

Fragrant blackcurrant aromas with milk chocolate and a touch of vanilla. Clean and succulent, this is brimming with life and energy from the start. Mouthwatering acidity has both a subtle sweetness and cool touch with mint, graphite and pencil lead. Great texture - so silky smooth with refinement and elegance. Such a classy expression. Focus, precision and flavour. I like the structure and the clear minty, aniseed finish. 100% new oak is among the highest but this wine feels as if it can take it as the acidity keeps the expression lifted. Delicious. Perhaps less TrotteVieille signature than usual but really good. 75-80% grand vin. Ageing 100% new oak. 3.55pH.

The Drinks Business

92-94

par Colin Hay le 15/05/2025

(St Emilion; 56% Cabernet Franc; 41% Merlot; 3% Cabernet Sauvignon; 14% alcohol; tasted at Batailley with Frédéric Castéra). Pretty with that seamless core of very dark Cabernet Franc fruit (planted at 44% but always more present in the final wine) imparting notes of blueberry, mulberry, red and black cherries. Violet and peony with aeration. Juicy and succulent, sapid and lithe. The finest tannins, the greatest amplitude and the most crystalline core of any of these wines. Very juicy. Accessible already despite the considerable limestone architecture supporting this – rather like the cellar carved from the chalk below. Very shapely and structured on the finish and yet long and lifted.

Jamessuckling.com

95-96

par James Suckling le 07/05/2025

Rather compacted and structured on the palate with fresh, energizing fruit. Tight and precise, this has tannins that sneak up at the end, giving it focus. Real length in the finish. Elegant and refined. Very typical Bordeaux. A blend of 56% cabernet franc, 41% merlot and 3% cabernet sauvignon.

WeinWisser

96-98

par Tjark Witzgall le 06/05/2025

Vinum

96-98

par Adrian Van Velsen le 06/05/2025

Rubinrot leuchtend und mit viel Tiefgang im Duft, mineralisch geprägt, dunkle Kirschen, Cassis, Himbeeren, kräuterige Würze, Süssholz; am Gaumen seidenweich, cremige Textur, knackiger, süsser Fruchtkern, perfekt reife Tannine hüllen sich wie Samt und Seide um die Frucht, der Wein baut viel Druck auf, tänzelt dabei förmlich über die Zunge, hallt im Abgang auf rote und dunkle Beeren sowie etwas Lakritze nach. Wer behauptet, dass 2024 keine grossen Weine entstanden sind, sollte diesen grossartigen, hocheleganten Trotte Vieille probieren.

Vinous

92-94

par Neal Martin le 05/05/2025

The 2024 Trotte Vieille was picked from 20 September to 5 October and matured entirely in new oak, with a small proportion aged in amphora. It has a lovely bouquet with redcurrant and black plum scents that gain amplitude with aeration. Not as intense as the impressive '22, but it has plenty of charm. The palate is medium-bodied with fluid tannins that lend a silky texture. The oak is well-judged and integrated, gaining weight towards the latter half. The finish is composed with just the right amount of piquancy. This is a delightful Saint-Émilion that will provide a great deal of pleasure.

Vinous

92-95

par Antonio Galloni le 30/04/2025

The 2024 Trotte Vieille is a potent, explosive wine. An exotic mélange of black fruit, new leather, chocolate, espresso, menthol and licorice literally stains the palate. As always, Trotte Vieille is such a distinctive wine. The finish is perhaps a touch light. Then again, this is 2024. Today, Trotte Vieille comes across as raw and not totally put together, but its pedigree and potential are undeniably present.

The Wine Cellar Insider

92-94

par Jeff Leve le 30/04/2025

Licorice, flowers, espresso, black plums, and chocolate-covered cherries are abundant here. Medium-bodied, fresh, refined, and silky, the fruits glide smoothly across your palate, leading to a sophisticated finish that concludes with a subtle hint of chocolate mint. The wine blends 56% Cabernet Franc, 41% Merlot, and 3% Cabernet Sauvignon.14% ABV. The harvest took place September 20 - October 5. Drink from 2028-2044.

Alexandre Ma

95-96

par Alexandre Ma le 29/04/2025

Château Trotte Vieille 2024 fully embodies the spirit of a great vintage. Despite facing a series of weather challenges, it shows a surprisingly developed character. The sweet fruit notes on the entry are beautifully echoed by a savory finish, creating a tasting rhythm that is rich in layers. The rosemary and herbal freshness brought by Cabernet Franc feel like a breeze through the forest, adding a sense of brightness and ease to the wine. That familiar trace of limestone powder tannin once again whispers on the palate, bringing texture and rhythm to the overall tasting experience.

Wine Advocate

92-94

par Yohan Castaing le 25/04/2025

Ideally situated on the limestone plateau of Saint-Émilion, this estate consistently produces wines of great finesse without sacrificing body, even in challenging vintages. The 2024 Trotte Vieille is no exception, offering up bright aromas of licorice, pencil shavings, dark berries and flowers. Medium to full-bodied, layered and impeccably balanced, it offers notable depth at the core, a juicy, fleshy mid-palate and a long, ethereal finish marked by chalky dry extract. The Cabernet Franc imparts a linear, ethereal structure, while the Merlot—harvested at optimal ripeness—contributes roundness and texture, seamlessly enrobing the wine’s core. This is a blend of 56% Cabernet Franc, 31% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Sauvignon.

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

93

par Jane Anson le 25/04/2025

Concentrated, medium intensity ruby red colour. On the opening this is restrained, elegant, pared back, with well delivered juice that just slowly infuses the palate with lift and sinewed salinity; This is a well balanced and confident wine, great quality. 100% new oak, 3.45ph. Tasted twice. Axel Marchal and Thomas Duclos consultants.

Falstaff

93

par Peter Moser le 25/04/2025

Deep ruby colour, purple reflections, brighter on the rim. Fine red forest berry notes, a hint of cherries and fine oak, subtle herbal savouriness, smoky notes. Complex, juicy, fine fruit expression, ripe tannins, plums on the finish. Fresh and very persistent, mineral aftertaste, good length, shows certain ageing potential.