Chateau Trotanoy Pomerol FUTURES 2025 Pre-Arrival - ETA: Autumn 2028
Château Trotanoy, Pomerol – 2025 (Futures / Pre‑Arrival) is expected to be a deeply structured, concentrated Right‑Bank Merlot‑dominant wine from a very warm, early‑ripening Bordeaux vintage, with small yields and impressive ripeness balanced by clay‑driven freshness.
Critic tasting notes: (2025 vintage)
"Dark ruby garnet, violet reflections, delicate edge brightening. Fine touch of licorice, dark forest berries, black cherries, delicate floral aspects, subtle precious wood spice, very complex bouquet. Juicy, highly elegant, black cherries, delicate extract sweetness, fine, integrated tannins, mineral and balanced, sticks well, has a lot of charm, already easy to drink, good ageing potential." - Falstaff (98/100)
"Blueberry, raspberry, blood orange and lavender aromas follow through to a medium body with an intense and energized center palate that gives superb definition and vivid, tight fruit and tannins at the end. 96% merlot and 4% cabernet franc." - James Suckling (97-98/100)
"Dark garnet in color, the wine shows off its display of red pit fruits, smoke, flowers, forest leaves, spice, and roasted cherries with pride. Rich, powerful, deep, and long, the wine is packed with dark chocolate, black cherries, plums, espresso, licorice, and herbs. There is a vibrancy paired with elegance, concentration, and purity that stand out. There is length, depth, intensity, and complexity that is showcased on the seamless finish. As a matter of style, this reminds of 1998 in its youth. The wine will require some aging before it begins to truly reveal its full potential. The wine is produced from 99.5% Merlot, with .05 Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2032-2065." - Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider (98/100)
"Signature Trotanoy concentration, muscular and intense, it will run and run. Shows a brooding quality that this wine can specialise in during its early years, and we are truly and fully in the slow and steady 50 year category of Trotanoy. Espresso, pumice stone, sage, roasted coffee beans, olive pit, cassis." - Jane Anson (96/100)
"The 2025 Trotanoy is heady and explosive in the glass. It offers huge fruit and equally imposing tannins, all of which make for a pretty dramatic wine, even by Trotanoy standards. Cloves, licorice, lavender, graphite and dried herbs weave through a core of intense, dark-toned fruit. Firm, muscular tannins frame the incisive finish. Yields were a paltry 14 hectoliters per hectare. Christian Moueix added that Trotanoy might require a few extra rackings." - Antonio Galloni (93-96/100)
Trotanoy sits on the high plateau of Pomerol, on a mosaic of gravel over very heavy black clay mixed with gravel and iron‑rich soils, a setting often compared to the neighboring plateau of Pétrus. The 7‑hectare vineyard is planted roughly 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc, with vines averaging about 35 years; traditional vinification in small concrete vats is followed by 16–18 months in around 50% new French oak barrels.
The 2025 Bordeaux vintage is characterized by earliness, heat and low yields: a mild winter, very early budbreak, several August heatwaves and small berries, with just enough July rain to avoid vine shutdown. On the Right Bank, Merlot was often harvested from late August, with clay‑limestone and heavy‑clay soils (like Pomerol’s plateau) retaining moisture and allowing high phenolic ripeness without excessive alcohol.
Style and early barrel impressions
While detailed public tasting notes for Trotanoy 2025 are still limited, early en‑primeur reports describe the wine as a step up even within a strong Moueix lineup, with remarkable depth and refinement. Expect a very Merlot‑driven profile—ripe black cherry, plum and blackberry with floral tones, chocolate, truffle and distinct mineral/graphite notes—wrapped in dense but polished tannins and a long, suave finish. The château’s recent vintages (2020–2024) suggest 2025 will follow the pattern of powerful yet balanced wines built for long aging.
Futures logistics (pre‑arrival)
Current primeur offers list Trotanoy 2025 as a red Pomerol sold en primeur, with delivery of bottled wine expected around 2028 for the reds. Merchants emphasize that shipping charges and final invoicing are adjusted at the time of physical delivery, and that en‑primeur purchases are typically packed and shipped together once the château releases the wine.
