2023, Château Tronquoy, SAINT-ESTÈPHE

Last year EP $41.00-

This is the new, shortened name of the château formerly known as Tronquoy Lalande. It has a new label and has been sold en primeur since 2022. This property is owned and managed by the Bouygues family of Montrose.
The 2023 vintage is 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot and 1% Petit Verdot. 

Blackberry and bilberry fruit surface the nose, plus a fresh punnet of strawberries. This is quite delightful and full of character. The palate is underpinned by fine acidity. Fresh and quite marine-influenced, this has a silky texture on the finish that lingers in the mouth, representing another superb Tronquoy from a rejuvenated estate.
93-95 Neal Martin.

A crunchy and velvety Tronquoy with blackberry, blackcurrant and chocolate aromas. Lots of blackcurrant, berry and cherry character on the medium-bodied palate, with solid tannins that have a powdery texture.
93-94 James Suckling.

The 2023 Tronquoy is quite elegant in this vintage. Crushed flowers, mint, dried herbs, tobacco and cedar lend lovely aromatic complexity. There's more Petit Verdot in this year's blend, which comes through in the wine's aromatic presence, and also less Merlot, which is noticeable in the mouthfeel. It's a style I like a lot - more Saint-Estèphe and less of the rusticity that marked some years. This is a very pretty and promising Tronquoy, not to mention one of the most finessed vintages of this wine I can remember tasting. 2027-2038
90-93 Antonio Galloni,

Quite aromatic and perfumed on the nose, smells fresh and lively. Vivid purple colour to the rim. Smooth and silky. I like its punchy taste, upfront and confident, accessible and still with some finesse on the finish.
93 Georgina Hindle, Decanter.