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Château Trotanoy

Name: Château TROTANOY 2006
Brand: Vitis Epicuria
Price: 193.8 EUR
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Rating: 4.8 (113 reviews)

A neighbor of Petrus, Trotanoy shares with him a very clayey soil and also a grape variety very largely dominated by Merlot. Like any property of the "Moueix clan", it was monitored and vinified by Jean-Claude Berrouet and now by his son Olivier.

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Château TROTANOY 2006

Appellation : POMEROL

Millésime : 2006

Color : Red

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Château Trotanoy is one of the most prestigious estates in the Pomerol appellation on the Right Bank of Bordeaux. Acquired in 1953 by Jean-Pierre Moueix, this 7.2-hectare estate produces wines predominantly from Merlot (90%) and Cabernet Franc (10%), grown on a terroir of deep black clay and gravel over iron-rich subsoil. Today managed by Édouard Moueix, representing the third generation of the family, the château crafts wines of remarkable concentration and power, capable of ageing for several decades.

L'histoire du domaine

The history of Château Trotanoy dates back to the 18th century, when the estate was known as "Trop Ennuie", an Old French expression meaning "too annoying" or "too wearisome" — a direct reference to the difficulty of working its dense soils of clay and gravel, which harden after rain to an almost concrete-like consistency. The first vines were planted in 1761 by the Giraud family, royal brokers in Libourne and influential landowners on the Right Bank, who built the château that remains on the property today. By the 19th century, the wine was sold under the name Pomerol Giraud Cru de Trotanoy and enjoyed a solid reputation: only Vieux Château Certan was held in higher regard at the time. The estate then covered approximately 25 hectares. Successive crises — phylloxera, world wars, inheritance difficulties — led to a gradual division of the property. In 1953, Jean-Pierre Moueix, a visionary négociant from Libourne, acquired Château Trotanoy from the Pecresse family: it was the most significant acquisition of his career and a decisive turning point for the estate. His son Christian took over in 1991 and played a crucial role in the continuous improvement of quality. Today, Édouard Moueix, representing the third generation, carries on this legacy with the same level of excellence.

Le terroir

The vineyard of Château Trotanoy extends over 7.2 hectares on the western edge of the Pomerol plateau, between 36 and 40 metres in altitude, in a privileged location neighbouring Pétrus and Vieux Château Certan. The terroir is characterised by a fascinating geological diversity: at the top of the slope, gravel mixed with clay; lower down, deep black clay; all resting on a subsoil of red gravel and an impermeable layer of crasse de fer, the iron-rich soil characteristic of the greatest terroirs of Pomerol. This complexity gives the wines power, depth and concentration. The vineyard was spared by the devastating frost of 1956, allowing the preservation of very old vines — the average age approaches 40 years, with some parcels exceeding 60 years. The vineyard is planted with 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. The viticultural philosophy is based on meticulous and sustainable viticulture: severe winter pruning, regular ploughing, crop thinning, leaf removal and manual harvesting with double sorting (manual and optical). In the cellar, vinification takes place in small temperature-controlled concrete vats, followed by ageing for 16 to 20 months in French oak barrels (40 to 50% new wood), with bottling without filtration.

Les vins

The range of Château Trotanoy consists of two wines. The grand vin, Château Trotanoy, is a blend dominated by Merlot (88 to 100% depending on the vintage) complemented by Cabernet Franc, with an average production of 25,000 bottles per year. Since 2009, the estate has also produced a second wine, Espérance de Trotanoy, from a selection of gravel-based parcels located in the north-eastern part of the estate — a more approachable wine when young, with a fruity and elegant profile, produced only in great vintages. The Trotanoy style is immediately recognisable: profound, complex, richly concentrated wines, with an intense purple colour and a dense nose evoking black plum, cherry, dark chocolate, truffle and damp earth. On the palate, the texture is velvety, the tannins ripe and silky, the structure powerful yet refined, the finish remarkably long. These wines possess exceptional ageing potential — 40 to 50 years in the best vintages — and generally require at least a decade before fully expressing their character. The 1998, 2009, 2016, 2018 and 2019 vintages have received scores close to perfection from international critics.

Le vigneron

Château Trotanoy is led today by Édouard Moueix, owner of Établissements Jean-Pierre Moueix and representative of the third generation of the family at the helm of this prestigious portfolio of Right Bank estates. Born in 1977, Édouard joined the family business in 2003 as sales director, before progressively assuming a leading role in the management and strategy of the estate. His father, Christian Moueix, president since 1991, remains a central figure in the house, embodying the continuity of a vision forged by his own father, Jean-Pierre Moueix, the visionary founder who acquired Trotanoy in 1953. The technical direction of all the Moueix properties has been overseen since 2007 by Éric Murisasco, a long-standing oenologist and cellar master within the house, who succeeded the legendary Jean-Claude Berrouet after 44 vintages. Together, this team perpetuates an unchanged philosophy: absolute commitment to quality, respect for terroir, and a constant pursuit of balance and finesse in the expression of Merlot.

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