The 2017 vintage in Saint-Émilion
Vintage benchmark: 87/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: Frost struck the slope-foot vines: the plateaus saved the day, and the vintage must be judged plot by plot.
Overall reading of the year’s season across Saint-Émilion. An estate can depart from it sharply, in frost or hail years, where two neighbours did not make the same vintage. What this particular wine actually gave is on its technical sheet and in the scores above.
Tasting
A lot of texture for this generous wine, marked by a vegetal touch. Smooth tannins and nice length.
Blend of the 2017 vintage
- 56 % Cabernet franc
- 43 % Merlot
- 1 % Cabernet-sauvignon
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2017 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with 49 % merlot, 46 % cabernet franc, 5 % cabernet sauvignon — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Label
Winemaking
A meticulous fermentation takes place in a plot-sized tank room over about 4 weeks.
Ageing
The wine is aged in 100% new French oak barrels for 18 to 24 months.
Food pairings
With game, red meat, lamb, cheeses.
Terroir
Thin clay coating on limestone.
An offer on Château Trotte Vieille 2017
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Texts and documents 2017
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Visuals
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