2023 Château Tronquoy, St-Estèphe

2023 Château Tronquoy, St-Estèphe

Tasted April 2024. 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot, 11% Petit Verdot. Tronquoy is nearby to, and owned by, Château Montrose, and offers incredible value for money. It's concentrated and rich, but in 2023 shows delicacy and purity. Blackcurrant and black plum dominate on the palate, with velvet tannins and a mineral finish.

Critic score
92.5/100 info

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Wine details

  • Region & country
    France
  • Maturity
    Young 2028 - 2052info
  • Colour
    Red
  • Sweetness
    Dry
  • Style
    Still
  • Unit Volume
    Double Magnum (300cl.)

Tasting notes

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.

Antonio Galloni, vinous.com (April 2024)
(90—93)/100

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. 51% cabernet sauvignon, 38% merlot and 11% petit verdot.

James Suckling, jamessuckling.com (April 2024)
93—94/100

Containing an unusually high 51% Cabernet Sauvignon this year (complemented by 38% Merlot and 11% Petit Verdot), the 2023 Tronquoy offers up aromas of dark berries, cherries, burning embers and violets, followed by a medium to full-bodied, velvety and refined palate with good depth at the core, lively acids and a persistent finish. Foudres are now complemented barriques for élevage.

William Kelley, robertparker.com (April 2023)
(91—93)/100
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