2023 Chateau Tronquoy - St. Estephe AOC

Decanter.com – 93 pts – GH: *Quite aromatic and perfumed on the nose, smells fresh and lively. Vivid purple colour to the rim. Smooth and silky, really tart and highly acidic, brightness and acidity is completely at the fore here, straight and well defined. Not lean in the sense that there’s too much minerality or any greenness - it’s not rustic at all, just the acidity is so high and it does keep quite a straight profile from start to finish. I like its punchy taste, upfront and confident, accessible and still with some finesse on the finish. Tannins are very well integrated and the Petit Verdot and oak is well incorporated too.* - 04/2024

Falstaff Magazin – 92 pts – PM: *Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Gewürzige Nuancen vom Petit Verdot, schwarze Waldbeeren, reife Kirschen, feines Grafit. Saftig, Brombeerkonfit, seidige Tannine, elegant, frisch und zugänglich, bereits gut entwickelt.* - 05/2024

Vinum Magazin – 93/100 pts: *Expressiv, floral, Cassis, Puderzucker; knackig, dicht, feinste Gerbstoffe, wirkt verspielt, hat Spannung, Energie und eine gute Länge; auch dieses Jahr ein Wein, der in Sachen Preis/Genuss zu den Besten gehören dürfte.* - 12/2023

WeinWisser – 17,5/20 pts – GL, TW: *51 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 38 % Merlot, 11 % Petit Verdot. Verspieltes blaubeeriges Bouquet, Brasil-Tabak, ein Hauch Graphit und zarte Fliedernote. Am straffen Gaumen mit weicher Textur, sandigem Extrakt, präziser Rasse und trainiertem Körper. Im gebündelten feinaromatischen Finale kleine schwarze Beeren, Wacholder und feinmehlige Adstringenz.* – 04/2024

JancisRobinson.com – 16,5/20pts – JL: *51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot, 11% Petit Verdot. Formerly Tronquoy-Lalande until 2019. Cask sample. Purple-violet hue. Les rich than 2022 but verve and tension. Juicy, spicy and perfumed with decent length on the finish. Very refreshing. GV?* - 04/2024

Vinous.com – (90-93) pts – AG: *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.* - 04/2024

Thewinecellarinsider.com – (91-93) pts – JL: *Flowers, mint, cherries, and a whisp of smoke fill the perfume. Medium-bodied, forward, fresh, supple, and focused on its sweet, vibrant, core of red fruit, you can enjoy this on release, and over the following decade with ease. The wine blends 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot, and 11% Petit Verdot. 13.2% ABV. Drink from 2026-2038.* - 05/2024