Description: Château Tronquoy Lalande produces complex and extremely perfumy wines where we can identify the presence of floral and fruit flavours. One of the particularities of this Cru Bourgeois is its capacity to perfectly balance the freshness of the fruity flavours and the perfect maturity of the wine.
Robert Parker: Wine Advocate # 188. Apr 2010. Reviewer : Robert Parker. The 2009 Tronquoy Lalande (a blend of 51% Merlot, 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the rest Petit Verdot) boasts a dense purple color along with a beautiful bouquet of boysenberries, spring flowers, black currants, and a hint of ink, a full-bodied, supple, opulent mouthfeel, and a long finish. It should drink nicely for 10-15 years. (Tasted two times.) Drink: 2010 - 2025.
Jancis Robinson: Published : 07-Apr-2010. From the expanding, under-construction Ch Montrose stable. 64% of production. 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, 51% Merlot, 7% Petit Verdot. 46 hl/ha. Minerals and opulence and lots of charm. Sinewy and exciting and depth of flavour but definitely St-Estèphe. Real vivacity. Very luscious in the middle. Very long and satisfying. Berry Bros may stock this apparently. GV? When to drink : 2015 to 2025.
Wine Spectator: Updated: April 15, 2010. Mineral, with raspberry and blueberry on the nose. Full and powerful, with a lovely ripe tannin structure and a long raspberry finish. Same owners as Montrose and same winemaker, Jean Delmas. —J.S.
Stephen Tanzer: May/Jun 10. By Ian D'Agata. (A blend of 51% merlot, 42% cabernet sauvignon and 7% petit verdot) Deep ruby-purple. Very refined, classic Bordeaux aromas of violet, cedar and graphite; the petit verdot and cabernet sauvignon really dominate the merlot. Sweet, ripe red berry fruit shows an almost liqueur-like creaminess, but a peppery element and good underlying minerality lend grip to the finish, which features slightly dry, mouthcoating tannins and nice cedary persistence. A very successful wine that calls for a few years of cellaring and should drink well until 2025.
Decanter: Steven Spurrier, Decanter.com, 16+ pts - "Black red, smoky black fruits nose, elegant extraction of ripe yet restrained fruit, good length and balance. Drink 2014-20."
Neal Martin, erobertparker.com, 90-92pts - "Tasted at Chateau Montrose, this is a blend of 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, 51% Merlot and 7% Petit Verdot, cropped at 46hl/ha. The nose is quite feisty at first, but it calms down nicely with well defined aromas of blackberry, raspberry
coulis, a touch of shellfish and a hint of mint. The palate is full-bodied, svelte tannins, quite plush and concentrated, great depth with blackberry, spice, small black cherries and a touch of graphite. There is just a little hardness towards the finish. Good length. A burly Saint Estephe. Tasted March 2010.
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