Château Tronquoy-Lalande
The winegrowing estate was formed in the 18th century around the remarkable château built for the Tronquoy family on a design by Victor Louis, the architect of the Grand Théâtre in Bordeaux. An elegant, white-stone country house typical of the region, its two side towers with their pointed roofs peep above the highest trees in the surrounding park. The estate went through several different owners until 1968, when it was bought by Jean Texier and his wife Arlette Castéja-Texier. She would run the estate for 40 years. In 2006, Martin and Olivier Bouygues discovered this little vineyard, historically reputed for having one of the finest terroirs in Saint-Estèphe. On specialist advice, they decided to buy the property, marking the start of a new era in its history. They then embarked on a large-scale modernisation programme which culminated in 2010 with the construction of a vast barrel hall and a new vat house equipped with a vertical press and 22 temperature-controlled stainless-steel vats.
Tasting Notes
The wine has a nice pale-yellow colour, very bright. Clean and lively on the nose, with highly developed aromatic expression. It gives off aromas of peach and quince, combined with exotic fruit. There is also a touch of minerality, a sign of the gravel in the vineyard. Fresh and aromatic on the palate, combined with controlled fat and very good balance. The persistent finish offers great complexity.
Food Matches
Enjoy with your rare beef Sunday roast, along with roast potatoes and garden vegetables
Vinification
Hand picked into crate safter successive selections of the vines, vinified in barrel and aged on the lees for 6-9 months.
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