{"product_id":"chateau-tronquoy-lalande-st-estephe-2014-750ml","title":"Chateau Tronquoy-Lalande St.-Estephe 2018 750ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinemaker Notes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour different grape varieties are used to make the premium red wine, Château Tronquoy Lalande: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. Each one has a particular role to play, enhancing the others and bringing roundness or density, aroma and flavor or length.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWell-integrated tannins and a certain spiciness are typical features of the blend, together with the trademark tobacco, resin, blackcurrant and licorice aromas which give the wine its distinctive personality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlend: 51% Merlot, 44% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Petit Verdot, 2% Cabernet Franc\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProfessional Ratings\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e97 Decanter\u003cbr\u003ePowerful aromas of cassis, graphite and coffee framed by creamy oak and leathery undertones. Dense, mouth filling and very serious wine, with grand fruit intensity and well-layered firm tannins with a solid structure.\u003cbr\u003e93 James Suckling\u003cbr\u003eWonderful aromas of blackcurrants, blackberries and flowers with some plums. It’s full-bodied with firm, silky tannins that are long and polished. Nice, linear ending that drives long and pretty. Give this three or four years to open. Try after 2024.\u003cbr\u003e93 Jeb Dunnuck\u003cbr\u003eEmerging from the same team as Château Montrose and 51% Merlot, 44% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the rest Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc, the 2018 Château Tronquoy-Lalande is a spicy, chocolaty, medium to full-bodied, already complex beauty with ripe, velvety tannins, solid mid-palate depth and outstanding length on the finish. Loads of ripe black cherry and currant fruits as well as tobacco and spice define the bouquet, and it has the fruit to offer pleasure even today yet should keep for two decades or so. I overestimated this from barrel, but it's still a beautiful wine.\u003cbr\u003e92 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA rich, broad-shouldered wine, the 2018 Tronquoy-Lalande delivers aromas of jammy cherries and blackberries mingled with notions of asphalt and licorice. Medium to full-bodied, velvety and succulent, it's broad and enveloping, with a layered core of fruit and sweet structuring tannins. Readers who gravitate to more powerful styles will especially appreciate this vintage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e92 Wine Enthusiast\u003cbr\u003eUnder the same ownership as Château Montrose, this estate is performing right up to its potential. With its rich tannins, dark-chocolate flavors and smoky wood aging character, the wine is coming together well. It should be ready from 2026.\u003cbr\u003e91 Wine Spectator\u003cbr\u003eRacy and vibrant, with a pure beam of violet, cassis and damson plum notes streaming through. A sleek finish keeps the elements nicely focused, while pebbly tannins linger.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Château Tronquoy-Lalande","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42975640944864,"sku":"102547","price":59.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/9713\/0464\/products\/chateau-tronquoy-lalande-st-estephe_1.jpg?v=1665610714","url":"https:\/\/www.mywineconnection.com\/products\/chateau-tronquoy-lalande-st-estephe-2014-750ml","provider":"My Wine Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}