Château Trottevieille

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Château Trottevieille is a Bordeaux wine from the appellation Saint-Émilion, ranked Premier grand cru classé B in the Classification of Saint-Émilion wine. The winery is located in the Right Bank of France’s Bordeaux wine region in the commune of Saint-Émilion, in the department Gironde.

The estate also produces the second wine La Vieille Dame de Trottevieille.

[edit] History

Situated below Château Troplong Mondot, the name of the estate is suggested to derive from la trotte vieille (English: old trotting lady), invoking a story of an elderly woman who once regularly trotted by nearby roads.[1]

In 1949, Trottevieille was acquired by Marcel Borie, head of the firm Borie-Manoux, who left the estate to his son-in-law Emile Castéja.[2]

To date the estate is owned by Société Borie Manoux, also owners of Château Batailley and Château Lynch-Moussas, making it the only Saint-Émilion grand cru owned by a Bordeaux négociant.[2][1] It is currently managed by Philippe Castéja, with oenologists Gilles Pauquet and Denis Dubourdieu as consultants.[1]

[edit] Production

The vineyard area extends 10 hectares with the grape varieties of 50% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Of the Grand vin, Château Trottevieille, and the second wine, La Vieille Dame de Trottevieille, there is a total annual production of 3,000 cases.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Kissack, Chris, thewinedoctor.com. Chateau Trottevieille.
  2. ^ a b Peppercorn, David (2003). Bordeaux. London: Mitchell Beazley, p.467-468. ISBN 1-84000-927-6. 
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