Bettane & Desseauve (2023) 94 / 100

Grande robe, magnifique texture satinée, donnée par des merlots enrobant parfaitement un cabernet-sauvignon présent dans l’assemblage. Un coup de cœur parmi les vins de l’appellation, digne d’un excellent cru classé.

Decanter (2023) 93 / 100

Dark and subtly fragrant, ripe blackcurrant and black cherries and black plums. Crisp with serious bite but such succulent and juicy fruit flavours that you get an immediate push-pull of intensity, power, tension and softness. The wine turns serious quickly with a core of bramble fruits, dark chocolate, liquorice and slate intensely lingering on the mid palate, with some soft caramel and toast elements around the edges. Lovely frame and direction, keeps the streamlined nature offset by mouthwatering acidity. Lots of power but comes across in a refined way. Feels well worked, maybe not giving the instant joy but compact, precise and driven. Great quality and ageing potential. Tasted twice.

James Suckling (2023) 92 - 93 / 100

A fresh and solid TL with currants and cherries. Hints of chocolate and spice. Medium to full body. Juicy tannins and a flavorful finish. Lovely richness and depth.

Jeff Leve (2023) 93 / 100

Dark cocoa, flowers, tobacco leaf, and spicy currants show in the nose. On the palate, the wine is concentrated, lush, deep, and loaded with chocolate coated plums, spice, and cherries. There is richness to the layers of fruit on the mid-palate, and in the finish. The wine sports a new name as it is now known as only Tronquoy. The label has been updated as well with a new, modernized design. Drink from 2026-2040.

Parker (2023)

The 2022 Tronquoy (formerly Tronquoy-Lalande) is an especially rich and powerful wine, offering up aromas of dark berries and cherries framed by creamy new oak, followed by a medium to full-bodied, rich and fleshy palate structured around lively acids and powdery tannins that assert themselves on the vanillin-inflected finish.

RVF (2023) 94 - 95 / 100

Nouveau nom (il perd Lalande), nouvel habillage, Tronquoy se réinvente et 2022, particulièrement réussi, devrait l’aider à poursuivre son histoire. Le vin est d’une très belle définition dans le fruit et les tanins, et il affiche un grand équilibre. Droit, séveux et long, c’est le plus impressionnant goûté en primeur

Terre de Vins (2023) 95 - 96 / 100

Le château se sépare de la deuxième partie de son nom (Lalande) et l'étiquette, aux lettres d'un bleu roi éclatant, prend une allure contemporaine. Robe d'encre, bouquet riche aux touches jacinthe, lilas, fruit noir, concentré, profond, mûr à souhait, ses tanins élégants, nombreux, lui confèrent un grand destin.

Vert de Vin (2023) 92 - 93 / 100 Vinous (A. Galloni) (2023)

The 2022 Tronquoy is a gorgeous wine, one of the best in recent memory. The size and burliness typical of Saint-Estèphe are present, and yet what impresses most is how well integrated the tannins are at this stage. A blast of super-ripe dark fruit, chocolate, leather, licorice and dried herbs makes a strong opening statement. This is a very strong showing.

Vinous (N. Martin) (2023) 93 - 95 / 100

The 2022 Tronquoy-Lalande comes in a new bottle design with a wax capsule. On the nose, it blossoms without any encouragement with copious black cherries, cassis and blueberry scents. The oak is beautifully enmeshed. It conveys a sense of warmth, but retains sufficient delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with saturated tannins that frame that multi-layered black fruit. One of the spiciest Tronquoy-Lalandes for some time, with a peacock's tail on the finish. This is an outstanding Saint-Estèphe determined not to lie in the shadow of its sibling Montrose.

Yves Beck (2023) 92 - 93 / 100

Le bouquet de Tronquoy est cristallin et précis. Il révèle une agréable fraîcheur au travers de nuances de baie noires et d’une touche de menthe. Friand et juteux, il dispose de tannins aux grains fins, encore quelque peu austères, mais suffisamment entourés et parfaitement intégrés. On retrouve la fraîcheur annoncée par le bouquet en finale. Cette dernière, fruitée et invitante, est persistante. Je pense que ce vin n’est pas encore au sommet de sa forme. Je ne manquerai pas de revoir sa notation à la hausse lors de la dégustation des vins livrables. 2028-2038

Appellation	Saint-Estèphe
Superficie	19 ha
Encépagement	Cabernet Sauvignon 45% - Merlot 45% - Petit Verdot 9%
Age moyen des vignes	30 ans
Sols et sous-sol	Graves