JAMES SUCKLING: "This is very tangy and bright with real cabernet franc character, showing currant, orange and fresh-herb notes. Medium body with wonderful energy and acidity. Fine tannins. Racy and juicy. 54% cabernet franc, 45% merlot, and 1% cabernet sauvignon."

ROBERT PARKER - THE WINE ADVOCATE: "The first vintage made in the estate's new winery, the 2021 Trotte Vieille has turned out beautifully, offering up aromas of sweet berries and cherries mingled with burning embers, rose petals and raw cocoa. Medium to full-bodied, seamless and polished, it's impressively deep and serious. It's a blend of 54% Cabernet Franc, 45% Merlot and 1% Cabernet Sauvignon." - William Kelley

FALSTAFF: "Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Ockerrandaufhellung. Nuancen von roten Herzkirschen, zarte Kräuterwürze, Orangenzesten, tabakige Nuancen, mit einem Ribiseltouch unterlegt. Stoffig, Noten von Brombeeren, feine Tannine, mineralisch-salzig, zitronig, rote Frucht im Nachhall." - Peter Moser