- Château Trottevieille
Château Trottevieille is a
Bordeaux wine producer from the appellationSaint-Émilion , ranked "Premier grand cru classé B" in theClassification of Saint-Émilion wine . The estate is located in the Right Bank of France’sBordeaux wine region in the commune of Saint-Émilion, in the departmentGironde .The estate also produces the
second wine La Vieille Dame de Trottevieille.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.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.cite book|last =Peppercorn |first =David |title =Bordeaux |publisher = Mitchell Beazley |date =2003 |location =London| isbn= 1-84000-927-6 |pages =p.467-468 ]
To date the estate is owned by Société Borie Manoux, also owners of
Château Batailley andChâteau Lynch-Moussas , making it the only "Saint-Émilion grand cru" owned by a Bordeaux négociant. It is currently managed by Philippe Castéja, withoenologist s Gilles Pauquet and Denis Dubourdieu as consultants.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.Cite web|last= Kissack |first= Chris, thewinedoctor.com|title= Chateau Trottevieille |url= http://www.thewinedoctor.com/bordeaux/trottevieille.shtml ]References
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