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Troplong Mondot 2015

St Emilion, Premier Grand Cru Classé B

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Tasting Notes

The 2015 Troplong Mondot has a powerful, quite lush bouquet with black cherries, raspberry and hints of kirsch developing, just a slight smudge of alcohol but I feel that it will calm down with time. The palate is medium-bodied with cassis, strawberry pastilles and a touch of spice. There is moderate depth here and it shows commendable refinement on the finish when it could have spun out of control. If you want a more hedonistic yet still well-crafted Saint-Émilion, come here.

Score: 92 Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2021-2045 Date: 01 March 2018

The 2015 Troplong Mondot is inky black in color. The nose was initially arresting with a carapace of toasty new oak, but it only takes several swirls of the glass for that to dissipate and leave scents of intense black fruit, crème de cassis, spice box and violets. It is verging on "heady" in style, powered along by that Merlot. The palate is medium-bodied with succulent ripe tannin, layers of ripe, sensual, lavish black fruit interlaced with black pepper and clove. The acidity binds everything together, maintains control through to the finish that fans out nicely. It leans towards the hedonistic style of Saint Emilion, but it is not pushed over the edge as I have found in previous recent vintages. What it needs to develop is just the charm and personality of the finest Saint Emilion wines this vintage.

Score: 92 - 94 Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2022-2045 Date: 01 April 2016

Blended of 90% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Cabernet Franc aged in French oak, 85% new, the deep garnet-purple colored 2015 Troplong Mondot is redolent of warm plums, blackberry tart and blueberry pie with suggestions of underbrush, bay leaves, cedar chest and lavender plus a waft of baking spices. Full-bodied and full-throttle in the mouth, the palate is decadently packed with a solid core of black and blue fruit layers, supported with firm, grainy tannins and finishing with loads of spicy layers. This pedal-to-the-metal beauty is the ultimate indulgence for the hedonists!

Score: 96 Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2021-2038 Date: 21 February 2018

Expressive, ripe dark plums swathed in aromas of mocha, toasted baking spices, graphite, blackberries and mulberries. The flavor-soaked palate arrives on suave, velvety tannins, delivering flavors of vibrant, concentrated dark plums, mulberries, dark chocolate and cocoa in a youthful, fresh style. Terrific wine with ultra-long finish. An essay in power and elegance. Essence-like. Best from 2020.

Score: 98 James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com Date: 02 February 2018

A luscious and rich red with blackberry, chocolate and walnut aromas and flavors. FUll body, very harmonious and super bright. All about clarity. A majority of merlot with some cabernet sauvignon and cabernet franc.

Score: 96 - 97 James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com Date: 01 April 2016

One of the stars of the vintage, the 2015 Troplong Mondot has come together beautifully over the last year and half. Rich and sumptuous to the core, it is a classic wine from this property, built on serious fruit density and textural richness. Dark red cherry, plum, chocolate, new leather and spice are some of the many notes that build as the 2015 shows off its irrepressible personality. A viscerally exciting, resonant wine, it just needs a few years to shed some of its baby fat. Tasted two times.

Score: 97 Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com Maturity: 2025-2040 Date: 01 February 2018

The 2015 Troplong Mondot is going to need time to come together. The elevated alcohol (not unusual here) and the resulting late malolactic fermentation caused the wine to show poorly in two tastings separated by a week. Today, the 2015 Troplong is one of the richest, sweetest wines of the year. Dark cherry, plum, raspberry and rose petals give the 2015 much of its racy, unctuous personality. I am sure the pressure to show wines en primeur is very strong, but the estate might have been better off not showing the 2015 at this stage, as the impression today is not flattering. Tasted two times.

Score: - Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com Date: 01 April 2016

A wine I was able to taste on multiple occasions, the 2015 Troplong Mondot is a tour de force that readers need to snatch up. This cuvee comes from the cool, clay and limestone soils on the upper plateau (it’s the highest point in the appellation) and is a blend of 92% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Cabernet Franc, harvest between September 30th and October 21st, that was brought up in 85% new French oak. Sporting a deep, inky color as well as a sensational bouquet of creme de cassis, blackberry, toasted spice, licorice and spring flowers, it’s another huge wine from this estate that has perfect balance between its fruit, oak and tannin, a stacked mid-palate, and an incredible finish. I wrote "crazy good" more than once in my notes. It has enough fruit and texture to drink nicely even today, yet needs 4-5 years of cellaring and will keep for two to three decades. It's one of the great wines of the vintage.

Score: 99 Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com Maturity: 2022-2052 Date: 30 November 2017

This has some exotic ripeness, with açaí berry and loganberry fruit pumping through, carried by substantial brambly tannins and backed by a long, spice- and black tea infused finish. Shows power and range.

Score: 93 - 96 James Molesworth, Wine Spectator Date: 01 April 2016