In Bond Fine Wine. 2019 Château Troplong Mondot, Saint Emilion, Bordeaux, France. Premier Grand Cru Classé B • Red Bordeaux in 6x75cl. Top critic score: 96/100 (NM). Drinking window: 2025–2054. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Jeb Dunnuck (JD) — 95–97/100 · JebDunnuck.com, 30/06/2020
The grand vin 2019 Chateau Troplong Mondot checks in as 85% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the balance Cabernet Franc. Deep purple-hued, with a bright, complex nose of redcurrants, black cherries, chocolaty earth, graphite, and a touch of tobacco, this beauty hits the palate with medium to full-bodied richness, a precise, elegant texture, building, silky tannins, and a great finish. It build…
Jane Anson (JA) — 97/100 · Inside Bordeaux, 26/01/2022 · Drink 2028-2044
Straight away a depth and clarity to the raspberry, loganberry, bilberry, cassis fruits, with touches of gunsmoke. As it opens in the palate, and the whole thing deepens, suddenly drops down, a trap door of flavour opens and you start to see just how good this wine is. Contained power, with liquorice and mint leaf. Waves of aromatics, see the construction and how it opens in the palate. This is i…
Jane Anson (JA) — 98/100 · Inside Bordeaux, 21/07/2022 · Drink 2029-2054
A brilliant vintage at Troplong, displaying an enticing blend of power and restraint, or rather measured extraction and controlled power. This was a warm year with leisurely ripening where you could go all out, but here the team has captured the natural freshness of limestone, and it tiptoes rather than storms across the palate. It is huge, with ripe damson and black cherry flavours, cut through…