Chateau Troplong Mondot 2014 Saint Emilion Premiers Grand Cru Classe B 《Terroir Collection - TF548B》
Region : Saint Emilion Premiers Grand Cru Classe B, France
Grapes : 90% Merlot ,8% Cabernet Sauvignon,2% Cabernet Franc
Alcohol : 14% vol
Website : https://www.troplong-mondot.com/en
⭐️ One of 14 Saint Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classe B
⭐️ Vineyard situated at the highest point of entire Saint Emilion Region with greatest terroir
⭐️ Hire the Soil Doctor "Claude & Lydia Bourguignon" the one same used by Romanée-Conti
⭐️ Consulted by Michel Rolland , later on change to his colleague Jean Philippe-Fort
⭐️ Preservation of the biodiversity for more than 20 years
🏅 Jeb Dunnuck 96pts
🏅 James Suckling 95pts
🏅 Wine Advocate 94pts
🏅 Wine Spectator 94pts
🏅 Wine Enthusiast 92-94pts
Background
Domaine de Mondot belonged to Father deSèze, who had the present-day château built in 1745. Under his management, thewine of Mondot became one of the most sought-after in Saint-Émilion. Very muchtaken by the estate, Raymond Troplong purchased it in 1850 and constituted thevineyard as we know it today. Troplong was a French peer,famous lawyer, loverof art and literature, close friend of Théophile Gautier,and President of theFrench Senate from 1852 until his death in 1869. He succeeded in making themost of Mondot’s fine terroir to produce superb wine that the 1868 edition ofthe famous Cocks and Féret (the “Bordeaux Bible”)rated second best inSaint-Émilion. Before selling the estate, his nephew and heir, ÉdouardTroplong, added the family name.
⭐️ Vineyard Settled upon hilltop
The vineyard area extends 33 hectares, with a grape variety of 90% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc. The estate averages an annual production of 10,000 of its Grand Vin and 800 cases of its second wine Mondot. Settled upon its hilltop, the highest point of the region, culminating at 110 metres
the Château discretely dominates an unusual ‘terroir’, quite unlike any other.
On the one side, soft wave-like sweeping hills. On the other, the valley and the village of Saint-Emilion, stretching out under our feet. And all around,vines, bushes, hedges, lanes and low stone walls.
⭐️Same Soil Docto ras Romanée-Conti
They adopt sustainable soil valuation analyses by Lydia and Claude Bourguignon, since 2007. The couple are alone in measuring activity of the soils by doing a head-count of these tiny organisms under a microscope. Once they have established the state of a vineyard’s health and its causes, they offer their clients solutions. These include advice on drainage, countering the negative effects of soil compression, natural catalysts to reactivate the earth, killing vine viruses without hurting the soil, replanting existing vineyards, choosing the best varieties for a specific terroir, and many others.
Lydia and Claude “Once you accept that what is going on under a vineyard is just as important as what’s going on above, you can start improving.”There are famous client such as Domaines Leflaive, Lafonand Romanée-Conti.
⭐️ Preservation of the biodiversity for more than 20 years
Preservation of the biodiversity for more than 20 years thanks to the hedges, the forests and the walls that shelter the fauna. And a dozen horses that roam up and down the vineyards between March and November. All
🏅 Jeb Dunnuck 96pts
The 2014 Troplong Mondot is unquestionably one of the wines of the vintage, and this beauty has more intensity, richness, and exuberance than just about every other wine in 2014. A blend of 90% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Cabernet Franc brought up in 85% new French oak, it sports a deep purple/plum color as well as a smorgasbord of blackcurrants, blackberries, scorched earth, toasty oak, graphite, espresso, and earth. With full-bodied richness, beautiful purity of fruit, and a rich, yet weightless texture, it’s a big, yet classy, elegant, and seamless wine from Xavier Pariente that should be snatched up by readers. It’s already drinking well but has 20-25 years of prime drinking to go.
🏅 James Suckling 95pts
The dark, savory, earthy and plum aromas plus the serious tannins here give this wine a lot of character, but it really needs a couple of years to open up. The finish packs a big tannic punch. For the long term. Try in 2024.
🏅 Wine Advocate 94pts
The 2014 Troplong-Mondot performed to my expectation now that the wine is in bottle. It has a refined bouquet with black cherries, raspberry preserve and mineral scents that gain intensity in the glass, but never get carried away. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, tensile in the mouth but surprisingly linear and conservative, at least in the first half. It is fresh and precise, then delivers the weight and concentration as it fans out on the finish, a residue of white pepper tingling on the aftertaste. This is a delicious Troplong Mondot that should age with style and grace.
🏅 Wine Spectator 94pts
Solidly built, with some heft to the core of raspberry, blackberry and boysenberry confiture flavors. Delivers ample cut and drive thanks to the racy graphite beam. Hints of ganache and Turkish coffee add a bass line without taking away definition or purity. Best from 2022 through 2035.
🏅 Wine Enthusiast 92-94pts
This wine is rich and concentrated, with great weight and personality—every element seems larger than life. The ripe plum flavors are forward and juicy. The finish has a subtle warmth of alcohol.
$750/bottles
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