2009 Troplong Mondot (1.5L OWC)

 

Vintage: 2009
Format: 1.5L
Wine Name: Troplong Mondot
Vineyard:
Designation:
Appellation: St. Emilion
Producer: Troplong Mondot
Varietal: Red Bordeaux Blend
Type: Red
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Sub-Region: Libournais
Alcohol:

Tasting note: It boasts an inky/purple color along with a gorgeous bouquet of mocha, chocolate, blackberry and cassis fruit, an unctuous texture, a full-bodied, viscous mouthfeel and a skyscraper-like, multilayered finish. This spectacular wine is nearly overwhelming in its richness, thickness and intensity. Once all its baby fat falls away, the terroir characteristics and additional nuances will emerge. This blockbuster, fabulous Troplong Mondot will benefit from 10-15 years of cellaring and keep for three decades or more. It is not shy either, bouncing over the palate with 15.5% natural alcohol.  The 2009 Troplong Mondot will provide plenty of competition for the 2010, 2005 and 2000. It comes closest in style to the prodigious 1990 that proprietress Christine Valette produced 22 years ago. A phenomenal effort, it unquestionably justifies its relatively new Premier Grand Cru St.-Emilion status. Readers should keep in mind that the 1990, which probably has lower acidity and not the level of concentration found in the 2009, is drinking incredibly well at age 22 and reveals no signs of falling apart. (99pts. Robert Parker)

Tasted: Feb. 2012 
Score: 99pts.
Drink: 2022-2052

Tasting note: Troplong Mondot offers a dark color with a great, intense and fresh nose of fruit, truffles and coffee. Superb on entry, this wine is fat, develops aromatic and melting, with plenty of taste, despite the great ripeness of its fruit. What is particularly well done is the fresh presence of this growth while being made from 90% merlot. It delivers a dense, tight, powerful and precise flesh before finishing long and sappy, with plenty of taste. A wine of great and complex length with plenty of personality. Alcohol level 15.5% - pH : 3,65 - IPT : 80 - A blend of 90 % merlot, 7 % cabernet sauvignon and 3 % cabernet franc. (95pts. Jean-marc Quarin)

Tasted: 2010
Score: 95pts.
Drink: N/A

Tasting note: Intense aromas of blackberry and blueberry follow through to a full body, with well-integrated tannins and a fruity finish. Offers lots of licorice and spice. There's lovely length to this. Reserved and pretty. (94-97pts. JS, Wine Spectator)

Tasted: 2010
Score: 94-97pts.
Drink: N/A 

 

Tasting note: Very dark, with strong pastis-soaked blackberry and roasted plum notes leading the way, with layers of sweet spice, mocha and tobacco filling in on the finish. Rather lush and perhaps a touch too roasted in style for some folks, with enough just grip to keep it going. Best from 2013 through 2024. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. 6,288 cases made. (92pts. JM, Wine Spectator)

Tasted: March 31, 2012
Score: 92pts.
Drink: 2013-2024