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Manage Subscriptions2018 La Mondotte
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Libournais
- St. Émilion Grand Cru
Community Tasting Notes 5
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NutmegNative Likes this wine: 98 points
December 30, 2023 - A massive wine. Unctuous silky fruit with gentle herbal undertones. Jeff Leve's review is spot-on in discerning the many flavors in this multi-layered monster. A tad heavy on the oak notes initially, that blended in well after 2 days under vacuvin and refrigeration. With another decade or so of aging, this will likely be less pronounced.
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Jeff Leve wrote: 99 points
March 9, 2021 - This is a rich, lusciously textured, full-bodied, velvet laced wine that is impossible not to be enthralled by. Inky dark in color, you find flowers, crushed stones, ripe, juicy, fresh, sweet, blackberries, plums, cherries and assorted pit fruits. The intensity in the fruit, levels of depth and concentration, coupled with its gorgeous purity, essences of licorice, espresso, smoke and tobacco leaf with a touch of mint is there from start to finish. This is going to be a cellar treasure that will age and evolve for 2-3 decades with ease. The wine blends 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Franc. Only 1,600 cases were produced.
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watcheslover Likes this wine: 94 points
April 25, 2020 - Really hard to taste now???
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edub7 wrote: 100 points
March 9, 2020 - Deep, red violet rim surrounds a black inner core. Ripe cherry-berry compote nose, A lot of dark fruits here. You name them, it's here. Very silky despite being full and sexy. Spicy and ripe, revealing much complexity, a lot of dimension at this early stage. Quiet the experience. The textures are exquisite. A lot of body, yet light on its feet. Great freshness too. This wine is made for the long haul. Take no prisoners. Epic. It's going to provide different experiences along the way. Would be nice to follow over the decades to come. Harvest dates: Sept 20th-October 5th 2018.
A tentative blend of 70-75% merlot, 25-30% cabernet franc. 70% new oak barrel. This is certified organic, bravo!
Certainly on the level of the 2009 and the great 2010. Parker rated the 2009 a perfect 100 points, and this could be better!
Tasted at Château Canon-la-Gaffelière 5/14/20192 people found this helpful Comment -
Jeff Leve wrote: 99 points
April 19, 2019 - Inky in color, the wine is incredibly dense on the palate. The crushed rock and stone essence of the terroir comes through loud and clear. The wine is floral, finesse in style, long with a serious depth of flavor. The blackberry, boysenberry, plum and red pit fruit build and expand in the finish. 2018 saw an increase in production and close to 1,600 cases are going to be released. The wine was made from 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Franc reaching 14.2% alcohol. 98-100 Pts
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
1/19/2022 (link)(La Mondotte St-Émilion Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
10/20/2021 (link)(La Mondotte St-Émilion Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
October 2021, 10/1/2021 (link)(La Mondotte St Emilion Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Neal Martin
The Future’s Definitely Not What It Was: Bordeaux 2018 (Mar 2021), 3/21/2021 (link)(La Mondotte La Mondotte Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jeb Dunnuck
2018 Bordeaux From The Bottle, 3/11/2021 (link)(La Mondotte) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Bordeaux 2018: Not Back in Black (Mar 2021), 3/1/2021 (link)(La Mondotte La Mondotte Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
February 2021, 2/1/2021 (link)(La Mondotte St Emilion Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
1/24/2021 (link)(La Mondotte St.-Emilion, Red, France) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jane Anson
Bordeaux in bottle 2018, 11/10/2020 (link)(La Mondotte, St-Émilion, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Neal Martin
The Future’s Not What It Was: Bordeaux 2018 (Nov 2019), 11/1/2019 (link)(La Mondotte La Mondotte Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
5/2/2019 (link)(La Mondotte St-Émilion Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jeb Dunnuck
Bordeaux Rising: The 2018s En Primeur, 5/1/2019 (link)(La Mondotte Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Julia Harding, MW
4/4/2019 (link)(La Mondotte St-Émilion Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Bordeaux 2018: Back in Black (Apr 2019), 4/1/2019 (link)(La Mondotte La Mondotte Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
April 2019, 4/1/2019 (link)(La Mondotte St Emilion Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
3/31/2019 (link)(La Mondotte St.-Emilion, Red, France) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2018
- Type Red
- Producer La Mondotte
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Libournais
- Appellation St. Émilion Grand Cru
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 40 (12%)
- In Cellars 261 (79%)
- Consumed 31 (9%)
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- SubRegionLibournais
- AppellationSt. Émilion Grand Cru
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