1998 La Mondotte

Community Tasting Notes (44) Avg Score: 93.1 points

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  3/3/2024 - MariusA Does not like this wine: 88 Points

  I suspect this is a polarizing wine, which is quite obvious when you read Neal Martin and Robert Parker's widely different take on this bottle in the same publication. I purchased three bottles in 2016. This was the last of the three bottles and I must admit none of them gave me much drinking pleasure. In fact, they were all rather consistent in that aspect. Last night's bottle seemed harsh, unbalanced, and still relatively tannic. It seemed to me that this wine just never mellowed out.

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  10/8/2023 - The Wine Monkeys Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Layers of ripe, dark cherry and plum with a touch of wood. A bit of dryness to the tannins on the palate and in the finish but very nicely integrated. Very nice length. PNP but a brief decant would have enhanced drinking as this came alive with time in the glass. Wonderful wine.

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  12/31/2022 - dream Likes this wine: 92 Points

  A very tasty wine. A more modern, flamboyant style than the two wines drunk alongside ('98 VCC and '98 L'Eglise Clinet). Really quite delicious but lacks the complexity and class of the other two wines but that's pretty stiff competition. Truffles and dark fruits abound with a layered texture and a fine, satisfying finish with notes of dark chocolate and dark cherry spice.

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  9/29/2022 - Kevnzworld wrote: 93 Points

  PNP at LuLu
  Ripe new world style Bordeaux with noticeable oak.
  Enjoyable if slightly unbalanced.
  Perhaps it would have benefited from a decant

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  7/16/2022 - Jeff Leve wrote: 93 Points

  Quite ripe, almost Port like. Loads of density and opulence, but a bit more freshness would make this an even better wine. Layers of ripe and overripe, black cherry and plums with a good touch of salt to the tannins on the palate and in the finish. You can drink now, as I am not sure this is going to get better. Drink from 2022-2030.

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