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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 18 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by StefanAkiko on 11/17/2023 & rated 97 points: Troplong Mondot: 1959-2012 (Stockholm, Sweden): Semi-blind (knew which 17 vintages that were being served).
Dark colour.
Newly painted basement, lilacs, tealeaves, cigar box and ashes. All in the most attractive sense of the context. Fresh and elegant on the nose.
In the mouth, the purity is striking. Beautiful and then some. This is the type of wine that makes me understand my vocabulary is poor. A fantastic level of intensity, perfect balance and tannins like rocket fuel.
My guess: 2012 and my wine of the flight.
30 years wrong... Wow this is isht-good!!! (437 views) | | | Tasted by Sean Tay on 2/27/2021 & rated 91 points: My final bottle 3/3. Pronounced nose intensity with notes of cooked red fruits, spices, toast. The wine had past its peak and declining. It probably taste better probably 5 years ago. Its still holding well but struggling. Suggest to drink up and will not improve. Did not decant. (1990 views) | | | Tasted by Sean Tay on 2/7/2021 & rated 91 points: Pronounced nose intensity with notes of cooked red fruits, vanilla, spices. Medium acidity and medium- tannin. Drank it over 2-3 hours and holding well. Felt its past its peak but its still enjoyable but will not improve anymore. Drink up. (1847 views) | | | Tasted by Sean Tay on 8/12/2020: Red fruits, green, vanilla, medium nose. Medium acidity and medium- tannin. Past its peak but still drinking ok. (2125 views) | | | Tasted by Yassine23 on 6/17/2019: From enomatic. Light garnet Very lively. There's still a good chunk of tannins. Meaty, spicy, leather, mushroom, tomato savouriness. Long finish (2670 views) | | | Tasted by Fred_Bo on 3/23/2019 & rated 95 points: From Magnum, high fill..
So beautiful and well alive, this wine just exploded and kept growing through the drinking period. We finished the bottle rather quickly as it was so good and we were all in a soif-mood!
Beauitful plum, dark chocolate, forrest floor, dusty attic and some mushroom notes, even some light dark berries come to mind. Great bottle. (2611 views) | | | Tasted by libationer on 7/23/2018 & rated 85 points: Pnp. Drank over 3 hours. Initially greeted with red fruits on the nose; notes of mushrooms and sous bois began to dominate after the first hour. Acidity and tannins still kicking at the ripe age of 36, but overwhelms any remaining character of the fruit that is left, if any. Lack of concentration and length. Agree with previous notes that this is past its peak. (1838 views) | | | Tasted by ve23 on 4/11/2018 & rated 93 points: Blind tasting on April 11, 2018 (Tornano, Moscow): 93/100
My first blind guess was Saint-Julien and a younger one. Second thought was St.-Èmilion, but I opted for my original one. Wrong.
With a yellow rim. Dusty, with mushrooms, earth, limestone, still surprisingly fresh.
I wish it weren’t twelfth wine in the set, that way I would’ve probably loved it more.
Blind set at Tornano / 11 April 2018 (1899 views) | | | Tasted by BouzyRouge on 8/4/2015 & rated 91 points: Earthy and savory notes all the way through. Bay leaf, olive, leather, tobacco. Not too flashy or powerful but refined and cohesive. (662 views) | | | Tasted by Alex H on 6/5/2015 flawed bottle: Unfortunately slightly cork tainted which gave it a rootish herbal vegetal note. If not there were quite ripe juicy currants and plum juice tracing off in the background. (3980 views) | | | Tasted by danielk168 on 10/20/2014 & rated 88 points: way past the peak, pleasant old wine. (3886 views) | | | Tasted by 60ouvrees on 1/1/2010: Pleasant mature claret that's been mature for years. Drink up. (6333 views) | | | Tasted by keelegl on 8/5/2009: This wine was a kind of a mess for me. Really acidic, dry and lacking fruit. Don’t think it was flawed, just past its prime. NR. (5784 views) | | | Tasted by DAN BAILEY on 8/5/2009: Darkest colour so far. However, nose full of band aid/VA. Nice, sweet fruited entry but quickly clipped by the VA. Got worse with air. (5990 views) | | | Tasted by Xavier Auerbach on 11/7/2005 & rated 92 points: Oak, rosehip, raspberry, cold tea, depth and warmth, hint of chocolate, slightly dusty tannins, quite tannic, is getting a bit lighter but still a rich, powerful wine. (3584 views) | | | Tasted by Ben Andersen on 3/14/2005: Tasted sinlge blind... A little hot. Faded fruit. One dimensional. (4290 views) |
| Château Troplong Mondot Producer website -- Read more about Chateau Troplong MondotRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanLibournais Libournais (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux) - Read more about St. Emilion and its wines - Read more about Pomerol and its wines
Saint Emilion Grat Classified Growth, Classified Growths, Grands Crus Classes, GCC
In 1954, while the "Graves" growths had just published their own classification, the wine syndicate of Saint-Emilion, composed by wine growers, brokers and wine traders with the approval of the INAO - Institut National des Appellations d'Origine (A.O.C), decided to work on a classification for the wines of Saint Emilion. Initially, four grades were defined. These were reduced to two - First Great Classified Growth (A and B) and Great Classified Growth - in 1984.
As of Medoc's 1855 historical grading, the Saint-Emilion Great Classified Growth classification is not only based on qualitative criteria by tasting the wines on a ten years period previous to the assessment, but also on commercial considerations such as:
- sales price levels
- national and international commercial distribution
- the estate's reputation on the market
Properties who don't manage to join the club of about sixty Classified Growths are given the denomination of Great Growth ("Grand Cru"), while the remaining wineries of the A.O.C are simply reported as "Saint-Emilion". It is to be noted that the owners must officially apply to appear in the official classification. Thus for example the famous Chateau Tertre-Roteboeuf, whose quality and reputation would easily justify to be listed among the First Great Classified Growths, does not appear here by the will of its owner, François Mitjaville.
The Saint-Emilion Great Growth classification was revised in 1969, 1985, 1996 and 2006. The only two guaranteed vintage (A.O.C) who can apply to the classification are the "Saint-Emilion Grand Cru" and "Saint-Emilion" areas.
By grading 61 properties, the 2006 revision confirmed many growths from the former classification, but also caused a number of surprises and a few inevitable disappointments. Many observers thought that the impressive progression of Perse's Chateau Pavie since 1998 would be rewarded by an upgrade into the First Great Classified Growths (A) category, but finally such was not the case.
Among the estates promoted to the First Great Classified Growths B category are Chateau Troplong-Mondot and Pavie-Macquin, whose efforts made since the Nineties fully justify their new grade. It should be noted that no First Great Classified Growth was relegated to the lower Great Classified Growth class.
Promoted growths from the status of Great Growth ("Grand Cru") to Great Classified Growth ("Grand Cru Classe") are: Chateaux Bellefont-Belcier, Destieux, Fleur Cardinale, Grand Corbin, Grand Corbin-Despagne and Monbousquet.
The demoted growths from the status of Great Classified Growth to Great Growth are: Chateaux Bellevue, Cadet Bon, Faurie de Souchard, Guadet Saint-Julien, La Tour du Pin-Figeac (Belivier), La Tour du Pin-Figeac (Moueix), Lamarzelle, Petite Faurie de Soutard, Tertre Daugay, Villemaurine and Yon-Figeac. If the recent samples of some of the above mentioned properties may justify their current downgrade, there are great chances that estates like Bellevue, Tertre Daugay or Yon-Figeac will be upgraded to their previous rankings by the next revision in 2016 as the progresses noted after 2000, but not entering in the range of vintages (1993 - 2002) appointed for the criteria of selection for the 2006 classification, are noticable.
The two following estates have completely disappeared from the Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classification: Curé-Bon-la-Madeleine (integrated meanwhile to Chateau Canon) and La Clusière (integrated meanwhile to Chateau Pavie).
Finally, no estate considered as "garagiste" has integrated the classification. Valandraud, Mondotte, Le Dome, Bellevue-Mondotte or Magrez-Fombrauge have, for the least, the potential to be ranked as Great Classified Growths. In sight of the very fine quality reached by the above mentioned estates in recent vintages as well as all the innovative wine making methods used by the "garagistes", it remains to be seen whether the authorities will dare to cross the line in 2016..?St. Émilion Grand Cru Les Vins de St. Émilion (Syndicate Vitocole de Saint-Emilion) – Read about St. Emilion
Vins de Bordeaux:
Grape Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot
Soil: Sandy soils with alluvial gravel deposits
Surface Area: 4,160 ha |
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