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• VinAlex Likes this wine: 89 points

  February 8, 2024 - Well cellared at 12 degrees for 20 yearrs. Cheery, hint of mint , not much oak now at this age. Medium bodied with fairly long finish.

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• Cailles wrote: 80 points

  November 23, 2022 - 20 Vintages of Troplong Mondot: This was a trainwreck of a vertical tasting. An average of meager 86.8 pts, only 6 wines with a rating of more than 90pts. Almost all wines pre 2017 and a winemaker/style change have dried out. Too much extraction and heavy oak treatment produced wines that did not age well, have no fruit and charm left. I don’t have group ratings but the sentiment in the room was similar (this was the fastest tasting ever with this group). It was a root day but that can’t explain everything. Also, the provenance or storage of the bottles was no issue (all bought En Primeur, stored perfectly since). Troplong Mondot seems to be a victim of a series of bad choices, mainly the wrong consultant. Luckily, the future looks brighter.
  
  TN: Not overly extrovert on the nose. The palate shows astringent, woody and dry from start to finish. Very weak with no fruit left. 80 pts is as low as I go but feels generous here.

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• Tao wrote: 90 points

  November 22, 2022 - Carry on it's little journey, nose of red currant jam, the palate is a little bold this time, drinking very nicely now!

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• Vinophil2000 Likes this wine: 92 points

  September 18, 2022 - Aus dem Erstbesitz eines guten Freundes. Immer top gelagert. Füllstand: Base of neck. Korken erst etwa zu 10 Prozent durchtränkt. Nie zuvor einen besseren, roten 1997er Bordeaux getrunken. Zeigt, dass in diesem schwierigen Jahr auch tolle Weine am rechten Ufer erzeugt wurden. Ein ganz leichte Kohl-Note verschwindet nach etwa drei Minuten im Riedel Sommeliers Bordeaux, damit dann typische Fruchtnoten und erdig-würzige Noten dominieren. Kein Brettanomyces. Am Beginn des Höhepunktes, seidige Eleganz, mehr rote als dunkle Früchte. Mittlere Konzentration und ein mittellanger Abgang. Frucht, Charme, Eleganz und Präzision. Alles sehr differenziert. Nichts marmeladiges. Ein beinahe burgundischer Bordeaux, der sich in einem kühlen Keller bis circa 2030 fabelhaft halten dürfte. 12,9 Vol. Prozent Alkohol. Circa 92 Punkte. Hielt sich über etwa zwei bis zweieinhalb Stunden gut im Glas und in der Flasche. Nicht dekantiert. Höhepunkt: 2014-2026?!

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• shafer1994 Likes this wine: 91 points

  July 31, 2022 - Still in good condition as long as it did not get too much air. Medium red color and an elegant but also fruity nose. Silky and medium finish. Delivered a lot of pleasure on the first day. But was on decline on day two. So drink up.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1997
• Type Red
• Producer Château Troplong Mondot
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion Libournais
• Appellation St. Émilion Grand Cru

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• In Cellars 305 (56%)
• Consumed 241 (44%)

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