1964 Château Troplong Mondot

Community Tasting Notes (9) Median Score: 89 points

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  10/29/2023 - wineforth wrote: 87 Points

  A great looking bottle but sadly well past its best. Cork nearly came out complete and smelled good so hope's were up. Colour of light tea and a little cloudy. I didn't decant to minimise any oxidation. Nose of aniseed with oranges on the palate. Nicely balanced. Quite short finish. I've had many old wines and this has not aged well although has managed some grace.

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  12/3/2022 - Tree512 wrote: 88 Points

  Bottle was mid-shoulder and in fantastic condition. The wine inside was still purple, one of the least evolved 1964s I've ever had. Zero oxidation. Decent amount of black fruit, not a lot of depth or length. This was never a great wine. But it was in amazing shape and a pleasure to drink. If other bottles are in this shape, this will not go downhill before 2030 at the earliest.

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  3/13/2019 - aquacongas wrote: 87 Points

  3 days open. not blind
  some lovage, no fruit, still good acidity but over his Peak, maybe 3 days of vacuum was too much. 87

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  7/23/2018 - Jeff Leve wrote: 65 Points

  It would be polite to say this was slightly past its prime. Sharp, acidic and on the wine to becoming sherry-like, this is not a wine to buy today. Share with someone having an anniversary that you are not too interested in celebrating. They cannot all be winners. Such is life.

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  4/13/2018 - Keith Cooper Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Tasted at Caviste wine merchant, Hampshire, UK. Bordeaux wine dinner. One of the great things about attending a Caviste wine dinner is that there is often a rare or old wine served as a special treat. Tonight was no exception, as Caviste's wine expert Guillaume Kaczmar opened this 50+ year old Chateau Troplong Mondot. What made the bottle even more interesting is that this bottle was sold by Dolamore wine merchant under their old label (see photo). Dolamore was a London, Waterloo based wine merchant which traded in the 1970/1980s. The label even includes a photo of their shop, so this is one for the historians! Guillaume has a background as a wine sommelier, so it was no surprise that he confidently opened the bottle in front of the assembled guests. This process took about 10 minutes as he carefully removed the original cork, managing to get it out in one piece. So the wine was opened and poured as we didn't know how long it might last in the glass. The colour was light Burgundian, with browning at the edges and there was an element of cloudiness. The nose and palate displayed blackcurrant and oranges, with a hint of truffles. The wine was very drinkable from initial pouring and for about 20 minutes after - and then it died rapidly. For those present, it was a great experience to taste and was generally considered to be a good example of an aged Bordeaux.

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