Château Troplong Mondot

Château Troplong Mondot

St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2020

Perfect right bank, Merlot dominant. Yes, a baby... but with an hour or two of air and the right food, really lovely. — 3 days ago

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Chateau Trolong Mondot

St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 1990

Milk chocolate and graphite more with just a whiff of cedar. Round and luscious, red plums and cherry compote. Rich, with light acidity still full of life but well in the background. Felt just bottled. Wow, this was singing. — 5 months ago

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Château Smith Haut Lafitte

Le Petit Haut Lafitte Red Bordeaux Blend 2018

Again, not a wine that passed the drinkability test for me, but there are things that I liked about it, and some that I didn't. Right off the bat, it was way too heavy for me, both on the nose and palate. Heaps of oak aromas covering some sweet black fruits. The palate also came off as being quite sweet, almost syrupy, but here's where the balancing act comes in - just the right amount of acidity to keep it juicy. It's like biting into a very sweet, ripe, juicy plum with a peppering of cinnamon and vanilla. I enjoyed the tannins most, fine and directional, starting at the tip of the tongue, then swinging under before traveling down the inner walls of the gum. What a cool structure! And then there's the underlying minerality with air, which was pleasantly surprising. The finish took a turn for the worse - medium, rich, and oaky, yet bitter with hints of scorched earth character which I dislike. Also quite warm. Generally, more finessed than the 2011 Troplong Mondot, but less stacked and more stumbling blocks. Has potential. — 3 years ago

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Château Troplong Mondot

Un Amour de Mondot St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 1990

Whoa, hedonistic bouquet. Creme de cassis, coconut creme, truffle. Soft and round. Incredible nose, but a little shy on the palate. Slightly past peak? Still my WOTN. 1990 vintage on 6/30/18 — 7 years ago

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Château Tour Saint-Christophe

Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2020

2020 vintage. Tasted over the course of 1.5 hours. Medium body. Darker fruits (similar to Troplong-Mondot but less structure) evident from the get go. Plenty of upfront and mid-palate grip with things softening a bit in the later going. Picked up two bottles from Costco...seem to remember it retailing somewhere between $26-$33 a bottle. Definitely worth that pricing and beyond but this specimen wasn't hitting the high score/notes suggested by the Neal Martin review or Delectable others on this particular vintage. Maybe my palate was blown out by the previous wine...a 2019 Barolo. Perhaps. Will likely roll back and pick up two more bottles just to have laying around since it was drinking nicely anyway for the price. Was unfamiliar with this producer and a bit more "practice" won't hurt. 11.26.24. — 4 months ago

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Jan A

Jan A

A regular buy for me en primeur in strong vintages. Can't beat the qpr at these prices
Daniel Martinez Cardenas

Daniel Martinez Cardenas

@Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego I checked Wine-Searcher and I found a wine shop close to where I live that have this wine, I’ll going to buy it soon

Château Troplong Mondot

Mondot St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2014

N:Stewed Plums, chocolate, funk.. swampy funk. A bit of cherry. Cardamom.
P: Gravel road, plums, sous-bois, chocolate, Tannins still a bit cheeky.
MUCH better than my first bottle.
375.
— 4 years ago

Vanessa, Ted and 4 others liked this

Château Léoville-Las Cases

Grand Vin de Leoville du Marquis de las Cases Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1989

A good but not great LLC, classic black current and hints of leather and cedar, but a little rustic, though drinking it next to a lovely 1990 Troplong-Mondot didn’t do it any favors. — 5 days ago

Ira, Shay and 1 other liked this

Clos Apalta

Valle de Apalta Red Blend 2016

Honestly, after the two massive Bordeaux’s, this was hard to palate. It’s an even bigger wine! Instantly stood out as being from the new world to me due to the fruit quality, which was sort of glossy when compared to the Bordeaux’s. On the nose, ripe black fruits, liquorice, vanilla, capsicum, mint, tobacco, and a whiff of volatile acidity. For me, the flavours on the palate seemed a little one dimensional when compared to the nose (just creamy cassis from start to end), but it may well have been just closed at the time of my tasting. Again, like the other big wines of the night, I enjoyed the tannin structure the most, which was quite distinct, starting at the edge of the tongue before enveloping the inner walls of the gums. The finish was warm and undeniably long, but it doesn’t compare to the length of the 11’ Troplong Mondot. A JS 99-pointer, but a no-no for me. Probably needs heaps of cellaring to be palatable for me, that is if the fruit doesn’t dry out first. — 3 years ago

Vanessa, Severn and 17 others liked this
ESF

ESF

No, don’t tell me there was an inflated JS score?!?!
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@ESF 😂😂😂

Component Wine

La Pyramide Grand Vin De Bordeaux 2017

My review did not post previously for some reason. This is a very impressive wine. Even over several hours it was continuing to open up and show additional layers. I wish we had saved some for the following night but we couldn’t help but finish it! From a small lieu-dit on the right bank next to Pavie and Troplong-Mondot. I had specific thoughts last month but they will have to wait for the next bottle. But I HIGHLY recommend Component wines. Actually, I recommend anything by Michael Kennedy. He has a Napa and Bordeaux line, along with the newly announced Gagnon-Kennedy brand from historic Napa sources. Come along for the ride! — 5 years ago

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Mike R

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Never had the Bordeaux but love Kennedy’s cab franc