CHATEAU TROPLONG MONDOT 1er Grand Cru Classe, Saint-Emilion 2009 Bottle

Description

The 2009 Château Troplong Mondot has gained significant acclaim, earning 99 points from The Wine Advocate. Robert Parker describes its deep inky purple colour and stunning bouquet of mocha, chocolate, blackberry, and cassis, emphasising its unctuous texture and full-bodied mouthfeel. He notes the superbly multilayered finish, which will reveal its terroir characteristics as it matures. Wine Enthusiast awarded it 97 points, praising its concentration and the elegant balance of ripe berry fruit and chocolate flavours. James Suckling rated it 96 points, highlighting its richness and poised character, while Stephen Tanzer noted its enticing aromas and chalky structure, contributing to a long, lingering finish. This outstanding wine is poised for long-term aging, promising enjoyment for decades to come.

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Château Troplong Mondot is a prestigious estate located in the Saint-Émilion appellation of Bordeaux, classified as a 1er Grand Cru Classé. Established in the 18th century, it spans approximately 33 hectares, predominantly planted with Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Franc grapes. The estate is renowned for producing rich, full-bodied wines that reflect the unique terroir of the region, characterised by clay and limestone soils. Château Troplong Mondot's wines are celebrated for their complexity, depth, and ability to age gracefully, often showcasing dark fruit flavours, spice, and elegant tannins. With a focus on sustainability and meticulous vineyard management, the estate consistently receives high accolades from critics, making it a highly sought-after choice for collectors and wine enthusiasts.

THE WINE ADVOCATE 99 points
Drink Date: 2022 - 2052
"It boasts an inky/purple color along with a gorgeous bouquet of mocha, chocolate, blackberry and cassis fruit, an unctuous texture, a full-bodied, viscous mouthfeel and a skyscraper-like, multilayered finish. This spectacular wine is nearly overwhelming in its richness, thickness and intensity. Once all its baby fat falls away, the terroir characteristics and additional nuances will emerge. This blockbuster, fabulous Troplong Mondot will benefit from 10-15 years of cellaring and keep for three decades or more. It is not shy either, bouncing over the palate with 15.5% natural alcohol. The 2009 Troplong Mondot will provide plenty of competition for the 2010, 2005 and 2000. It comes closest in style to the prodigious 1990 that proprietress Christine Valette produced 22 years ago. A phenomenal effort, it unquestionably justifies its relatively new Premier Grand Cru St.-Emilion status. Readers should keep in mind that the 1990, which probably has lower acidity and not the level of concentration found in the 2009, is drinking incredibly well at age 22 and reveals no signs of falling apart." - Robert M. Parker, Jr.

WINE ENTHUSIAST 97 points
A very concentrated wine with such a stylish feel. It balances ripe berry fruits with chocolate and wood flavors in the richest, ripest combination. The wine has power, without losing its poised character. It's ready for long aging. — Roger Voss

JAMES SUCKLING 96 points
"Although this is very ripe and rich with a generous body and a slew of black fruit aromas it’s also elegant and poised. The bitter chocolate character is more restrained than in many modern-style Right Bank wines of this period and there's a lovely balance of lively acidity with fine dry tannins at the complex finish. Drink or hold." (Horizontal Tasting, London, 2019)

WINE ENTHUSIAST 95 points
(15.5% alcohol on the label!): Saturated medium ruby. Enticing aromas of cassis, coffee, mocha and licorice pastille. Hugely dense but fine-grained, offering a liqueur-like, exotic sweetness to its superripe dark fruit and chocolate flavors. For all its richness and baby fat, the wine's chalky underpinning prevents it from coming off as monolithic. Perhaps most impressive on the broad, extremely long, palate-staining finish, which features a boatload of ripe tannins and repeating sexy oak tones. This outstanding Troplong-Mondot should drink well for the next 25 years. - Stephen Tanzer