TOP 5 best vintages of Château Troplong Mondot

Welcome to our special guide for Chateau Troplong Mondot wines à St Emilion. Find the vintage classification, the history, as well as information about the winery and its great wine.

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Troplong Mondot's top 5 vintages

We present the ranking of Troplong Mondot's greatest vintages. This is based on Wine Advocate scores.

• EDIT: Troplong Mondot 2019: 96-98/100 Parker: a very promising vintage

Tasted by Lisa Perrotti-Brown on June 18, 2020: "The opaque purple-black nose is fantastically floral, bursting from the glass with notes of candied violets, red roses and lavender over a core of plum jam, wild blueberries and black raspberries with touches of garrigue, plowed earth, wild mushrooms and crushed rocks plus a hint of powdered cinnamon. The medium-bodied palate is like a tightly wound spring, presenting beautifully knitted layers of black and red fruits, earth and floral notes in a firm, fine-grained frame and pockets of freshness, finishing long and mineral. It's a far cry from the old-school Troplong Mondot of a few years ago, and it's incredibly impressive. This wine is aged in French oak barrels, in a few large vats, and a small portion in amphora. The oak portion is 60 % new. The Troplong Mondot 2019 is a blend this year of 85% of Merlot, 13% of Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% of Cabernet Franc, harvested between September 10 and 25. The pH is 3.55, which is incredible when you consider that the alcohol reaches almost 15 %! I hasten to add that, from the tasting, I'd have guessed 14.3% to 14.5% alcohol. This is the kind of wine with so much energy that it practically pirouettes on your palate".

• Troplong Mondot 2005: the legendary vintage rated 100/100 by Parker

2005 is the star of the Château's vintages. Robert Parker tasted this wine in 2015: "The Troplong Mondot 2005 is a blend of 90% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc. It was moving to taste this wine, thinking of the late Christine Valette, who made this compelling wine while bravely battling an insidious disease. It's a great effort and a superstar of the vintage. Intense purple in color, it offers notes of white chocolate, blackberry, cassis and licorice, as well as a hint of truffle and subtle oak. Full-bodied, multi-layered and spectacularly pure and rich, this is a tour de force and a great tribute to an incredible woman. Remarkably young, this wine probably needs 4-8 years of bottle age and should keep for at least 20 years. Bravo to Christine Valette!

• Troplong Mondot 2010: 99/100 by Parker

Visit 2010 vintage was tasted by Robert Parker in 2013: "Inky/blue/black/purple color, with notes of spring flowers, licorice, camphor, graphite and a boatload of blueberries, black raspberries and blackberry fruit, this is a powerful, full-bodied Troplong Mondot. All the components of acidity, tannin, wood and alcohol are sensibly and impressively integrated. This is a blend of 90% Merlot and the rest, equal parts Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, made by Christine Valette and her husband, Xavier Pariente, with the help of Michel Rolland. I don't know what the dizzying alcohol level is at Troplong Mondot in 2010 (it must certainly be in the 15%+ range), but it's hidden behind the extravagance, richness, power and sheer nobility of this majestic. du vin. Forget it for 5-7 years and drink it over the next three decades. An absolutely magnificent wine from this estate

• Troplong Mondot 1990: 98/100

Rated 98, this 1990 vintage was also tasted by Parker in 2009. This wine must have come a long way in the last 10 years. Here's what the tasting had to say: "A fabulous example, the Troplong Mondot from 1990 is matched only by recent vintages of 2000, 2005 and 2008. The inky / garnet / plum / violet colors of the 1990 present notes of coffee, blackberry, licorice, camphor and espresso. Rich and full-bodied, with sumptuous fruit, high glycerin, low acidity and stunning purity, it has several years left before full maturity and should last another 10-15 years." As Robert Parker said at the time, it's best to drink the wine now or within the next 5 years at the latest. But it's also possible to see how it will stand up to age in subsequent years! A great vintage like this may surprise you.

• Troplong Mondot 2015: 96/100

Visit vintage 2015 is still too young, but already surprising. It was tasted by Lisa Perrotti-Brown in February 2018: "Blended with 90% of Merlot, 8% of Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% of Cabernet Franc, aged in 85% new French oak barrels, the Troplong Mondot 2015 Intense purple-purple color recalls warm plums, blackberry and blueberry pie with suggestions of underbrush, bay leaf, cedar chest and lavender plus a whiff of baking spice. Full-bodied and mouth-filling, the palate is decadent garnished with a solid core of black and blue fruits, supported by firm, grainy tannins and plenty of spicy layers. This beauty is the ultimate indulgence for hedonists!"

• Troplong Mondot 2012: 96/100

2012 is an excellent, well-balanced vintage. Tasting by RP: "The 2012 is another great Troplong Mondot wine. The quality of this wine is beyond reproach. Superb notes of blackcurrant, blackberry and licorice are followed by a full-bodied, opulent wine of astonishing concentration, purity and overall balance. It should drink well for 20-25 years and prove to be one of the great superstars of 2012. Their 24-hectare vineyard was cultivated at 31 hectoliters per hectare, producing a final blend of 90% Merlot and 10 Cabernet Sauvignon that reached 14.2 % alcohol."

• What about the 2017 vintage?

Please note that vintage 2017 could well be one of the château's greatest. Rated 95-97/100 by Lisa Perrotti-Brown It remains to be seen how this one will evolve in the near future. At Lisa Perrotti-Brown's last tasting in 2018, this great wine had very good comments: "Troplong Mondot hardly froze at all - less than 10%. The 2017 Troplong Mondot is 85% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Cabernet Franc. Very deep dark purple in color, it offers a cedar chest, cinnamon stick and clove nose with a core of crème de cassis, blackberry compote and preserved plums as well as hints of licorice, violets and sandalwood. Full-bodied, concentrated and with a solid structure of velvety tannins, it has a lively line that elevates densely packed fruit, finishing long on a fascinating salty note."

Chateau Troplong Mondot | History

Visit Château Troplong Mondot has a long and colourful history Saint-Emilion. It dates back to the 17th century. At that time, what we call Troplong Mondot was owned by Abbé Raymond De Seze. It was De Seze who created the magnificent château. When the château was built in 1745, the Seze family was already established in the Bordeaux wine community. In fact, they owned several different properties in Saint-Emilion at the time. Around 100 years later, the estate's owner purchased vineyards.

In 1850, Raymond Troplong became the owner of this right bank estate. Following the custom of the time, the new owner, Troplong, combined the name of the land with his family name and proposed Troplong Mondot. During his tenure at Troplong Mondot, he increased the size of their vineyard until it reached the exact size it remains today. Eventually, the estate was sold to the well-known wine merchant Georges Thienpont of Belgium. Three years later, Georges Thienpont bought another property, Vieux Chateau Certan, in the neighboring Pomerol appellation. In need of funds after obtaining Vieux Chateau Certan in 1936, Thienpont was forced to sell the Troplong Mondot property. This was handed over to Alexander Valette. Like Georges Thienpont, Alexander Valette was a renowned Bordeaux wine merchant. Château Troplong Mondot remained a family property from 1936 until 2017.

Château Troplong Mondot today

Christine Valette began managing the property from 1980. Operate Château Troplong Mondot has always been a family affair. When Christine Valette took over the management of Château Troplong Mondot, things quickly changed for the better. They stopped machine harvesting. They started picking later and reduced yields to increase wine concentration. The remaining Malbec vines were removed. To further reduce yields, they switched from single Guyot to double pruning.

In the cellars, they focused on sorting, temperature control in the vats and increasing the percentage of new French oak barrels used to age the wine. They also created a second wine, Mondot, which made its debut in 1985. The next change was in vinification, with the addition of 11 new stainless steel vats, making Troplong Mondot one of the first estates in the region to vinify plot by plot. All these changes began to translate into improvements in the quality of Château Troplong Mondot, which rapidly became one of the finest wines on the Right Bank.

Christine Valette also hired Michel Rolland. Things changed again when Jean-Philippe Fort began consulting the domain in 2000. Things changed again with the vintage 2017when they recruited Thomas Duclos as a consultant. The first vintage that really stood out for Troplong Mondot was the 1989followed by the superb and exotic Troplong Mondot from 1990. Château Troplong Mondot had a mixed decade. In 1998It stood out as the best wine of the decade. Things have changed for the better once again with Troplong Mondot 2000. From then on, the castle can do no wrong.

Vintages 2005, 2009 and 2010 are all remarkable wines overseen by Christine Valette and Xavier Pariente. Sadly, on March 28, 2014, Christine Valette passed away. Christine Valette in memory. Château Troplong Mondot has been ably managed by Xavier Pariente, who has been involved with the estate since 2002. In July 2017, Château Troplong Mondot was sold to French insurance company SOCR at a record price of €7 million per hectare.

Starting in 2017, shortly after the purchase, the new owners began construction of new cellars. The project is scheduled for completion by 2020. In 2018, Troplong Mondot appointed Aymeric de Gironde as director and terminated the consulting services of Jean Philippe Forts. The new owners have also purchased additional vineyard land from neighboring estates Château Bellisle Mondotte and Clos La Barde. From vintage 2017Troplong Mondot's style has changed completely. The estate began harvesting earlier, reducing the amount of new oak, and the winemaking techniques have also been modified. The wine is now fresher, less concentrated and offers a more classic profile. You find more limestone terroir than clay in the wine.