2015 Chateau Troplong Mondot Premier Grand Cru Classe

2015 Chateau Troplong Mondot Premier Grand Cru Classe

2015 Chateau Troplong Mondot Premier Grand Cru Classe A wine I was able to taste on multiple occasions, the 2015 Troplong Mondot is a tour de force that readers need to snatch up. This cuvee comes from the cool, clay and limestone soils on the upper plateau (it’s the highest point in the appellation) and is a blend of 92% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Cabernet Franc, harvest between September 30th and October 21st, that was brought up in 85% new French oak. Sporting a deep, inky color as well as a sensational bouquet of creme de cassis, blackberry, toasted spice, licorice and spring flowers, it’s another huge wine from this estate that has perfect balance between its fruit, oak and tannin, a stacked mid-palate, and an incredible finish. I wrote “crazy good” more than once in my notes. It has enough fruit and texture to drink nicely even today, yet needs 4-5 years of cellaring and will keep for two to three decades. It’s one of the great wines of the vintage. 99pts JD
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​This is a great buy for hard core quality at literally a fraction of the price of others from the great 2015 vintage. The 2015 vintage for Bordeaux rival the greatest of all-time 2009, 2000, 82, 61 and 1945. Does not get better. We have the 2015 Troplong Mondot, 99pts when compared to other wines with similar scores by Jeb Dunnuck is an absolute bargain. Cheval Blanc scored 98 pts, priced at $827 a bottle. The great Petrus scored the same and look at that price (see list please). This deep, rich magnificent red when tasted blind is often mistaken for the legends just mentioned. Troplong Mondot’s vineyards occupied the highest point in the Saint-Émilion  appellation. Suckling would call the wine “an essay in power and elegance.”  With its almost three centuries of history, from a collector’s perspective, the quality-to-price ratio of the 2015 Troplong Mondot is unrivaled.