Château Troplong Mondot - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2009 4df5d4d9d819b397555d03cedf085f48

Wine Advocate

96 / 100

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe3/18/2019

Deep garnet colored, the 2009 Troplong Mondot bounds out of the glass with plum preserves, spice cake, mincemeat and potpourri scents plus suggestions of exotic spices, incense and a waft of balsamic. Full-bodied, super rich, concentrated and plushly textured, the hedonic fruit possesses loads of spicy layers and a very long and decadent finish. If you love wines you can stand a spoon up in, you're gonna go nuts over this extravagant beauty.

Jeb DUNNUCK

100 / 100

byJeb Dunnuckthe11/30/2017

Pure perfection in a glass, the incredible 2009 Troplong Mondot offers off the chart notes of blackcurrants, licorice, truffles and saddle leather that just soar from the glass. This is a big, ripe, incredibly sexy wine that hits the palate with a huge texture, building, ripe tannin, no weight, and a finish that just won't quit. Utterly brilliant stuff, it's slightly more approachable than the 2005, but both of these vintages play in the same style. Drink bottles anytime over the coming two to three decades. Bravo!

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

95 / 100

byStephen Tanzerthe7/31/2012

(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.

Wine Spectator

92 / 100

byJames Molesworththe3/31/2012

Very dark, with strong pastis-soaked blackberry and roasted plum notes leading the way, with layers of sweet spice, mocha and tobacco filling in on the finish. Rather lush and perhaps a touch too roasted in style for some folks, with enough just grip to keep it going. Best from 2013 through 2024. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. 6,288 cases made. –JM

Wine Advocate

99 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe2/29/2012

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.

Jamessuckling.com

96 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe2/15/2012

A wine, with a lovely velvety tannin structure with dark berries and espresso. Full body. Chewy, yet soft and caressing. Very long finish. Concentrated yet balanced. Try after 2020.

Le Figaro

94-96 / 100

byBernard Burtschythe6/30/2010

Robe impressionnante. Nez intense, épicé, mûre. En bouche, attaque dense, compact, long et massif, superbes tannins, belle longueur. 90 % merlot, 5 % cabernet-franc, 5 % cabernet-sauvignon. 100 % fût neuf.

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

91-94 / 100

byIan D'Agatathe6/30/2010

(a blend of 90% merlot, 7% cabernet sauvignon and 3 % cabernet franc; 30 hectoliters per hectare; 15.5% alcohol; pH 3,65; 80 IPT) Inky black-ruby. Slightly gamey, highly aromatic nose combines cassis, plum jam, blood orange, incense and soy sauce. Then outsized but supple and fresh, with spicy plum, cedar and rosemary-oregano flavors supported by ultra-smooth tannins and lingering with outstanding persistence. This is one of the best young Troplong-Mondots I can recall: perhaps slightly overdone (though not overripe), but it's hard to argue with this much sex appeal.

La Revue du Vin de France

18,5-19,5 / 20

the5/31/2010

Comme à leur habitude, Christine et Xavier Pariente ont "traîné" pour vendanger, souhaitant aller au plus loins dans la maturité des raisins. Les rendements sont faibles, mais le vin possède une consistance extraordinaire. Nez éclatant entre fruit noir et bois épicé. La bouche développe une matière opulente, ultra concentrée, pleine savoureuse, avec une immense palette aromatique. Une réussite qui démontre de façon éclatante que Troplong Mondot mérite, peut-être plus que d'autres, son statut de premier cru classé.

WeinWisser

18 / 20

byRené Gabrielthe5/17/2010

90% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Tiefes Purpur. Reifes, zu Kopf steigendes Amarenabouquet, viel reife Frucht, aber auch grünwürzig, Tabaknoten, frisch gerösteter Kaffee. Viel Rückhalt im massiven Extrakt, mehr Kraft und Fleisch als Charme. Ein Bolide mit Charakter. 2016-2026

Le Point

17 / 20

byJacques Dupontthe5/6/2010

Epices, fruits noirs, bouche souple, délicate, tendre, bien équilibrée, saveurs Zan à la violette, bonne longueur. Finale tannique. Très persistant. O=2018 G=20 ans

TAST

17-17,5 / 20

by Bettane & Desseauvethe4/30/2010

Robe profonde opaque, nez de fruits noirs très mûrs (pruneau) gras, riche et généreux, intense, caractère chaleureux qui limite néanmoins un peu la fraîcheur en finale.

Wine Enthusiast

93-95 / 100

byRoger Vossthe4/30/2010

At this stage, the wood element is overpowering. You have to imagine the fruit, but the weight of the wine suggests it is there. Big, solid and chunky, it is the product of very ripe fruit.

Falstaff

92-94 / 100

byPeter Moserthe4/30/2010

Feine Röstaromen, Mokka, Brioche, dunkles Beerenkonfit, stoffiges, attraktives Bukett. Kraftvoll, konzentriert, süßes Waldbeerkonzentrat, präsente, mächtige Tannine, komplexer, mineralischer Abgang, zarte Bitterschokolade im Abgang.

Wine Advocate

94-97 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe4/28/2010

I tasted this wine four separate times, with three tastings extremely consistent, and one tasting showing slightly more noticeable and astringent tannin. Do I think it is going to be as prodigious as the 2005? No, but it is a compelling Troplong Mondot, and probably more approachable than the 2005 has been in its youth. This is a large vineyard, nearly 80 acres in size, and part of it had hail damage in May. They are lateharvesters, the Merlots were picked through October 10 and the Cabernet finished October 20, with very low yields of 30 hectoliters per hectare, no doubt due at least in part to the hail damage. Alcohols on lots chosen for the grand vin are very high, between 14.5 and 15.5. The wine is inky purple in color, displaying beautiful creme de cassis, licorice, subtle smoke and graphite notes, enormous body, juicy, viscous texture, good vibrancy, a skycraper-like, multi-dimensional mouthfeel, and a whopping long finish of 40+ seconds. This is a great wine, probably more hedonistic and voluptuous than the 2005, but ultimately a tiny notch below that virtually perfect Troplong Mondot, which still gets my nod as the best ever made. This wine should evolve for at least 30-40 years. (Tasted four times.) drink 2010-2050

Periodic Review of Wine

96-99 / 100

byAlan Duranthe4/28/2010

The 2009 Troplong Mondot is a magnificent offering from this estate, reminiscent of the profound 2005 and 1990. It boasts a dense garnet purple hue followed by thrilling perfumes of smoked meats, scorched earth, cassis, blueberries, stone-dust, and spilled-ink. It roars in the glass with much complexity and the palate is full-bodied and dense with massive richness. There is a builing of flavor, a mutli-dimensional personality, and gobs of cassis and blueberry fruit. It will require patience due to the youthfulness of its potent flavor and the expansive tannin. Additionallly, it reveals signs of being backward, typical of many extraordinary wines. The result is a quality wine for the next three decades. Bravo to this sensational estate for producing back to back giants for serious connoisseurs! Maturity period 2017-2035+

Jancis Robinson

16,5 / 20

byJancis Robinsonthe4/23/2010

Very dark blackish purple. Toasty oak on the nose. Too facile? Some savour on the mid palate. Easy and not exaggerated. A middle-of-the-road choice. Really lines the glass! Toasty oak nose. Really rigid on the palate – so drying! Purple fruit flavours. Exorbitant. Then a very fast fade. Super-flashy rather than really satisfying. Drink 2016-2026

Wine Spectator

94-97 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe4/9/2010

Intense aromas of blackberry and blueberry follow through to a full body, with well-integrated tannins and a fruity finish. Offers lots of licorice and spice. There's lovely length to this. Reserved and pretty.