Troplong Mondot - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2016

Vinous

93

byNeal Martinthe8/13/2020

The 2016 Troplong Mondot is one of the few Saint Émilion wines to come across as rather overripe on the nose, where prunes and dates infuse the black fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with dusty black fruit, firm and dense, and a grippy, solid finish. Pavie-Macquin? It comes across brutish at the moment, but it does have the potential to age. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting.

Jancis Robinson

16

byJancis Robinsonthe2/5/2020

Yvesbeck.wine

95

byYves Beckthe3/20/2019

Rouge grenat dense aux légers reflets violets. Beaucoup de précision dans ce bouquet où se côtoient de la fraîcheur, des notes fruitées et minérales, accompagnées d'un soupçon d'élevage. Mise en bouche friande et fraiche. Le corps est compact, légèrement crémeux et doté de tannins qui se révèlent en fin de bouche. Ils ont la substance nécessaire pour s'accommoder de la structure racée. Ainsi le vin est équilibré tout en étant doté d'une belle tension qui souligne la fraîcheur du vin. La finale doit encore gagner en finesse, respectivement les différents éléments doivent encore mieux cohabiter. Un passage de quelques années en cave se chargera d'équilibre le vin. Que de belles perspectives pour Troplong. 2026-2051 95/100

Jeb DUNNUCK

97

byJeb Dunnuckthe3/1/2019

Coming from one of the coolest terroirs in Saint-Emilion, the 2016 Château Troplong Mondot is a blend of 89% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 2% Cabernet Franc brought up in 77% new French oak. This deep purple-hued effort offers a smorgasbord of powerful blue and black fruits, smoked earth, truffle, chocolate, and licorice. Full-bodied, deep, and opulent on the palate, it’s a truly great wine as well as one of the superstars in 2016. It should drink well for upwards of three decades.

Wine Spectator

95

byJames Molesworththe2/5/2019

Ripe and focused, with a pure, unadulterated beam of raspberry and cherry preserve flavors that is both wide and deep, gilded prettily with a lilting violet note and infused with subtle chalky minerality through the finish. Beautiful. Best from 2023 through 2038.   –JM

Jamessuckling.com

96

byJames Sucklingthe2/4/2019

Love the aromas of redcurrants and cherries with flowers. Full body and tight, finely chewy tannins that impress. Linear and focused young red. Try from 2021.

Vinous

93

byNeal Martinthe1/24/2019

The 2016 Troplong Mondot has a very pretty bouquet of black cherries, boysenberry, crushed stone and light violet aromas that gains vigor with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied and a little fresher than I recall from barrel, with fine tannin and gentle grip on a poised, lightly spiced finish that just feels a little heavy. While I thoroughly enjoy this Troplong, it carries all the remnants of the style of winemaking under Xavier Pariente where everything it is turned up too high. I suspect it will be surpassed by the 2017. 15.5% alcohol.

Vinous

96

byAntonio Gallonithe1/21/2019

The 2016 Troplong Mondot is fabulous. Powerful, dense and explosive, the 2016 has a lot to say. Super-ripe dark cherry, raspberry jam, chocolate, spice and new oak give the wine much of its lush, exotic feel. The château has moved in a totally different st direction since this wine was made, but there is no denying the 2016 is striking. Tasted two times.

Wine Advocate

95

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe11/30/2018

Aged in 77% new and 23% of one year-old French oak barrels and composed of 89% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Cabernet Franc, the 2016 Troplong Mondot has a deep garnet-purple color and comes bursting out of the glass with bold preserved plums, Black Forest cake and Indian spices scents plus suggestions of espresso, black olives, cigar box and tilled soil. Full-bodied, rich, plushly textured and oh-so-decadent, it packs in the spiced black fruit layers and finishes with fantastic persistence.

Jeb DUNNUCK

97-100

byJeb Dunnuckthe11/30/2017

« I was able to taste the 2016 Troplong Mondot at the estate and it looks to be a perfect wine in the making. Offering an incredible bouquet of black and blue fruits, violets, espresso and graphite, this monster hits the palate with full-bodied richness and depth, yet just glides over the palate with ultra-fine tannin. With awesome purity of fruit and perfect balance, it’s a drop dead gorgeous barrel sample. »