Troplong Mondot - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2021

matthewjukes.com

18,5 / 20

byMatthew Jukesthe8/2/2022

It is a given that the Troplong sub-soil will provide structure and intensity in the wines from this distinguished property. But it is the diversity of the plots at this Château that brings in-built complexity. Add in a couple of percentage points of whole bunches chosen for their pinkish, ripe stems, and you have a fascinating cocktail of a wine. Every facet of 2021 Troplong is impressive, from the instantly pretty nose that segues into a lavish, deep-fruited mid-palate. There is balance throughout, and this results in a thoroughly civilised finish with refreshing tannins, crisp acidity and elevated fruit notes. This is a beautiful wine and one that will gather complexity and silkiness as it ages. There is a very bright future ahead for 2021 Troplong Mondot. 18.5

Jamessuckling.com

95-96 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe6/8/2022

Lovely density here with a solid center-palate of fruit and fine tannins. Medium body. Underlying salinity and oyster-shell character in the finish. Well defined. Grows at the end.

Bettane & Desseauve

95 / 100

by Bettane & Desseauvethe5/24/2022

Nez séducteur, dans son registre frais et intense. Structure enrobée avec justesse et équilibre, mettant bien en perspective la maturité du fruit et du tannin. Millésime à la fois mûr et frais pour ce cru dont le profil identitaire a été respecté.

The Vintage Journal

94-95 / 100

byAndrew Caillard MWthe5/17/2022

Deep colour. Intense dark plum, blackberry, graphite, wax polish dark chocolate aromas. Beautifully concentrated wine with lovely dark berry, graphite notes, fine bittersweet slinky tannins and chalky/ mineral notes. Finishes chalky firm with saline nuances. Classical Saint-Émilion. 13.5%

Alexandre Ma

93-94 / 100

byAlexandre Mathe5/16/2022

The Troplong Mondot 2021 still presents us with a juicy and smooth taste. The scene of full-bloom flowers competing in splendor, the characteristic of a hot vintage, is absent in 2021. Presented here are only a few bunches of exquisite Crown of Thorns, and the delicate anise and cinnamon spices. The concentration brought by the red clay-limestone soil remains outstanding, showing powerful tannins and a hint of saltiness on the palate. Overall, Troplong Mondot 2021 is a wine with restrained aromas and powerful texture, exhibiting unlimited potential. I look forward to seeing how it performs after bottling. Troplong Mondot 2021????????????,?????????????????,?????????????????????????????????????????,????????????????????????,Troplong Mondot 2021????????????????,????????????

The Wine Cellar Insider

94-96 / 100

byJeff Levethe5/16/2022

Deeply colored, the wine is rich, round, lush and fresh. Initially you notice, flowers, chocolate, truffle, espresso, cocoa, and black plums. There is a silkiness to the tannins, sweetness along with freshness on the palate, and a finish with black, blue and dark red fruits with a strong touch of chalk in the finish. The wine blends 85% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Franc and 2% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13.5% ABV%, 3.44 pH. The harvest took place September 17 - October 19. The harvest date here was the key to the success of the wine here. Drink from 2025-2055. 94-96

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

95 / 100

byJane Ansonthe5/13/2022

The natural density that they have at Troplong was extremely helpful in a vintage like 2021. This is a little more reserved than a typical year, but very much delivers signature power. Expect gunsmoke, fern and raspberry leaf alongside cherry pit and saffron salinity, black cherry fruits, rosebud, anis, fennel spice, all with the powerful and concentrated signature of limestone. I was here on the last day of harvest, and I remember how healthy the grapes were. This is the first vintage where the cellar has been completely finished, moving from 20 to 42 tanks. No chaptilisation (but the natural 13.5%abv is extremely rare at this late ripening property, and a real indication of how long it took for sugars to climb in this vintage).

Vinous

93-95 / 100

byNeal Martinthe5/12/2022

Aymeric de Gironde, who without exaggeration has revolutionized this Saint-Émilion estate, told me that in 2021, the Troplong Mondot comes exclusively from the heart of the original vineyard, mainly on molasse soils. It was picked from September 17 to October 18, unusually finishing with the Merlot, and has 13.5% alcohol without any chaptalization or saignée. The focused blackberry, raspberry and iris petal scented nose is very delineated, yet more reserved than recent vintages. (A second sample at the château had a little more chutzpah.) The palate is medium-bodied with firm, slightly chalky tannins and a fine bead of acidity that imports liveliness and verticality. This Troplong-Mondot is imbued with a palpably mineral-driven finish. I am full of admiration for this cerebral wine, though I wager that it will need several years in bottle.

Vinous

95-97 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe5/11/2022

The 2021 Troplong Mondot is shockingly raw and untamed, but in the very best sense of those terms. A wine of energy and pure power, the 2021 is going to need a number of years to be at its best, but it is certainly very impressive in the early going. The 2021 clocks in at 13.5%, which has not been seen here since the 1990s. The 2021 is not an easy wine to taste at this stage, as it is not fully formed. I won't be surprised if the 2021 turns out even better than this note suggests. It is a dazzling wine by any measure, and a far cry from the wines of decade ago, when the malolactic fermentations were often not finished when en primeur samples were presented! Superb.

Anthocyanes

96-98 / 100

byYohan Castaingthe5/6/2022

Assemblages réalisés. Avec des notes de fruits noirs, de cassis, de mure, d'iris et de rose, Troplong Mondot 2021 laisse entrevoir la puissance de son terroir. En bouche, du fond, de la générosité, des tanins en place avec une puissance contenue qui pourrait laisser dubitatif dans ce millésime mais démontre le travail réalisé dans ce cru. Ce vin a besoin de temps pour s'assagir et les élevages seront une aide précieuse pour enrober l'ensemble. C'est un très grand vin, très proche de son terroir. Bravo !

Wine Advocate

93-96 / 100

byWilliam Kelleythe4/29/2022

The 2021 Troplong Mondot shows considerable promise, exhibiting aromas of plums and wild berries mingled with notions of sweet spices, rose petals, vine smoke and raw cocoa, followed by a medium to full-bodied, seamless palate endowed with impressive intensity and texture. Built around beautifully refined, powdery tannins and lively acids, it concludes with a long, mouthwateringly saline finish. Macerations here were long but gentle, including a long cold soak before fermentation, and the blend, after much deliberation, is 85% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Cabernet Franc. Tasted four times.

Decanter.com

96 / 100

byGeorgina Hindlethe4/1/2022

Bright purple rim to the wine. So many aromas on the nose, really captivating and full - dark chocolate, pink flowers giving a soft perfume, cinnamon, raspberries, black cherries and liquorice too - all intensifying over twenty minutes in the glass. Super bright and charged on the palate, this is off like a firecracker from the initial impact, giving tangy strawberry, red cherry and raspberry fruit flavours. It's got power no doubt, but a delicate, light style, not so concentrated and intense more lifted and aerial with tension. So much energy here, the flavours come in waves on the palate, red fruits, cooling blue fruits, exotic spices, flowers and fresh minty, stone notes with a real mineral salinity on the finish. It's perhaps not so weighty or full in the mouth like previous more opulent vintages, but there is clarity and definition of elements on show. I love the mineral finish, so Troplong. Extremely refined. First vintage in the new cellar facilities which helped with precision.