Château Troplong Mondot 2002 - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

Wine Advocate

90 / 100

par Neal Martin le 09/11/2009

Tasted blind at Farr’s 2002 Bordeaux tasting. This has a typically rounded, dense, opulent nose with a conspicuous slathering of new oak, quite Burgundian with an animally note developing..lush bilberry, kirsch and raspberry. The palate is smooth, precocious, ripe red-berried fruit, a citrus edge, real tingle on the tongue towards the finish. Good potential, but very backward. Tasted October 2009

Jancis Robinson

16 / 20

par Jancis Robinson le 13/10/2009

Bright crimson with some évolution. Lively, sweet and well knit. Well balanced too though quite evolved. Some freshness. Easy, quite attractive wine I'd be happy to find at the front of a plane. But not fine. Drink 2007-14

Wine Spectator

91 / 100

par James Suckling le 31/03/2005

Attractive berry, sweet tobacco and olive aromas follow through to a full-bodied palate, with silky, tight tannins and a long, refined finish. Pretty. Best after 2008. 5,165 cases made.

Decanter Magazine

/ 100

par James Lawther MW le 02/11/2004

The most complete wine of the tasting and a stunning success for the vintage. Lively medium to full colour. Complex nose offers a compote of ripe, dark fruits, well-integrated toasted oak and minerally nuance. Good density and weight. Liquorice note. Smooth attack, firm but ripe tannins, acidity present but less pronounced. Attractive balance and length. Continues the trend in recent vintages for less extraction and more finesse. 2007–2015. £247 (per case 12, in bond); F&R

Wine Advocate

92-94 / 100

par Robert Parker le 31/10/2003

With extraordinary purity and intensity, the 2002 Troplong boasts a saturated purple color as well as a gorgeous nose of underbrush, cassis, licorice, smoke, and a hint of crushed stones. The beautiful integration of soft, supple tannin, pinpoint precision of all the elements, expansive mid-palate, and tremendous 35-40 second finish are something one certainly associates more with the 2000 or 1998. Once again Madame Valette has proven that this estate deserves to be elevated to a St.-Emilion premier grand cru classe, and let’s hope the new classification scheduled to emerge in several years takes notice. Anticipated maturity: 2005-2019

Wine Advocate

91 / 100

par Robert Parker le 29/04/2003

Christine Valette mérite des louanges, son cru s'imposant une fois de plus en 2002, comme l'une des grandes réussites du millésime. Il était incontestablement plus difficile d'atteindre de tels sommets en Saint-Emilion et en Pomerol en 2002 qu'en 1998 ou 2000, mais elle a magnifiquement tiré son épingle du jeu. Le 2002 de Troplong Mondot, qui se distingue par sa pureté et son intensité, arbore un pourpre soutenu et dégage de fabuleux arômes de sous-bois, de cassis, de fumé et de pierre concassée. Ses tannins souples et tendres sont magnifiquement fondus, et l'ensemble, qui s'exprime avec une infinie précision, révèle, outre une texture étoffée en milieu de bouche, une finale stupéfiante, longue de 35 à 40 secondes. Autant de traits que l'on associe davantages à des 1998 ou 2000. Une fois de plus Christine Valette prouve que son cru mériterait d'être promu premier grand cru classé. A boire jusqu'en 2019.