Troplong Mondot - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2022

Wine Advocate

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par William Kelley le 07/03/2025

The 2022 Troplong Mondot has turned out brilliantly in bottle. Wafting from the glass with aromas of mulberries and blackberries mingled with notions of licorice, rose petals, incense and pencil shavings, it's full-bodied, layered and multidimensional, with huge mid-palate volume, superb integration and an ineffable sense of completeness. This site always delivers power, but I've never tasted a Troplong that's simultaneously quite so powerful or quite so harmonious and suave. Concluding with a broad, violet-inflected finish, the 2022 represents the essence of this remarkable site.

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

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par Jane Anson le 07/03/2025

Smooth, stately, rich, powerful, this is just full of delight, rose petals, orange peel, orange flower water, cocoa bean, flint, graphite, fennel, chalk, harnessing the complexity of these 360-degree-orientated soils. Get the precision and the skilful winemaking coming through in the glass. Clearly needs time to age, full of architectural prowess. A brilliant reminder that terroir in certain spots in undeniable, and makes itself felt even with all of the changes put in by the new owners since 2017. Thomas Duclos. A touch of whole bunch fermentation, no fining, low filtration. 55% new oak, 25% oak casks, 25% of one year, 1st year with wax closure for Troplong first wine. Remi Monribot cellar master, Aymeric de Gironde director

The Wine Cellar Insider

97

par Jeff Leve le 04/03/2025

Troplong Mondot, Château

Jeb DUNNUCK

98

par Jeb Dunnuck le 28/02/2025

I was able to taste the 2022 Château Troplong Mondot on two separate occasions, and it never failed to impress. A blend of 85% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 2% Cabernet Franc, it was raised in 55% new oak, with the balance in once-used barrels and foudre. It's an incredibly pure, precise, seamless Saint-Emilion that has vibrant black raspberry and darker cherry fruits as well as hints of graphite, spring flowers, and damp earth. This medium to full-bodied, layered, nicely concentrated 2022 has polished tannins, a lively spine of acidity, and flawless overall balance. It's the finest vintage I've tasted at this château since the 2015.

Yvesbeck.wine

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par Yves Beck le 25/02/2025

Le bouquet se révèle de manière filigrane, subtile, sans manquer de souligner sa profondeur. Le vin n'est pas bruyant, il capte l'attention avec des messages clairs, assimilables, qui éveillent tous les sens dédiés à la complexité et la finesse. Très serein, le vin révèle moult nuances avec la fraîcheur pour fil rouge. En bouche, le scénario est à peu près identique au cheminement olfactif. Le vin commence par s'afficher timidement, avant de laisser sa structure incisive prendre les opérations en main et le mener de l'avant, conjointement avec des tannins certes serrés, mais porteurs, puissants et parfaitement intégrés, cautionnant de surcroît la fraîcheur et la persistance de la finale. Un très grand Troplong Mondot, précis, salivant, tonique et qui titille la perfection. Il a de nombreuses années devant lui pour se surpasser et un peu s'épanouir quand-même ! Grande réussite. Un vin serein, autoritaire et bienveillant qui sait exactement où il va et qui dessine des perspectives réjouissantes, mais surtout déjà mesurables. 2028-2048 99/100

Vinous

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par Neal Martin le 12/02/2025

The 2022 Troplong Mondot has a very complex nose that takes ten minutes to really open in the glass, revealing pure black fruit, graphite and touches of sous-bois—a little Left Bank in style, à la Figeac (for example). The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, crisp and, again, extremely pure with a caressing texture. There is impressive tension through the precise and tender finish. This is an outstanding Troplong-Mondot. Afford it three to four years in bottle, and it will peak after ten.

Jamessuckling.com

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par James Suckling le 03/02/2025

Hyper precision from the crushed-stone minerality here, with berries, spiced dark cherries, hibiscus and fresh plums. Extremely polished yet vivid, with fibrous, chalky tannins emitting vibrations before dissolving into a lengthy finish drenched with fruit. Concentrated but effortless. Already alluring but better in 3-4 years.

Vinous

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par Antonio Galloni le 28/01/2025

A wine of elegance and precision, the 2022 Troplong Mondot is exquisite. Crushed flowers, red berry fruit, blood orange, spice and menthol race across the palate. Troplong Mondot is without question one of the silkiest, most refined wines of the vintage. Absolutely nothing is out of place. Tasted two times.

Decanter.com

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par Georgina Hindle le 25/05/2023

A supremely excellent Troplong in 2022 that has the hallmarks of a concentrated vintage but delivered with ultimate poise and precision. A joy to taste and once again one of my favourites. Sharp, sleek, sour, bright and cool - I love the instant freshness and drinkability of this, tannins are fresh and detailed with both a plush and cool texture underpinned by layers of flavour with depth and concentration. Clearly muscular but pixelated - it’s not tense, lean or austere but generous, charming and playful. Supple and succulent, still with ripe strawberry, cherry and raspberry fruit, a mix of bright red and black berries with wet stone, liquorice, dark chocolate and graphite giving the terroir. Silky, balanced acidity and overall so well controlled and presented. 3.5pH. Ageing 50% new oak, reduced by 5% plus 21% in 20hl foudre, 24% one wine barrels.

Vinous

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par Neal Martin le 17/05/2023

The 2022 Troplong-Mondot was picked from 29 August when it was 31° Celsius, which according to estate director Aymeric de Gironde, felt cool compared to the rest of summer. The alcohol is 14.9% with the pH of 3.48. It sees no SO2 until it is transferred into barrel. The nose is very attractive and certainly very expressive of its limestone terroir: blackberry, briary, crushed iris petal and light marine scents. The palate is medium-bodied with crunchy black fruit, quite chalky in texture, that acidic spine governing its overall mouthfeel. Sapid on the finish, this Troplong Mondot builds in the mouth and coats it on the finish. De Gironde and I discussed my previous scores. I always said that he would get better and better during his tenure and this is clearly the case in 2022, the best Troplong Mondot...so far.

The Vintage Journal

96-97

par Andrew Caillard MW le 17/05/2023

Deep crimson. Dark plum, strawberry, praline, roasted chestnut aromas with hints of orange peel and aniseed. Generous and velvety textured wine with ample plum, blackberry, strawberry fruits, lovely al dente freshness, very good volume, underlying mocha notes and hints of tobacco leaf. Finishes chocolaty firm with attractuve mineral length. 85% merlot, 13% cabernet franc 2% cabernet sauvignon 15% alc

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

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par Jane Anson le 16/05/2023

Violet edged with an inky core. Expertly delivers the sense of energy that is so key to the best wines in 2022. As powerful as you would expect from these clay-limestone soils, the vintage character shows in dried rosemary and white pepper spice, lacing the fresher blueberry and loganberry fruits. These are big tanins that take a long time to uncurl during tasting and will take a long time in bottle to come around. Contained power, with chocolate block, liqourice, dried roses, delicate but underpinned by menancingly powerful tannins, and a saline twist. Expert construction from director Aymeric de Gironde, carefully containing both the natural power of the soils of Troplong and the natural concentration of the vintage. 50hl/h yield. Harvest began on August 29 through to September 26. Thomas Duclos consultant. Around 3% whole bunch used during fermentation, aged in 55% new oak, 24% one year old, 21% large 2,000l oak casks.

matthewjukes.com

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par Matthew Jukes le 15/05/2023

The Wine Independent

96-98

par Lisa Perrotti-Brown le 15/05/2023

Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2022 Troplong Mondot needs a swirl or two to awaken scents of blueberry compote, juicy blackberries, and Morello cherries, giving way to fragrant wafts of raspberry leaves, wilted roses, Ceylon tea, crushed rocks, and cedar, plus a hint of licorice. The concentrated, big, voluptuous, full-bodied palate is bursting with bright, shiny black and red berry layers, supported by super-plush tannins and fantastic tension, finishing with epic length and loads of mineral sparks. pH 3.48.

Yvesbeck.wine

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par Yves Beck le 10/05/2023

Si Mondot annonçait du croquant, Troplong-Mondot annonce de la profondeur et de la finesse, d'entrée. Sans l'ombre d'un doute, avec assurance et sérénité. L'attaque ouvre la voie à un très grand vin qui se distingue par sa précision, son caractère, sa puissance. Les tannins, soyeux, offrent une puissance parfaitement canalisée qui atteint son amplitude en fin de bouche. De fins amers ne font qu'appuyer la fin de bouche respectivement la finale ainsi que sa persistance. Le côté incisif de la structure , digne du sabre laser d'Obi-Wan, assure un caractère salivant, salin, survolté et interminable ! Une somme de détails qui mènent à une des plus grandes réussites de St-Emilion... si ce n'est de Bordeaux…

Bettane & Desseauve

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par Bettane & Desseauve le 10/05/2023

Il séduit par le soyeux de sa texture, l’intensité de sa sève et son onctuosité, tannin profond et de mieux en mieux affirmé, finale rayonnante, fraîche et saline. Coup de cœur.

Jeb DUNNUCK

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par Jeb Dunnuck le 10/05/2023

Clearly the finest wine to date under the new team and direction here, the 2022 Château Troplong Mondot reveals a vivid purple hue as well as sensational notes of black raspberries, cassis, acacia flowers, and graphite, with a beautiful underpinning of chalky minerality. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, it has flawless balance, ultra-fine tannins, no hard edges, and a great, great finish. The purity, precision, and just sheer class are something to behold.

Vinous

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par Antonio Galloni le 09/05/2023

The 2022 Troplong Mondot is one of the most elegant wines I have ever tasted here. Seamless and layered, the 2022 caresses the palate with layers of dark-fleshed fruit, spice, leather and mocha. The purity of the fruit is just remarkable. The typical Troplong stature is present, but the tannins are nearly imperceptible. Clean saline notes extend the long, precise finish. In 2022, the estate was quite selective and only bottled about 70% of the production as Grand Vin, as opposed to the more typical 90% or so. Drinking window : 2032-2062

The Wine Cellar Insider

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par Jeff Leve le 05/05/2023

Deeply colored, the wine is rich, deep, full-bodied, concentrated and intense The depth of flavor, the fullness on the palate, the silky, lush, creamy textures come across as gentle, vibrant, and elegant, with a lot of depth and width. The lingering finish displays sweet, red and black fruits, a salted, orange citrus tone and a beautiful chalky character on the backend. The wine blends 85% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Cabernet Franc. 14.9% ABV, 3.48 pH. Harvesting started August 29 - September 26. Drink from 2027-2060.

Wine Advocate

98-100

par William Kelley le 02/05/2023

A wine that transcended both my lofty expectations and anything produced at this address in the last 50 years, the 2022 Troplong Mondot realizes all the potential of this striking terroir. Unwinding in the glass with aromas of dark berries, cherries, exotic spices, bay leaf and orange zest, it's full-bodied, deep and multidimensional, with incredible concentration without weight, supple tannins and a seamless, complete profile, concluding with a long, saline finish. All the work of the last few years in the vineyards and winery makes itself felt, as Troplong Mondot's vineyards took the hot, dry conditions in their stride, and the quality of the fruit that they produced has been preserved by a gentle vinification and a discreet élevage, featuring only 55% new oak and some 20% of the volume in large foudres.

Jamessuckling.com

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par James Suckling le 27/04/2023

Very attractive aromas of plums and chocolate with hints of raspberry bush and hazelnut. So fresh and even savory with medium to full body. Such a wide tannin structure building up on the palate. Shows depth and length with lots of minerality. Floral. Beautiful already. 85% merlot, 13% cabernet sauvignon and 2% cabernet franc.