Cart 2005 Chateau Troplong Mondot Saint Emilion
Average Price: $335.00 
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| Style: | Red Wine |
| Grape Type: | Merlot |
| Region: | Bordeaux |
About Chateau Troplong Mondot
An exotic, flashy example of modern Saint-Emilion, Troplong-Mondot is one of the most dramatic wines of its appellation, grown from "cold," late-ripening soils on the limestone plateau east of the town. While it possesses more than enough stuffing and structure for extended cellar... more
Expert Reviews
We have been hearing many good comments in the wine press about the 2005 Troplong Mondot, but our sample comes with as many questions as it does virtues. It starts out well in the nose with lots of black cherry fruit, chocolate and loam, but it also shows an ill-fitting note of burnt toast. While it has plenty of weight and early palatal richness as well, it drifts to toughness and heat as it goes, and its fruit runs away. Whether or not and how it fills in with time are the unavoidable questions.
Full ruby-red. Spectacularly ripe nose offers plum jam, minerals, licorice, mocha and a whiff of game, all lifted by exotic flowers. Explosively ripe and sweet in the mouth, with uncanny fullness and depth to the flavors of raspberry, smoke and milk chocolate. A blockbuster of a wine with a three-dimensional texture and outstanding weight but with almost magically ripe acidity giving great precision to the flavors and drawing out the finish. Incredible melting tannins saturate the palate and front teeth. Wonderfully suave wine, the best I've ever tasted from this chateau.
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