Troplong Mondot is not just a wine—it’s an experience. The 2016 vintage bursts with ripe redcurrants, cherries, and a hint of spice, wrapped in finely chewy tannins that give it structure without harshness. Full-bodied and rich, it strikes a perfect balance between power and elegance, inviting you to savor a truly unique terroir that feels like a world of its own. This one’s made to age beautifully, but its plush, decadent fruit makes it a joy to drink even when young.

Jamessuckling.com | JS 96
Published: Jan 13, 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.

The Wine Advocate | RP 95+
Published: Nov 30, 2018
Drink: 2022-2047

Aged in 77% new and 23% 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.

Wine Spectator | WS 95
Published: Mar 31, 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.

Decanter | D 92
Published: Mar 4, 2023
Drink: 2023-2045

Ripe, heady, full and rich with Christmas cake and nutty caramel on the nose. Delicate blue fruits, blackcurrant with textured, chalky, grippy tannins. Concentrated and juicy with a weighty mouthfeel, warm spice lingers on the finish. This wine will only improve with time.
Sweetness: Dry
Closure: Cork
Alcohol: 15.50%
Body: Full
Grapes: 5% Cabernet Franc 13% Cabernet Sauvignon 85% Merlot

Jancisrobinson.com | JR 18.5
Published: Feb 21, 2023
Drink: 2026-2046

Scented blackcurrant, tomato stalk, plum, leather. Upfront but microscopic tannic feel gives beautiful grip without intractability. Eloquent already. Such attractive fruit. Expertly integrated oak spice adds a flourish on the finish.

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So as to understand Troplong Mondot one needs to leave behind categories and descriptions.
Troplong Mondot cannot be explained: It needs to be lived.
Appreciating an atmosphere or a setting and nourishing oneself from it, both literally and metaphorically, means finding one’s place in a world that one takes with oneself. A world like no other.

Settled upon its hilltop, the Château discretely dominates an unusual ‘terroir’, quite unlike any other.

On the one side, soft wave-like sweeping hills. On the other, the valley and the village of Saint-Emilion, stretching out under our feet.  And all around, vines, bushes, hedges, lanes and low stone walls.

TROPLONG MONDOT IS LIKE A WORLD OF ITS OWN.
All of these elements make a world of Troplong Mondot.

A UNIQUE UNIVERSE, A TRUE GIFT OF NATURE.
The preservation of this biodiversity is both an ancient and a present concern. Taking care of nature is installed in Troplong Mondot’s philosophy, essential for bringing out its best.

TROPLONG MONDOT’S SPIRIT CAN BE FOUND IN THE WINE.
In the complexity of its judiciously assembled tiny variations. In the power that tempers the elegance. In the reminder of a shared moment or a touching souvenir. Here, the sensation felt when tasting gives feeling of fulfilment. The impression that one has always belonged here, that one recognises it and has found one’s place.