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Château Troplong Mondot, Saint Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classe B, Bordeaux, France, 2018

Grapes: 85% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Cabernet Franc, 33ha of varied limestone/clay & chalk/flint soils on a 110m high hill-top south-east of the town of St Emilion. Yield:45 hl/h. Matured in 60% new oak barrels (untoasted), No added sulphites during wine making.

Critics' Tasting Notes:

"The focus to this wine sets a new standard for Troplong Mondot with density and minerality that I have not encountered for decades. Lots of slate and white-pepper character. Tight and very dense. Full body. Balanced. Wild mineral character and freshness here. Precise."

(97-98/100) points, James Suckling, JAMESSUCKLING.COM

"The 2018 Troplong Mondot is blended of 85% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Cabernet Franc, with 15% alcohol. Deep garnet-purple colored, with considerable coaxing and swirling it slowly emerges from the glass like a waking giant, building to a towering bouquet of preserved plums, blueberry pie and Morello cherries with gentler wafts of violets, star anise, fruitcake and cast-iron pan. The concentrated, full-bodied palate possesses impressive purity and brightness of fruit commingled with richer, riper elements and supported by firm, velvety tannins, finishing with lovely freshness and on a lingering ferrous note. It's a wine that's not just delicious, it's seriously interesting too."

96/100 points, Lisa Perrotti-Brown, WINE ADVOCATE, March 2021

"Vivid plum fruit with black cherry with a baked edge but incredible freshness and wonderfully charming persistence. Very smooth-coated. Feathery tannins, full body, ripe and garrulous. Long, flamboyant – pure pleasure." Drink 2026-2038

18/20 points, Richard hemming MW, JancisRobinson.com, March 2023

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