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2008 Château Troplong Mondot, St Emilion, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Merlot
Ready, but will improve
Robert Parker
96/100
Product: 20088015141
2008 Château Troplong Mondot, St Emilion, Bordeaux
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2008
Alcohol % 14.5
Maturity Ready, but will improve
Grape List Merlot
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Troplong Mondot

Critics reviews

Robert Parker 96/100
A wine of the vintage candidate in 2008, Troplong Mondot’s offering was produced from yields of 41 hectoliters per hectare and achieved 14.5% natural alcohol. A classic blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, it offers copious quantities of blue and black fruits, a full-bodied opulence, sweet tannin and a fabulous texture as well as finish. Already drinking beautifully, it will be even better in 2-5 years and should last for 20 years. A great effort for the vintage, it couldn’t happen to a more deserving proprietor, Christine Valette. Bravo! robert_parker - Wine Advocate # 194 - May 2011
Robert Parker, RobertParker.com (May 2011)

About this wine

Merlot

The most widely planted grape in Bordeaux and a grape that has been on a relentless expansion drive throughout the world in the last decade. Merlot is adaptable to most soils and is relatively simple to cultivate. It is a vigorous naturally high yielding grape that requires savage pruning - over-cropped Merlot-based wines are dilute and bland. It is also vital to pick at optimum ripeness as Merlot can quickly lose its varietal characteristics if harvested overripe.
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Château Troplong Mondot

Château Troplong Mondot is a wine estate in St Émilion on the Right Bank of Bordeaux. Ranked a Premier Grand Cru Classé B in 2006, the estate occupies an enviable terroir atop St Émilion’s famed limestone plateau.
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