Château TROPLONG-MONDOT 2022

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Yves Beck 100 points www.yvesbeck.wine

Dégusté le 03.05.2023 par Yves Beck

85% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Cabernet Franc

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…  2028-2057

William Kelley 98-100 points www.erobertparker.com
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.

Georgina Hindle 94 points  www.decanter.com (at UGCB tasting, Bordeaux Intercontinental Hotel, 01 Apr 2023)
Lifted aromas, intense and inviting, blueberries, violets and iris floral notes. Sharp and buzzy, tangy and instantly so bright, this has an electricity to it, but not sour and not too razor like, with the salty stone elements coming through straight away contrasting the concentrated fruit and giving the tannins a cool fresh edge. Precise, clean and crisp but with juiciness and succulence and liquorice and graphite minerality on the finish, not spiced, but fresh and salty. Fun, confident, shiny, and totally drinkable. 3.5pH.

Neal Martin 96-98 points www.vinous.com
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.

Antonio Galloni 96-98 points www.vinous.com
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.