Bordeaux Troplong Mondot 6 Bouteillen 2019

Das Anwesen

Château Troplong Mondot — Right Bank Royalty

Perched on Saint-Émilion’s highest plateau, Château Troplong Mondot commands one of Bordeaux’s most spectacular vineyard sites, with 33 hectares of vines sweeping across the limestone crown of the Right Bank. The estate’s history stretches back to 1745, but its modern reputation was forged under the Valette family’s stewardship from 1980, culminating in elevation to Premier Grand Cru Classé status in the 2006 Saint-Émilion classification — a recognition of their unwavering commitment to quality and meticulous vineyard management.

Since 2017, under the ownership of the SCOR insurance group with technical guidance from Aymeric de Gironde, Troplong Mondot has entered an exciting new chapter while preserving its identity as one of Saint-Émilion’s most powerful yet refined expressions. This six-bottle case offers collectors an ideal opportunity to cellar one of the Right Bank’s reference estates from an exceptional recent vintage.

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Verfügbar als 6 bottles case - ideal für Sammler und für die langfristige Lagerung im Keller.

Terroir & Trauben

The Saint-Émilion Plateau

Troplong Mondot’s vineyards occupy the premier terroir of Saint-Émilion’s limestone plateau, with soils of shallow clay over a bedrock of astéries limestone — the region’s famous starfish-rich stone that imparts mineral tension and remarkable ageing potential. The estate’s elevated position at 110 metres ensures excellent drainage and sun exposure, while the clay content provides water retention crucial for Merlot’s full phenolic ripeness.

The blend traditionally emphasizes Merlot’s plush fruit character, supported by Cabernet Sauvignon’s structure and Cabernet Franc’s aromatic lift — a trinity that defines Saint-Émilion’s greatest expressions. Sustainable viticulture practices, including significant conversion to organic methods, respect the delicate balance of this exceptional terroir.

Weinbereitung & Reifung

Precision Winemaking

Troplong Mondot employs a meticulous parcel-by-parcel vinification approach, with hand-harvested fruit sorted at the estate’s modern gravity-fed winery. Fermentation takes place in temperature-controlled stainless steel and concrete vats, with gentle extraction through judicious pumping-over and délestage to preserve fruit purity while building structure. The estate’s technical team monitors each lot individually, adjusting maceration length and extraction intensity to the specific character of each terroir block.

Élevage unfolds over 18 months in French oak barriques, typically 70-80% new, sourced from the finest coopers. This extended maturation in oak integrates the wine’s powerful fruit with refined tannins and subtle spice notes, creating the seamless, age-worthy style for which Troplong Mondot is celebrated across the Right Bank.

Vintage-Charakter

The Generous 2019 Harvest

The 2019 vintage in Saint-Émilion proved both challenging and rewarding, marked by a warm, dry summer following a mild spring that favored even flowering and fruit set. Late-season freshness preserved acidity levels, while September sunshine allowed Merlot to achieve full phenolic ripeness without over-concentration. The result is a vintage of generous fruit expression balanced by refined structure — wines that offer immediate approachability while possessing the depth for extended cellaring.

For Troplong Mondot, with its plateau terroir and limestone subsoil, 2019 produced wines of remarkable harmony, showcasing the estate’s signature power without heaviness. Critics have praised the vintage for its aromatic purity and silky tannins, marking it as one of the more consistent and immediately pleasurable recent years on Bordeaux’s Right Bank.

Verkostungsnotizen

Opulence Meets Finesse

The 2019 Troplong Mondot opens with a captivating bouquet of ripe black cherry, cassis, and plum, interwoven with notes of dark chocolate, espresso, and a subtle floral hint of violet. The palate displays the estate’s characteristic amplitude — a rich, velvety core of dark fruit framed by fine-grained tannins and bright acidity that lifts the wine’s considerable depth. Layers of sweet spice, cedar, and graphite emerge on the mid-palate, leading to a long, harmonious finish marked by mineral tension and lingering black fruit. This is Troplong Mondot’s modern style perfected: powerful yet polished, immediately expressive yet built for decades of graceful evolution.

Service & Paarung

Bei Tisch

Troplong Mondot’s opulent structure and concentrated fruit make it a natural partner for richly flavored dishes that can match the wine’s intensity. Consider côte de boeuf with truffle butter, roasted rack of lamb with herbs de Provence, or aged Comté cheese. Game preparations — duck breast with cherry reduction, venison medallions, or wild mushroom risotto — beautifully echo the wine’s earthy complexity. For those opening bottles now, decanting for at least two hours allows the wine’s aromatics to blossom fully, though the 2019 will reward patience in the cellar, reaching its peak between 2028 and 2040.

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