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Chateau Troplong Mondot2006

RED WINE

PUBLIC
April 2025
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Chateau Troplong Mondot label
  • Producer Chateau Troplong Mondot
  • Blend 100% Red Bordeaux Blend
  • Country France
  • Region Bordeaux
  • Appellation Saint-Emilion
  • UPC 0 15643 52807 1

Reviews

Wine Enthusiast 94

A wine that succeeds in combining great depth of flavor and structure with an impressive array of flavors. On top of the tannins is juicy black fruit, cocoa, a welter of spice and ripeness. The acidity and new wood put the wine into a more modern style.

by RV, Wine Enthusiast , 2009

Wine Spectator 91

Coffee, cedar, blackberry and tobacco aromas follow through to a tight, powerful palate. This is full yet very reserved, with silky, polished tannins. Best after 2014. 5,330 cases made.

by JS, Wine Spectator , 2009

Wine Advocate 93

It could be easy, after tasting the monumental 2005, to dismiss the 2006 Troplong Mondot, but don't be so foolish. Proprietress Christine Valette has turned out another exceptional performance. Of course, this is not the 2005- a singular vintage that will be difficult to duplicate in a 20-30 year span, but the 2006 Troplong Mondot is an impressive, powerful, broad, surprisingly masculine and deep effort. Its inkybluepurple color is accompanied by an exceptional bouquet of powdered rock, blackberries, blueberries, spring flowers, and hints of camphor as well as espresso roast. The wine is full-bodied with a layered, multidimensional texture, sensational purity and structure, and elevated levels of tannin, concentration, and richness. Forget it for 7-8 years, and drink it over the following 20-25 years.

by RP, Wine Advocate , 2009

Technical Details

Winery Technical Data

Grape varieties: 90 % merlot, 5 % cabernet franc, 5 % cabernet sauvignon.
Yield: 33 Hl / Ha on 23 Ha 30 in production.
Production: 64,000 bottles.

Tasting notes

The 2006 Troplong Mondot displays a magnificent, deep ruby colour. A nose of red berry fruit with hints of toast followed by fruit kernels, almonds and finally a touch of menthol and liquorice that is characteristic of the terroir. Fruit, freshness and oak make up a harmonious balance on the nose. On the palate, there is red berry fruit again and lovely freshness, good structure and vigour, cherries and kirsch. A long, full wine: a great, classic vintage for Troplong Mondot.

Vintage

2006 was a very hot year after a long, cold winter. The balanced weather conditions from April to September enabled the growing season to go smoothly. Hot weather during July helped the changing of colour in the grapes. August was cooler. September was mixed: a heat wave during the first half of the month and rain during the second half which had no adverse effects however on the perfect health of the grapes or their ripening. The picking took place from the 21st to the 30th September 2006, which for the terroir of Troplong Mondot represents an early harvest, the sign of a great year.