2015 Troplong Mondot
By Chateau Troplong Mondot
The 2015 Troplong Mondot from Chateau Troplong Mondot, Saint-Emilion, Bordeaux
In the pantheon of Bordeaux’s finest offerings, the 2015 vintage of Saint-Emilion has emerged as a celestial alignment of elements, presenting investors and connoisseurs with an opportunity for both delight and providence. Critical among such opportunities is the 2015 Troplong Mondot from Chateau Troplong Mondot—a wine whose grace and complexity exemplify the exceptional climatic conditions of that year.
Celebrating a Vintage of Vigour
The year 2015 was one where Saint-Emilion experienced an almost theatrical play between nature's forces: a textbook spring followed by a positively meteorological crescendo during the summer months, then culminating with benign skies as the precious fruit reached vinous maturity. The mercurial weather has painted a canvas wherein the 2015 Troplong Mondot delicately balances exuberance with elegance.
Poetry on Palate: A Symphony of Terroir
The multidimensional palate of the 2015 vintage from Chateau Troplong Mondot flourishes with opulent layers of blackberry, plum, and remarkable florality—intertwined with minerality that whispers the limestone and clay tales of its origin. Astutely harnessed oak offers whispers of spice, suggesting enlightened élevage which respects and elevates the fruit. In my four decades treading across vineyard soils, seldom have I witnessed such harmonious juxtapositions.
Among investors, this vintage has garnered well-deserved cachet, not only for its immediate sensorial pleasures but also for its latent potential to unfold intricacies over time—a dynamic asset in any portfolio.
In summation, such divinity in libation form, like the 2015 Troplong Mondot from Chateau Troplong Mondot, rarefies above the mere mortal musings one might assign to ‘good years’. It ascends as a beacon of what judicious viticulture coupled with benevolent weather can present to us. Sip it, savour it, cellar it—this is a vintage offering boundless narratives for those patient enough to listen.
Current market price
$1,620.00
12x75cl
Highest score
97
POP score
57.06
Scores and tasting notes
A luscious and rich red with blackberry, chocolate and walnut aromas and flavors. FUll body, very harmonious and super bright. All about clarity. A majority of merlot with some cabernet sauvignon and cabernet franc.
James Suckling - jamessuckling.com
Blended of 90% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Cabernet Franc aged in French oak, 85% new, the deep garnet-purple colored 2015 Troplong Mondot is redolent of warm plums, blackberry tart and blueberry pie with suggestions of underbrush, bay leaves, cedar chest and lavender plus a waft of baking spices. Full-bodied and full-throttle in the mouth, the palate is decadently packed with a solid core of black and blue fruit layers, supported with firm, grainy tannins and finishing with loads of spicy layers. This pedal-to-the-metal beauty is the ultimate indulgence for the hedonists!
Lisa Perrotti-Brown - The Wine Advocate, 21 February 2018
This has some exotic ripeness, with açaí berry and loganberry fruit pumping through, carried by substantial brambly tannins and backed by a long, spice- and black tea–infused finish. Shows power and range.—J.M.
Wine Spectator - James Molesworth - winespectator.com
The 2015 Troplong Mondot is inky black in color. The nose was initially arresting with a carapace of toasty new oak, but it only takes several swirls of the glass for that to dissipate and leave scents of intense black fruit, crème de cassis, spice box and violets. It is verging on "heady" in style, powered along by that Merlot. The palate is medium-bodied with succulent ripe tannin, layers of ripe, sensual, lavish black fruit interlaced with black pepper and clove. The acidity binds everything together, maintains control through to the finish that fans out nicely. It leans towards the hedonistic style of Saint Emilion, but it is not pushed over the edge as I have found in previous recent vintages. What it needs to develop is just the charm and personality of the finest Saint Emilion wines this vintage.
Neal Martin - eRobertParker.com, #224, April 2016
If you’re a fan of big wines in the Pavie mould, this is a much better balanced example of the style. It’s ripe, oaky and a little pruney, with plush tannins, sweet figgy fruit and considerable concentration. Drink: 2022-30
Tim Atkin - timatkin.com