2015 Chateau Troplong Mondot - St. Emilion Grand Cru Classe

Decanter.com – 96 pts – JA: *Troplong-Mondot is always a muscular wine that I found hard to understand until I walked the clay-over-limestone soil of the vineyard. Recent years have seen the power tempered a little by allowing the yields to creep a little higher, and the 2015 displays a balance that I didn't find here in 2009 or even 2010. It's a naturally powerful expression of Merlot which you feel straight away on the nose, displaying finessed and concentrated black fruits. It's still intense, but you can breathe.* - 12/2017

Falstaff Magazin – (92-94) pts – PM: *Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung, feine Dörrobstanklänge, ein Hauch von Feigen, reife Pflaumen, schokoladiger Touch, kandierte Orangenzesten. Kraftvoll, reife schwarze Beerenfrucht, präsente, zart kantige Tannine, mineralisch, der etwas spröde Körper passt irgendwie nicht zu dem opulenten Bukett, braucht noch einige Zeit.* - 05/2016

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 96pts - LPB: * 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!* -02/2018

Vinum Magazin – 16/20pts: *Extrem konzentriert und feurig, doch auch mit Frische, öliges Finale von reifem Traubensaft, extravagant, doch in sich stimmig.* - 06/2018

WeinWisser – 18/20pts – RG: *Sattes Purpur mit lila und violetten Reflexen. Sehr intensives Bouquet, süss und auch etwas trocken zugleich, kandierte Cakefrüchte und Kräuternoten, Kokosnuancen und Amarenakirschen. Irgendwie hat er in der Nase etwas Massetohaftes. Im Gaumen satt, wirkt etwas extrahiert, hat aber ein spannendes Potenzial. Die massiven Tannine passen zum Jahrgang. Ich stand dem Troplong-Mondot nicht selten kritisch gegenüber. Mal schauen, wie er sich entwickelt.*

04/16: *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.* (93-96/100)

JancisRobinson.com – 17,5+/20pts – RH: *An opposite style to the 2014: much more reticent on the nose. The palate has primary fruit that reveals the power and purity of Troplong, but everything else is in lockdown. Super-fine tannins – very sophisticated. Tar and dark chocolate on the finish. Deserves a full period of maturation to open up.* - 02/2023

JamesSuckling.com - 98pts - JS: *Expressive, ripe dark plums swathed in aromas of mocha, toasted baking spices, graphite, blackberries and mulberries. The flavor-soaked palate arrives on suave, velvety tannins, delivering flavors of vibrant, concentrated dark plums, mulberries, dark chocolate and cocoa in a youthful, fresh style. Terrific wine with ultra-long finish. An essay in power and elegance. Essence-like. Best from 2020.* -02/2018

Vinous.com - 97pts - AG: *One of the stars of the vintage, the 2015 Troplong Mondot has come together beautifully over the last year and half. Rich and sumptuous to the core, it is a classic wine from this property, built on serious fruit density and textural richness. Dark red cherry, plum, chocolate, new leather and spice are some of the many notes that build as the 2015 shows off its irrepressible personality. A viscerally exciting, resonant wine, it just needs a few years to shed some of its baby fat. Tasted two times.* -02/2018

04/16: *Rich and smooth, this is a powerful and concentrated wine. The wine is perfumed and fragrant, with
fine dusty tannins and a fresh edge that provides a nice lift to the finish.* (95-97/100)

Vinous.com – 93 pts – NM: *The 2015 Troplong-Mondot has a backward nose, reticent and clearly not coming out to play for a few years. The palate is well balanced with supple tannin, a fine bead of acidity, fresh and very elegant with a touch of spice and white pepper toward the persistent finish. Is there just a smudge of warm alcohol here? Tasted blind at the Southwold 2015 Bordeaux tasting.* - 07/2019

Thewinecellarinsider.com – 99 pts – JL: *If sexy, sensuous textures, a wall of ripe and very ripe fruit, truffle, licorice, black and blue fruits with chocolate that are delivered with palate staining intensity is your thing, you need this wine!* - 07/2017