Château Troplong-Mondot 2023
St-Emilion Grand Cru Classé
Bordeaux, France
Regular price£534.00
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Arriving: Spring 2026
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| Style: Red | Packaging: OWC |
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Critic scores
95-97 RP, 96 NM, 95-98 AG, 98 JS
Critic reviews
"A blend of 84% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon and 3% Cabernet Franc, the 2023 Troplong Mondot unwinds in the glass with aroma of black raspberries, mulberries and cherries mingled with notions of iris, licorice, black tea and spices. Medium to full-bodied, deep and layered, it's textural and mouthfilling, with the mid-palate density so typical of this terroir, its concentrated core of fruit framed by beautifully polished tannins and succulent acids."
William Kelley, April 2024, RobertParker.com
"The 2023 Troplong Mondot has a very well-defined bouquet with quite mineral-driven blackberry and strawberry fruit, incense and light bay leaf aromas. Very focused and terroir-driven. The palate is medium-bodied with a sapid entry, finely chiselled tannins, a silver thread of acidity with a touch of allspice and white pepper on the tender finish. This is more open than the '22 at this stage and will oblige less time in bottle. Excellent."
Neal Martin, February 2026, Vinous.com
"The 2023 Troplong Mondot is simply stunning. It's one of the best wines yet made under the direction of Aymeric de Gironde. Towering and statuesque, the 2023 explodes out of the glass with tons of vertical energy. Dark red-toned fruit, licorice, spice, lavender, mocha and pencil shavings are some of the many notes that infuse the 2023 with character. The combination of soaring aromatics, chiseled fruit and a limestone-infused finish is nothing less than captivating. What a wine. Aging is in 60% new oak, 22% 20hL foudre and 18% once-used oak. Tasted two times."
Antonio Galloni, April 2024, Vinous.com
"Seductive aromas of orange blossoms, plums, green olives and sandalwood. Medium- to full-bodied, showing crunchy fruit and fresh tannins with orange peel and a chalky texture. Salty at the end. A unique wine full of character but not overdone. Zesty and terrific. 13% alcohol. A blend of 84% merlot, 13% cabernet sauvignon and 3% cabernet franc. Best after 2029."
James Suckling, January 2026, JamesSuckling.com
"Inky plum, vibrant violet edges, shows the intensity that is signature to Troplong, combining velvety texture with a lightness of touch, tomato leaf and peony aromatics. Fresh blueberry and blackberry fruits with plenty of grilled spices and sandalwood oak effortlessly integrated even at this early stage. High Cabernet Franc in the blend, and three tanks fermented with stems (which they consider as an alternative to press). 22% aged in large scale foudres, and 18% in one year old barrels, rest 60% in new oak."
Jane Anson, April 2024, JaneAnson.com
"The aromatics are incredible - so pure, clean and precise - sweet, sour and fresh with clear blue fruits, wax, crayon and pencil led on the nose alongside vanilla, blackcurrant and plum with blueberry too. Supple and agile, a lovely bounce and energy straight away, this has movement and direction. The fruit is pristine, gorgeous succulence and bright berries on the palate before some limestone wet stone elements come in giving a graphite tang. Has that sense of whole bunch fermentation, really racy and so electric. It’s not a 2022, it doesn’t have that velvetines and soft plush tannins that Troplong can do well, but this is extremely good. Straight, juicy, clean, poised, elegant and refined. Not shouting, it’s reserved and calm, but confident. You can taste the chalk on the finish alongside liquorice and graphite. I love the finesse and the terroir markers and in a change to 2021 it has ripeness, succulence and body. 6% press. Three tanks of whole cluster fermentation. 70 IPT. Ageing 14 months, 60% new oak. 3.45pH."
, Decanter.com
William Kelley, April 2024, RobertParker.com
"The 2023 Troplong Mondot has a very well-defined bouquet with quite mineral-driven blackberry and strawberry fruit, incense and light bay leaf aromas. Very focused and terroir-driven. The palate is medium-bodied with a sapid entry, finely chiselled tannins, a silver thread of acidity with a touch of allspice and white pepper on the tender finish. This is more open than the '22 at this stage and will oblige less time in bottle. Excellent."
Neal Martin, February 2026, Vinous.com
"The 2023 Troplong Mondot is simply stunning. It's one of the best wines yet made under the direction of Aymeric de Gironde. Towering and statuesque, the 2023 explodes out of the glass with tons of vertical energy. Dark red-toned fruit, licorice, spice, lavender, mocha and pencil shavings are some of the many notes that infuse the 2023 with character. The combination of soaring aromatics, chiseled fruit and a limestone-infused finish is nothing less than captivating. What a wine. Aging is in 60% new oak, 22% 20hL foudre and 18% once-used oak. Tasted two times."
Antonio Galloni, April 2024, Vinous.com
"Seductive aromas of orange blossoms, plums, green olives and sandalwood. Medium- to full-bodied, showing crunchy fruit and fresh tannins with orange peel and a chalky texture. Salty at the end. A unique wine full of character but not overdone. Zesty and terrific. 13% alcohol. A blend of 84% merlot, 13% cabernet sauvignon and 3% cabernet franc. Best after 2029."
James Suckling, January 2026, JamesSuckling.com
"Inky plum, vibrant violet edges, shows the intensity that is signature to Troplong, combining velvety texture with a lightness of touch, tomato leaf and peony aromatics. Fresh blueberry and blackberry fruits with plenty of grilled spices and sandalwood oak effortlessly integrated even at this early stage. High Cabernet Franc in the blend, and three tanks fermented with stems (which they consider as an alternative to press). 22% aged in large scale foudres, and 18% in one year old barrels, rest 60% in new oak."
Jane Anson, April 2024, JaneAnson.com
"The aromatics are incredible - so pure, clean and precise - sweet, sour and fresh with clear blue fruits, wax, crayon and pencil led on the nose alongside vanilla, blackcurrant and plum with blueberry too. Supple and agile, a lovely bounce and energy straight away, this has movement and direction. The fruit is pristine, gorgeous succulence and bright berries on the palate before some limestone wet stone elements come in giving a graphite tang. Has that sense of whole bunch fermentation, really racy and so electric. It’s not a 2022, it doesn’t have that velvetines and soft plush tannins that Troplong can do well, but this is extremely good. Straight, juicy, clean, poised, elegant and refined. Not shouting, it’s reserved and calm, but confident. You can taste the chalk on the finish alongside liquorice and graphite. I love the finesse and the terroir markers and in a change to 2021 it has ripeness, succulence and body. 6% press. Three tanks of whole cluster fermentation. 70 IPT. Ageing 14 months, 60% new oak. 3.45pH."
, Decanter.com