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Troplong Mondot 2006

RegionBordeaux
Subregion France > Bordeaux > Right Bank > St Emilion
ColourRed
TypeStill
Grape VarietyMerlot/Cabernet Sauvignon

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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 inky/blue/purple 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.

93
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (181), February 2009

The 2006 Château Troplong-Mondot has a meaty, slightly brettanomyces nose that nevertheless displays impressive volume, feisty black cherry and mulberry fruit, a touch of iodine developing with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with dark plum and cassis on the entry, full-bodied but not alcoholic, retaining that hedonism that is showed in its youth, though missing some delineation and finesse towards the "stocky," tarry finish.

90
Neal Martin, RobertParker.com, May 2016

Beautiful, with licorice and coffee character and hints of ripe fruit. Full and velvety, with lots going on. Almost 92-94.

89/91
James Suckling, WineSpectator.com, March 2007

Very dark. Not much nose except for a strange vanillin note - some unusual oak? Fresh crunchy fruit on the front palate and then pretty chewy, drying tannins afterwards. Not a very comfortable whole as it’s difficult to see the real fruit weight in the middle but it’s certainly intense. Very slightly exaggerated perhaps but there is also freshness on the finish too so the whole package is fine - just slightly lacking juiciness on the mid palate.

17+
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, April 2007

Bright, deep ruby-red. Brooding aromas of crushed blueberry, bitter chocolate and roast coffee. Rich, broad and sweet, with an almost liqueur-like ripeness of dark berries leavened by brisk acidity and firm minerality. Lots of lift and life here for such a lush, creamy wine. Finishes with big, sweet, building tannins and terrific palate-staining length. This should enjoy a long evolution in bottle.

93
Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar, May 2009
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The 2006 is a marvelous effort from proprietress Christine Valette. Displaying a saturated blue/purple hue, a beautiful perfume of blackberries, violets, charcoal, and subtle pain grille, upfront fruit, a seamless integration of acidity, tannin, and alcohol, and a multilayered palate, it is not quite as good as the virtually perfect 2005, but it is an outstanding claret to drink between 2012-2030. This is the first vintage where Madame Valette could label her wine as a St.-Emilion premier grand cru classe ... well, we all thought so until the new classification was challenged in court by several mediocre St.-Emilion estates that were justifiably demoted. Thus, for now, a Bordeaux judge has “suspended” the new hierarchy.

91/94+
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (170), April 2007

Tasted at the UGC. Whilst I found the 2005 rather abrasive last year (that may have been because of the particular sample), the 2006 is from the top drawer (like so many other vintages.) A sweet nose that verges on port-like with super-ripe blueberry, cassis and raspberry. The palate is full-bodied, sinewy with dense, chewy tannins. A touch of Xmas cake on the mid-palate with huge grip on the finish. A decadent Troplong that perhaps is just a bit too hedonistic for my personal taste, but is beautifully crafted nonetheless. Tasted April 2007.

91/93
Neal Martin, RobertParker.com, April 2007

Medium ruby-red. Musky black raspberry, currant, smoke and mineral aromas. Sweet and layered, with lovely harmonious acidity giving the dark fruit flavors excellent definition and cut. Very nicely balanced, suave wine, finishing with excellent freshness and length and ripe tannins that reach the front teeth. The pH here is lower than that of the 2007 (3.65, vs. 3.75), but this wine hardly lacks for ripeness.

91/93
Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar (132), June 2007
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