Château Troplong Mondot 2016, St Emilion Grand Cru Classé150. 00 per bottle ABV 14% "Aged in 77% new and 23% of one year old French oak barrels and composed of 89% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Cabernet Franc, the 2016 Troplong Mondot has a deep garnet purple color and comes bursting out of the glass with bold preserved plums, Black Forest cake and Indian spices scents plus suggestions of espresso, black olives, cigar box and tilled soil. Full bodied, rich, plushly textured and oh so decadent, it

spicy curry

Decadent and turns to dark fruits cassis and licorice

The extremely well-balanced palate offers fine-grained tannins and superb acidity

and complex wines of the entire Médoc

Previous 2019 vintage:

This will be a classic Sass and reminds me why I love this wine

The five arrows symbol on the label indicate that this excellent wine was produced by the same hands that make the first growth wine Chateau Lafite Rothschild - Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW

The palate is perfectly balanced and laden with botrytis

it is a wine of real depth

though it keeps the elegant style

The persistent finish is lovely

The wine is drinking nicely now and will keep for 10 years+ provided it is stored well