Château Troplong Mondot, 2025
Château Troplong Mondot, 2025
- 75cl
- 13.9%
- Red Still
- Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc
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Château Troplong Mondot sits atop Saint-Émilion's highest plateau, crafting wines that marry the Right Bank's plush Merlot character with serious ageability.
What the critics say:
"Picked between August 28 and September 25 (surely one of the broadest ranges in Bordeaux this year, but logical considering the estate's different altitudes and aspects), the 2025 Troplong Mondot is one of the wines of the vintage. Exhibiting a deep bouquet of blackberries and plums complemented by floral accents of lilac, iris and subtle spices, it's full-bodied, deep and dense, with a brooding core of fruit girdled by bright acids and sweet but abundant tannins. A blend of 85% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Cabernet Franc, it will rival the 2022, though in vintage signature the two years are very different."
"The 2025 Troplong Mondot is one of the most finessed wines I have ever tasted here. Dark, ample and explosive, with mind-blowing purity, the 2025 simply has it all. Hints of dried herbs, chocolate, menthol, licorice and blackberry infuse the wine with remarkable concentration and pure power. Even with all its natural richness, the 2025 is not at all heavy. A totally stunning Saint-Émilion, Troplong Mondot is very clearly one of the wines of the vintage. Harvest started on August 28 (the earliest ever) and wrapped up nearly a month later on September 25, which illustrates how diverse the terroirs are here. Aging was in 50% new oak, 40% 20HL foudre and 10% once-filled barrels. Tasted two times."
"A very structured wine with blackberry, hazelnut, dark chocolate, violet and some black licorice aromas. Full-bodied but in a reserved way, with super framing of the fine tannins. Elegant and structured. Fun to taste. 13.9% alcohol. 85% merlot, 13% cabernet sauvignon and 2% cabernet sauvignon."
"Blackberries, licorice, flowers, and chocolate are showcased in the perfume. There is an exceptional level of lift and vibrancy, paired with marine influences that drive the wine before you delve into its layers of perfectly ripe, black cherries, and plums. Elegant, powerful, long and juicy, there is a gorgeous sapidity in the finish that you cannot help but like. The wine blends 85% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 2% Cabernet Franc. 14% ABV, 3.5 pH. Harvesting took place August 29 - September 20, making this the earliest start to a harvest in the history of the estate. Aging is taking place in a combination of 50% new, French oak barrels, foudres, and 1-year-old barrels. Drink from 2030-2060."
The vineyard sits on Saint-Émilion's highest plateau at 108 metres elevation, with deep clay-limestone soils over a bedrock of Saint-Émilion limestone. This elevated position provides excellent drainage and sun exposure, whilst the limestone subsoil retains moisture during dry spells and imparts the mineral backbone that distinguishes Troplong Mondot. The clay component adds richness and body, creating ideal conditions for Merlot to achieve both concentration and elegance. Cool nights at this altitude help preserve acidity and aromatic precision.
Saint-Émilion Premier Grand Cru Classé represents the pinnacle of Right Bank Bordeaux, where Merlot-based blends achieve remarkable depth and complexity on limestone and clay soils. The appellation's classification system, revised every decade, maintains strict quality standards for vineyard management and winemaking. Unlike the Left Bank's Cabernet Sauvignon dominance, Saint-Émilion's warmer, clay-rich soils favour Merlot, creating wines with more immediate appeal but equal aging potential. The limestone plateau sites like Troplong Mondot produce the most structured and age-worthy examples.
The 2025 Bordeaux vintage emerged from one of the most demanding growing seasons in recent memory — the earliest budbreak since 1989, June temperatures second only to 2003 since records began, and an unusually early harvest beginning in August for the whites. Conditions that should have produced heavy, overripe wines. They didn't. Decanter's Georgie Hindle, who tasted close to 200 wines ahead of the formal campaign, describes "exceptional concentration, aromatic purity and a freshness that contradicts the record-breaking heat.
The early critical consensus places 2025 stylistically between the precision of 2020 and the structure of 2016, with the brightness of 2023 — a combination that suggests a very serious vintage indeed. Yields are dramatically low, the smallest crop since 1991, with production across the Gironde running around 15% below the five-year average. The quality is here. There simply isn't very much of it.
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