Chateau Troplong Mondot 2025

Wine Advocate: 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."

Vinum: 40% des Weins im Foudre ausgebaut; dunkelfruchtig, reife Brombeeren, Heidelbeeren, auch schwarze Johannisbeere, perfekt reif, ohne überreife Aromen, sehr viel Tiefgang, mineralisch unterlegt, etwas Süssholz, florale Noten; am Gaumen frisch und ungemein fruchtbetont, was für eine Delikatesse, Massen an feinsten Tanninen, seidig mit der Frucht verwoben, keinerlei Holzdominanz; grosse Länge, würzig-rotfruchtiges, salines Finale, endlos lang. Wer bei Troplong Mondot noch Vorurteile hat: Probiert diesen Wein! Ein hocheleganter Troplong Mondot zum Niederknien."

Jeb Dunnuck: Since 2020, this estate has been fashioning absolutely brilliant releases, and the pure, graceful 2025 Château Troplong Mondot does everything right. Black raspberry, crushed stone, spicy graphite, and assorted floral notes all define the aromatics, and it's medium to full-bodied on the palate, with a pure, layered mouthfeel, beautiful mid-palate concentration, and a great finish. It's one of those rare wines that brings remarkable intensity and depth with no sensation of weight, and this comes closest in style to the 2020."

Lisa Perrotti-Brown: Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2025 Troplong Mondot needs a little patient swirling to unlock notes of crushed black cherries, ripe blackberries, and black plums, opening out to reveal nuances of lilacs, iron ore, sandalwood, and chalk dust. The medium- to full-bodied palate is intense with tightly wound black fruit and minerally layers, framed by firm, chalky-textured tannins and a crisp line, finishing very long and pure. Very singular and very impressive. The blend is 85% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 2% Cabernet Franc. The alcohol is 13.9% with a pH of 3.43."

The Wine Cellar Insider: 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."

James Suckling: 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."

Falstaff: Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, dezente Randaufhellung. Feine Nuancen von schwarzen Kirschen, zart nach Preiselbeeren, ein Hauch von Zwetschgen, zarte Gewürznuancen, kandierte Orangenzesten, einladendes Bukett. Saftig, gute Komplexität, elegant, rotbeeriger Touch, feine Extraktsüße, seidige Tannine, salzig-zitronig im Abgang, tolle Frische, man kann den Kalkstein fühlen, lang anhaftend, große Länge, rotbeeriger Nachhall, sicheres Reifepotenzial."

Jane Anson: Intensity and power, deep cassis and bilberry fruit, very much in character of this unusual, singular site, olive pit and wet stones, drawn out and slow crawl through the palate, rooted to its sense of place and an extremely impressive wine. Harvest August 28, earliest ever, until September 25, so almost exactly one months. 70m altitude of difference between the lowest and highest part of the Troplong vineyard. 27hl/ha yield (particularly impacted by the heat of the early August wave). 3.43 pH, Aymeric de Gironde director."

Decanter: Lovely rose petal fragrance on the nose, floral and expressive with some dried herbs, dark bramble fruit and licks of liquorice. Round and sleek at the same time with a gorgeous texture and energy from the start. Chewy but so delicate, a soft grip and cushioning of the juicy, mouthwatering yet cool red berry fruit and really crystalline salty-edged tannins. I love the gentle frame here, so different to 2022 but so pleasurable. There’s density for sure but you just don’t feel any heaviness or overt muscle. Silky, grippy with a salty bite and fresh finish. Almost understated from Troplong - full of juicy acidity and supportive tannins. I feel this will fill out over ageing. Director Aymeric de Gironde said 2025 is: ‘A mix of 2022 intensity and 2023 brightness but more mineral.’ 3.43pH. Overall yield of 27hl/ha. Ageing 50% new oak, 40% foudre, and10% one-year-old barrels with the goal of moving towards more foudre in future."