Chateau Troplong Mondot 2013

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "Full-bodied and atypically rich and concentrated for a 2013, it boasts beautiful blueberry and creme de cassis fruit as well as underlying chalky minerality, and good richness and concentration. It is a noteworthy homage to Christine Vallete’s brilliant efforts at Troplong Mondot, which resulted in the elevation of this estate in the 2012 St.-Emilion classification. It can be enjoyed over the next 10-15 years."

JAMES SUCKLING: "A dense and beautiful wine with blueberry, blackberry, mineral and spice aromas. Full to medium body, tight and powerful. Precise and exceptionally well made."

WINE ENTHUSIAST: "True to the estate´s signature style, this is a powerful, luscious wine. It´s ripe with plum and berry fruits,layered with dark, firm tannins. There is a juicy element as well as black-coffee flavors from the enthusiastic use of wood. Give it time to integrate properly and drink from 2022."

JANCIS ROBINSON: "Deliciously perfumed nose with violet, blackcurrant and plenty of luxurious oak giving clove and cedar. Structurally, this is one of the few St-Émilion 2013s with tannins to the fore, giving real punch and grip. There is ample fruit in support and this is a remarkably good result for the reputation of the vintage."

FALSTAFF: "Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, opaker Kern, zarter Wasserrand. Reifes schwarzes Waldbeerkonfit, feine ätherische Nuancen, ein Hauch von Mandarinenzesten. Stoffig, feine Brombeernote, präsente, gut eingebundene Tannine, frisch strukturiert, etwas Nougat im Abgang, hat Entwicklungspotenzial."

THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "It takes about 45 minutes of air for the wine to soften, fill out and offer its, dark, but distinctly, red berry, thyme and espresso notes. Slowly but surely, green notes begin to intrude on the finish. This is a vintage to be enjoyed young. I´d opt for drinking this over the next 2-5 years."

WINE SPECTATOR: "This has lively fruit, with blueberry, raspberry and plum coulis flavors stretching out over fresh acidity that carries the anise-tinged finish. Shows more purity than density in the end. Drink now through 2022. 5,000 cases made."