1995 Troplong Mondot

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Saint Émilion 1er Grand Cru Classé

Bordeaux

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Merlot

Reviews & Tasting Notes

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Christine Valette has made an unusually elegant wine in '97, with a velvety texture rare for the vintage. "It was essential to wait," said Valette, whose team delayed the merlot harvest until September 30 and did not finish the cabernet franc until October 15. "Millerandage cut crop levels by as much as 50%, but ultimately we had homogeneous quality," said Valette, who made very little of her second wine in '97. A shorter, gentler extraction was used to handle this more delicate vintage. Malolactic in oak since the '91 vintage has contributed roundness to this powerfully structured wine from poor, sandy soil.

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This estate routinely drops 20% to 50% of its crop in June, depending on the parcel, and the yield in '95 was reportedly only 38 hectoliters per hectare. The harvest here started late, on September 20, and potential alcohol averaged more than 13%. Three-quarters of the malolactic fermentation takes place in barrel. I found the '95 more stylish and expressive than the '94, which, as it did last year, struck me as a bit heavyhanded, though undeniably concentrated.