TESTING
Inky, bluish/black/purple, with notes of spring flowers, licorice, camphor, graphite,
and a boatload of blueberry, black raspberry and blackberry fruit, this is a
powerful, full - bodied Troplong Mondot. All the building components of acidity,
tannin, wood and alcohol are judiciously and impressively integrated. It is a
blend of 90% Merlot and the rest equal parts Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet
Franc made by Christine Valette and her husband Xavier Pariente with the consultancy
help of Michel Rolland. Forget this for 5 - 7 years and drink it over the
following three decades. /RP /Feb 2013
and a boatload of blueberry, black raspberry and blackberry fruit, this is a
powerful, full - bodied Troplong Mondot. All the building components of acidity,
tannin, wood and alcohol are judiciously and impressively integrated. It is a
blend of 90% Merlot and the rest equal parts Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet
Franc made by Christine Valette and her husband Xavier Pariente with the consultancy
help of Michel Rolland. Forget this for 5 - 7 years and drink it over the
following three decades. /RP /Feb 2013