Château Troplong Mondot - Saint-Émilion 1.5 L 1998

Château Troplong Mondot is a 1er Grand Cru Classé located on 33 hectares of vineyards in Saint-Emilion, Bordeaux. The vineyards sit on top of a plateau composed of limestone-clay soils with sedimentary fragments of flint and chalk. Part of the vines are grown organically while the others are grown without any chemical herbicides. The average age of vines is 30 years old. The Château employs renowned soil scientists Claude and Lydia Bourguignon, who specialize in sustainable development of soils with the goal of optimizing biodiversity.

All grapes are hand harvested and destemmed before crushing. After a brief cold-soak prior to fermentation, the wine is fermented in small, temperature controlled stainless steel tanks for 21-35 days and then gravity feed into French oak barrels (75% of which are new, 25% first-year) and matured for between 12 and 24 months. The final blend is 89% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Cabernet Franc, which creates a powerful, well-structured wine with dark fruit flavors, spice that will age beautifully over 15+ years.