France Bordeaux La MondotteLa Mondotte

1975 La Mondotte

La Mondotte

Bordeaux / France

Red

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0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£162.00

Class act: Saint-Emilion

Saint-Emilion’s classification is in crisis – embroiled in court cases and controversy. But why? And does it matter? Sophie Thorpe investigates Saint-Emilion has been hitting the headlines. And not in the way it would like to. In July, just after the region’s châteaux submitted applications for the 2022 classification, two of the region’s four Premier Cru Classé A estates – ...

BY Sophie Thorpe,

ON September 23, 2021

Château Ausone: The Ethereal Estate of Saint-Émilion

Visiting Chateau Ausone during En Primeur Week, we were fortunate enough to spend some time with owner Alain Vauthier and his son Edouard (who has grown up working at the Chateau) to discuss the changes afoot at Saint-Emilion’s most prestigious address. Chateau Ausone has, without question, been producing some of the finest wines in the world for many decades, but ...

ON April 12, 2019

2018 Bordeaux En Primeur: The Week in Review #6

Following the UK bank holiday on Monday we came back to three compelling releases on Tuesday. Troplong Mondot was released at well below the price of the excellent 2016 vintage, at a very reasonable £459 per 6. The stylistic choices the Chateau made in the 2018 vintage to focus on purity of fruit and freshness produced a stunning wine that ...

ON May 31, 2019

A whistlestop tour of Bordeaux

Bordeaux is where many begin their collections. It is the spiritual home of fine wine, packed full of household names that have become bywords for luxury and quality. We review the region's biggest names, some under-the-radar gems and what makes them all so special Pauillac – classic, quintessential Claret Home to three of the five Left-Bank First Growths and ...

ON August 19, 2015

Bordeaux 2017 - EP Round Up Week IX

This week is the final round up of the 2017 campaign with the last and arguably the best wine of the vintage Chateau Ausone being released on Thursday. Other major right bank releases this week included Chateau Cheval Blanc, Le Pin and Chateau L’Eglise Clinet. Now with everything out and with a bit more time to consider the campaign as ...

ON June 22, 2018