2010 La Mondotte
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Tasting Notes
This is a rich, dense, concentrated style with gobs of tannins that coat one's mouth. Clearly a modern style St Emilion that will appeal to those who enjoy density and weighty flavours. For my palate, this wine is too dense with a thick texture and flavours that are over-ripe. There is enough substance there to conclude that it is a very good wine but more freshness and lightness would improve it substantially. asianpalate.com
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Jeannie Cho Lee MW
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
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La Mondotte comes from a 4.5-hectare vineyard that produced wine in this vintage from the ridiculously low yields of 20 hectoliters per hectare from vines that average 70 years of age. 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc formed the assemblage that will be aged in 100% new oak. The wine reached 14.% alcohol, but with one of the lowest pH numbers I found in this vintage, 3.2, there is a lot of freshness and pop to this wine. Inky black with purple accents, licorice, stone, black fruit, jam, spice and mocha aromas rocket from the glass. Concentrated with luscious, ripe, opulent berries, this tannic wine is expansive on the palate, finishing with waves of fresh, pure black cherry liqueur, licorice and minerality. I asked Neipperg if producing a wine like this was risky. He responded with a smile, saying: 'No risk, no fun.' winecellarinsider.com
This takes my breath away with dark fruits, blackberries, chocolate and spice. Full bodied, with super silky tannins and loads of beautiful dark fruits. Super silky and long. Made from 80 percent Merlot and 20 Cabernet Franc. jamessuckling.com
Full-bodied and powerful but beautifully textured. A touch of the 'iron fist in a velvet glove'. Dense, ripe fruit on the nose with minerally lift. Suave texture and bags of tannin. Long finish. Drink 2020-2035. James Lawther, decanter.com
