Château La Mondotte Grand Cru Classé St. Emilion 2022

"The 2022 La Mondotte is deep and concentrated, unwinding in the glass with brooding aromas of wild berries, licorice, violets and black truffle. Full-bodied, ample and layered, it's deep and youthfully introverted, its concentrated core of fruit girdled by lively acids and sweet, beautifully powdery tannins."
93-95+/100 Punkte

"Blackberries and blueberries with chalkboard and dark earth aromas. Flowers, too. Lead pencil. Full-bodied and very deep in the palate, which is reserved and texturally sophisticated. Chalky, too. Silky and very polished. 80% merlot and 20% cabernet franc. From organically grown grapes."
97-98/100 Punkte

"Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Feine Nuancen von Lakritze, schwarze Kirschen und Mandarinenzesten, kühles Bukett, mineralischer Touch. Straff, stoffig, elegant, frischer Säurebogen, reife, tragende Tannine, rotbeerig und lebendig im Abgang, finessenreicher Stil, ein facettenreicher Speisenbegleiter."
98/100 Punkte

"The 2022 La Mondotte was picked 3 to 22 September at 45hL/ha and matured in 40% new oak. It doesn't quite have the charm of the Canon-la-Gaffelière at the moment, though a pleasant oyster shell note percolates through. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins, fresh and quite elegant. Tart red fruit toward the linear finish, a dash of spice on the aftertaste. Delicious."
93-95/100 Punkte - Trinkreife: 2029 - 2050