Weinwisser 
Extrem dunkles Purpur mit schwarzer Mitte und violettem Rand. Konzentriertes Bouquet mit reifen Heidelbeeren und verführerischen Amarenakirschen, dahinter Mokkacreme und Holundergelee. Am kräftigen Gaumen mit sehr dichter Textur und massivem Tanningerüst, dazu reife Pflaumen und Gewürzkuchen, wie immer am Limit extrahiert. Langes Finale mit schwarzem Johannisbeergelee und Holunderessenz. 

Wine Advocate 
The 2016 Troplong-Mondot is a blend of 89% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Cabernet Franc cropped at 48 hectoliters per hectare between 3-27 October, matured in 77% new oak. It has a decadent bouquet that seems to carry more alcohol than its peers, very pure and floral and miraculously managing to maintain satisfying delineation. The palate is underpinned by enormous tannins! This is a massive Troplong Mondot that is very dense and sinewy, a bit of a "bruiser" in its infancy. It exerts a vice-like grip in the mouth with layers of fruit laced with black pepper on the prolonged finish. What's the Spinal Tap quote about turning everything up to eleven? This is a Saint Emilion that will either transform into a legend or will topple over by the sheer weight of the tannins, which is why I gave a slightly enlarged banded score. I'll be fascinated to re-taste this in bottle.