Château Troplong-Mondot - 1er GC classé B - 2012 - St-Emilion Grand Cru Château Beychevelle fruitcake and violets plus wafts

fruitcake and violets plus wafts of fragrant earth and rosehip tea

it was still holding on to life and remained gorgeously complex in that ethereal Graves style

its intense aromas are already reasonably evolved and its lusciousness and balance are terrific

although it needs more finesse and precision on the finish

this 100% Merlot has a dense plum / purple colour and a sweet nose of mulberries

Château Troplong-Mondot - 1er GC classé B - 2012 - St-Emilion Grand Cru Château Beychevelle fruitcake and violets plus waftsRobert Parker's Wine Advocate : The 2012 is another truly great wine from Troplong Mondot. Its always sentimental to taste this wine, realizing that proprietress Christine Valette (the larger than life heart and soul behind this estate) has passed away. She was one of the bright, shining stars of Bordeaux. Nevertheless, her legacy is certainly well established, and the quality of this wine is beyond reproach. Inky bluish purple, its great notes of