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Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé B.
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The power of the terroir, tempered by the bright fruit.
Aromatic richness, complemented by elegant precision.
The right balance between elements that respond to each other.
The revelation of a unique universe, which unfolds over time.
A feeling of fullness.
Size : | 750ml |
Appellation : | Saint-Emilion |
Vintage : | 2015 |
Color : | Red |
Classification : | 1st Classified Growth B (St-Emilion) |
It is a Saint Emilion-Premier Grand Cru Classé B.
A little nod to History: Château Mondot belonged to Romain de Sèze who was the defender of Louis XVI, King of France. It also had for owner Troplong, President of the Senate at the Medici Palace in Paris under the First Empire, whose nephew and heir will add Mondot to him.
The vineyard, of which the average age of the vines is 30 years, covers around thirty hectares and rests on a clay-limestone subsoil with fragments of flint and a water table ensuring a necessary fertility and characteristic of the vineyards. Grands Crus.
Grape variety: Merlot noir 90%, Cabernet franc 5% and Sauvignon 5%. The annual production is on average 105 barrels, ie 120 to 130,000 bottles.
All the harvests are manual and the wine is aged in new barrels for 15 to 22 months.