| Troplong Mondot 2006 • June 2007 | TROPLONG MONDOT
1st Great Classified Growth
2006 Vintage
Situation:
The Troplong Mondot vineyard is located on the clay-limestone plateau to the east of the St Emilion village.
Density of plantation:
6,600 plants per hectare.
Grape varieties:
- 90 % Merlot
- 5 % Cabernet Franc
- 5 % Cabernet Sauvignon
Average age of the vines:
35 years
2006 yield:
33 hectolitres per hectare over 23.30 hectares (55.57 acres) in production.
Vineyard management:
Traditional viticulture combined with an environmentally-friendly approach (no weedkillers, chemical fertilisers or pesticides).
Ploughing, Cordeau bordelaise pruning (leaving two canes).
De-budding in the spring.
De-leafing in July then crop thinning to enhance optimal ripening of the grapes.
Hand-picking with harvesting dates based on 3 criteria: ripeness checks, tasting of berries, the taking into account of the estate’s different terroirs.
Vinification:
This is carried out in small, temperature controlled stainless steel vats.
Traditional vinification or with cold pre-fermentation maceration.
Pumping over or rack and return (délestage). 21 to 28 days vatting with or without yeasting.
The free-run wine goes 70 % into new barrels and stays there between 12 and 24 months. Racking through the small bunghole from barrel to barrel. The final blending is carried out, ageing finished, just before the bottling.
Second wine:
Mondot
Volume of production estimation after blending:
Troplong Mondot: 70,000 bottles
Mondot: 10,000 bottles
The 2006 campaign:
2006 was a very hot year after a long, cold winter. The balanced weather conditions from April to September enabled the growing season to go smoothly.
Hot weather during July helped the changing of colour in the grapes. August was cooler.
September was mixed: a heat wave during the first half of the month and rain during the second half which had no adverse effects however on the perfect health of the grapes or their ripening.
The picking took place from the 21st to the 30th September 2006, which for the terroir of Troplong Mondot represents an early harvest, the sign of a great year.
Tasting:
The 2006 Troplong Mondot displays a magnificent, deep ruby colour.
A nose of red berry fruit with hints of toast followed by fruit kernels, almonds and finally a touch of menthol and liquorice that is characteristic of the terroir. Fruit, freshness and oak make up a harmonious balance on the nose.
On the palate, there is red berry fruit again and lovely freshness, good structure and vigour, cherries and kirsch.
A long, full wine: a great, classic vintage for Troplong Mondot.
Owners:
Xavier Pariente
Christine Valette-Pariente
Cellarmaster: Jean Pierre Taleyson
Vineyard manager: Rémy Monribot
Contacts:
Château Troplong Mondot – 33330 Saint-Emilion
Tel: +33 (0) 557 553 205 - Fax: +33 (0) 557 553 207
E-Mail: contact@chateau-troplong-mondot.com | |
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