La Mondotte St. Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classé B 2021 ØKO i trækasse

Tastingbook.com

Markus del Monego MW

An impressing interpretation of the chalky terroir with minerality, tension and persistence

James Suckling

Blueberries, dark chocolate, lavender and sage aromas follow through to a medium body with polished and refined tannins that are integrated but give a sense of strength and muscular tone. Elegance with structure. Closed now, it needs time to soften. Exceptional for the vintage.

Vert de Vin Magazine

The nose is fruity, fresh and reveals a nice definition, complexity, finesse, racy power (in finesse), a lot of harmony, a fine tautness. There are notes of morello cherry, fresh red berries and more lightly ripe/crunchy blue berries, ripe blackcurrant combined with fine hints of star anise, sense of place, sweet blond tobacco, a fine touch of vanilla and toasted/fresh oak. The palate is nicely conducted and reveals freshness, juiciness, a nice work on the bitter taste as well as a nice stretched character, energy, a nice purity of fruit, gourmandize, volume, smoothness, a certain silkiness. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of roasted cherry, pulpy/juicy raspberry and, more lightly, small acidic/crisp red fruit, combined with fine hints of violet, blackcurrant, as well as fine hints of star anise, nutmeg, a discreet sapiness, toastiness and chocolate. Good length.

Anthocyanes Yohan Castaing

Alexandre Ma

Bettane & Desseauve

The Drinks Business

A glorious showing in this vintage, with all the cedar and graphite one associates with La Mondotte – and that fabulously pure black cherry fruit too. There’s a lovely smoked back tea component too – Lapsang Souchong alongside the black cherries, blueberry compote and fresh plump raspberries and blackberries too. Finally, there’s just a hint of truffle. Once again, on these great St Emilion terroirs the cool-vintage old-vine Cabernet really triumphs, even at 15%. This has incredible purity and the fruit is perfectly à point in terms of ripeness. I love that. The freshness is locked in here and this is more like a higher altitude expression of St Emilion limestone than a St Emilion from a cooler vintage. Superb.

Antonio Galloni

The 2021 La Mondotte is a dense, potent beauty, with depths of black cherry, plum, gravel, scorched earth, leather, lavender and incense. In 2021, Mondotte is quite savory and brooding, a style with freshness and less opulence than most years. It's also a wine that needs time. I imagine the 2021 will always be a pretty dark Saint-Émilion.

Vivino

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