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2003 Château Troplong Mondot - France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru (8/29/2016)
Respectable stuff, if not overly memorable. Color still holding fast, and as it suggests, the nose, too, is on the young side - or at a minimum, it’s pretty tightly coiled. I did like what (little) was revealed though, plums, soil, iron, pencil lead; a somewhat conspicuous absence of florals though. The palate was also rather tight (my bad, I did not give this at least 2-3 hours in decanter like it so obviously deserved), but the flavors followed the nose with the earthen notes subtly trumping the fruit (a win for my preferences). The 14,0% is resolved. That said, I’m glad I served it at 60F, as there was always a sensation that it wasn’t completely so (i.e. resolved). Very fine tannins yet to fully resolve. TONS of sediment here, you’ve been warned. Held since release, cork and fill like new. HOLD (sell?); thru 2030
Slow-O 1 hr, served non-blind. I’m glad I’m not sitting on a bunch of these.
** update, day 2** as expected, this is much more expressive - with respect to fruits. With 1/4 of the bottle corked overnight on a kitchen counter, this is now completely open for business. And while I like some of what I see, it still doesn’t add up to much. The lesson here is be careful what you ask for: 10 years ago - when I bought it - I (i.e. thought) ‘wanted’ this, but now my palate’s changed and I am quite disinterested in this style of wine.
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