Château Troplong Mondot is a
Bordeaux wine
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from the
appellation
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Saint-Émilion
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In the heart of the country of ''Libournais'' (the area around Libourne), i ...
, ranked ''Premier grand cru classé B'' in the
Classification of Saint-Émilion wine
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. The
winery
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is located in the Right Bank of France’s
Bordeaux wine region
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in the commune of Saint-Émilion, adjacent to
Château Pavie
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.
The château also produces a
second wine
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since 1985 named Château Mondot.
History
Originally part of the De Sèze estate in the 18th century, the vineyard situated on the crest of Mondot included what is today Pavie.
By the mid-19th century, the Mondot family had acquired a great portion of the land, and in 1936 it came into the ownership of Alexandre Valette.
Michel Rolland
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.[Between 1993 and 1994 the wines at Troplong-Mondot were made by 2012 ]Food and Wine Magazine
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Winemaker of the Year Aaron Pott.
Production
The vineyard area extends 33 hectares, with a grape variety of 90% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc. The estate averages an annual production of 10,000 of its ''Grand Vin'' and 800 cases of its second wine Mondot.[
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References
External links
Château Troplong Mondot official site
Chateau Troplong Mondot brief story
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Bordeaux wine producers