Troplong Mondot - 1989 (750ml) Size:750ml all wrapped around a firm

all wrapped around a firm

Wine Advocate - 96 points

represents a return to the velvety-textured

purer vintage from an integrity perspective

it will age for 20 well years

Troplong Mondot - 1989 (750ml) Size:750ml all wrapped around a firmThe 1989 Troplong Mondot is an extraordinary wine. It is slightly less evolved than the 1990, with more muscle and tannin, but equally rich and compelling. The color is an opaque dark ruby purple, and the wine offers up aromas of licorice, prunes, black cherries, and sweet cassis fruit intermingled with high quality toasty new oak and smoke. This is a full bodied, rich, layered, concentrated wine that should evolve more slowly than the 1990. It is a