WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 915; outperforming the average for the sub-region in 1996 which is 885. The average score for Château Troplong-Mondot is 881, making this an above average effort for the producer.
When people talk about wines from Château Troplong-Mondot they use words like Fruit, Tannins, Firm, Powerful, Oak, Rich, Dark, Black, Purple, Concentrated, Ripe, Full, Long, Freshness, Sweet. The 1996 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 1996 but no other wine from Château Troplong-Mondot: Patience, Clout, Austerity, Ferocious, Austere, Melt, Unevolved, Aromatics. The wine has been ready to drink for 9 years (since 2007) and should be consumed within the next 3 years (by 2019). It normally takes wines from Château Troplong-Mondot around 9 years to be ready to start drinking, and 14 further years to decline.
It represents good value compared to Château Lynch-Bages 2011, Château Palmer 2012, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2010, Les Forts de Latour 2009; but better value alternatives would be Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Labégorce 2010, Château Potensac 2005, Château de Fonbel 2010, Château Gloria 2010.
MyWineMine has compared this wine to all others it has scored; this wine offers average value for money when looking at the price per point of MyWineMine Score.
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Prices & Deals for Château Troplong-Mondot 1996
Date |
Currency |
Price |
2016-01-05 |
gbp |
38 |