Château Troplong-Mondot - 1er GC classé B - 2012 - St-Emilion Grand Cru Château Beychevelle it was still holding on

it was still holding on to life and remained gorgeously complex in that ethereal Graves style

Château Palmer dazzles with opulent dark fruit

and silky tannins — a grand Bordeaux built to age

who continues to reduce yields and farms his vineyards biodynamically - a rarity in Bordeaux

Château Troplong-Mondot - 1er GC classé B - 2012 - St-Emilion Grand Cru Château Beychevelle it was still holding onRobert Parker's Wine Advocate : The 2012 is another truly great wine from Troplong Mondot. Its always sentimental to taste this wine, realizing that proprietress Christine Valette (the larger than life heart and soul behind this estate) has passed away. She was one of the bright, shining stars of Bordeaux. Nevertheless, her legacy is certainly well established, and the quality of this wine is beyond reproach. Inky bluish purple, its great notes of