1998 La Mondotte, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Bottle (750ml)
$295
98WS96RP
Critic key
RP = Robert ParkerWS = Wine Spectator
Product Description
WS98 "Unbelievable nose of black truffle, meat and blackberry. Breathtaking. Full-bodied and very tight, with superpolished tannins and a finish that goes on for minutes. Really is exceptional. Still a baby; give it years. I am blown away. Keeps coming with truffles. Every time I taste it, it gets better. - '88/'98 Bordeaux blind retrospective" JS for WS Jun 2009
RP96 "An amazing tour de force in winemaking, this massive, opaque black/purple-colored offering boasts an extraordinarily pure nose of black fruits intermixed with cedar, vanillin, fudge, and espresso. It is unctuously-textured, with exhilarating levels of blackberry/cassis fruit and extract, as well as multiple dimensions that unfold on the palate. The 50-second finish reveals moderately high tannin. Despite its similarity to dry vintage port, it is not a wine to drink early. It is a colossal wine! Anticipated maturity: 2008-2035. The ultimate garage wine, La Mondotte is ultra-concentrated, frightfully expensive, yet worth every cent." RP Apr 2001 Release Price: $375
Robert Parker writes, "La Mondotte continues to be one of the most profound wines made anywhere in the world. Proprietor Count de Neippberg should be encouraged for pushing quality this high. In essence, La Mondotte sends the following message to every under-achiever in Bordeaux - "make profound wine, and the world will support it." It comes across as dry vintage port. It is a staggering wine with great complexity, which will be proven time and time again as this vintage evolves in the bottle. It is massive, highly-extracted, with knock-out aromatics of roasted coffee, smoke, blackberries, and cherry liqueur. It is huge, as well as unbelievably harmonious, with the tannin, alcohol, and glycerin in balance. Stunning, profound, and provocative, this is about as impressive a young wine as money can buy." Published: Apr 22, 1999
RP96 "An amazing tour de force in winemaking, this massive, opaque black/purple-colored offering boasts an extraordinarily pure nose of black fruits intermixed with cedar, vanillin, fudge, and espresso. It is unctuously-textured, with exhilarating levels of blackberry/cassis fruit and extract, as well as multiple dimensions that unfold on the palate. The 50-second finish reveals moderately high tannin. Despite its similarity to dry vintage port, it is not a wine to drink early. It is a colossal wine! Anticipated maturity: 2008-2035. The ultimate garage wine, La Mondotte is ultra-concentrated, frightfully expensive, yet worth every cent." RP Apr 2001 Release Price: $375
Robert Parker writes, "La Mondotte continues to be one of the most profound wines made anywhere in the world. Proprietor Count de Neippberg should be encouraged for pushing quality this high. In essence, La Mondotte sends the following message to every under-achiever in Bordeaux - "make profound wine, and the world will support it." It comes across as dry vintage port. It is a staggering wine with great complexity, which will be proven time and time again as this vintage evolves in the bottle. It is massive, highly-extracted, with knock-out aromatics of roasted coffee, smoke, blackberries, and cherry liqueur. It is huge, as well as unbelievably harmonious, with the tannin, alcohol, and glycerin in balance. Stunning, profound, and provocative, this is about as impressive a young wine as money can buy." Published: Apr 22, 1999