Why this vintage
- 97-98 from James SucklingBarrel-sample tasting range. And 6 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2018 vintage in Saint-ÉmilionAfter the mildew, the heat concentrated a small harvest: rich, ripe and very dense wines.
Critic scores
- James Suckling97-98
- Vinous97
- Wine Advocate96
- Jeb Dunnuck96
- Wine Enthusiast96
- Decanter95
- Wine Spectator94
The 2018 vintage in Saint-Émilion
Vintage benchmark: 96/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: After the mildew, the heat concentrated a small harvest: rich, ripe and very dense wines.
Overall reading of the year’s season across Saint-Émilion. An estate can depart from it sharply, in frost or hail years, where two neighbours did not make the same vintage. What this particular wine actually gave is on its technical sheet and in the scores above.
Tasting
A year of extremes. Early, staggered harvest. True expression of terroir. Precision. Contained power / balance. Aromatic complexity and diversity. Freshness. Chalky notes. Aromatic persistence.
Blend of the 2018 vintage
- 85 % Merlot
- 13 % Cabernet Sauvignon
- 2 % Cabernet Franc
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2018 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with merlot, cabernet franc, cabernet sauvignon — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Terroir
Highest point of the appellation (110 m). Main terroirs: clay and flint, asteria limestone, silty clay over limestone.
An offer on Château Troplong Mondot 2018
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Texts and documents 2018
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Visuals
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Sheet checked on September 28, 2026. Technical data: the estate’s VinCod sheets. Critic scores: sources cited above, with their date. Vintage benchmarks and character: Compagnie Médocaine’s own editorial read. Soils and relief, where shown: the Compagnie Médocaine’s parcel survey and the Mapbox/IGN terrain model.