Chateau Troplong Mondot Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2003 NO20230614 Sylvain Gauthier works organically on

Sylvain Gauthier works organically on decomposed granitic hillsides with pure Syrah

Aromas of white flowers

Ruinart is the oldest established Champagne house

Equal parts Carignane

and sand at around 450 meters in Radda

Chateau Troplong Mondot Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2003 NO20230614 Sylvain Gauthier works organically onTroplong Mondot sits on Saint milion's limestone plateau and remains a Premier Grand Cru Class B in the (still much debated) classification. The 2003 came at the height of the Christine Valette era, when the estate's signature was ripe, opulent, almost decadent wine, and the heat wave vintage played directly to that style. The limestone gave the wine just enough freshness to balance the heat; everything else dialed up to eleven. More than twenty years