Three bottles of La Mondotte
St-Émilion, Bordeaux/France
1998 Vintage
Provenance: Out of a private climatized winecellar (Switzerland)
Original filling quantity: 0.75 l
Fill level: Into Neck
In original wooden cases
Robert Parker (2001): 96/100
James Suckling (2009): 98/100
Jeff Leve (2015): 96/100

Condition:

The fill levels are excellent (into Neck). The labels and capsules are in perfect condition.

Tasting notes:

Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate #134 (2001): 96/100

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.

James Suckling, Wine Spectator (2009): 98/100

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.

Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider (2015): 96/100

This smells great, with its chocolate covered cassis, plum, smoke and truffle filled nose. Full bodied, rich and deep, with freshness, sweetness and purity of fruit, the wine finish offers good length and volume. However, there is a masculine quality to the structure to the wine, at least at this moment

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