La Mondotte是款標準的”garage wine”車庫酒；產量少、酒質有個性、市場上不易尋獲。無論莊主Stephan von Neipperg是想釀製一款聖艾美濃的Petrus還是Le Pin，他在短短的幾年將此堡捧上天，1996年第一款年份就轟動酒界，有97的高評分，其酒質與價格與一級酒堡有過之而無不及，款款皆是扣人心懸的佳釀。拉蒙多特酒堡結合傳統與最新的釀酒技術，葡萄平均樹齡約37年，審慎地選擇葡萄果粒，經過長時間的maceration浸泡期，malolactic發酵在高品質全新的橡木桶中進行，自然所釀之酒極為濃郁、有勁道、酒體廣大、果味濃厚，而且相當合諧與平衡，年輕時即可飲用但又有陳年30年以上的功力。
Drink Date:2022 - 2050
WA:93-95
The 2016 La Mondotte is a blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc this year, picked between 29 September and 15 October and matured in 70% new oak. The alcohol level is around 14.5%. It has a lucid purple hue in the glass. The bouquet is very perfumed, very pure with luscious red cherries, blueberry and a hint of sloes, the new oak discrete and allowing the terroir to shine through perhaps more than the 2015 last year. The palate is silky smooth on the entry, but underneath the bonnet, there is considerable tannic backbone that certainly can be felt more towards the finish that exerts a light grip. In a strange way, it reminds me a little of Château Canon! Give this 4-5 years once in bottle.
