Robert Parker Wine Advocate

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.

James Suckling

So much black truffle and blueberry on the nose. Decadent and aromatic. Wet soil. Indian ink. Full-bodied, polished and so velvety with fantastic depth of fruit and ripe tannins, yet powerful and fresh. Slightly minerally and salty underneath.

Anthocyanes - Yohan Castaing

Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

Wine Spectator

VertdeVin

The nose offers a beautiful complexity as well as a slight minerality. It reveals fine notes of boysenberry, flowers (lily, cornflower) associated with a very discreet hint of cassis, blueberry as well as discreet hints of red fruits, gray pepper, a discreet hint of mocha and terroir (limestone/clay). The palate is fruity, nicely gourmand, elegant, well-balanced and offers a slight smoothness, tension as well as a beautiful structure and a fine fat. A monster of finesse and power! In the mouth this wine expresses notes of juicy/fleshy blackberry and slight hints of fresh raspberry associated with very slight hints of cornflower, a very discreet hint of salin minerality, dark chocolate as well as slight toasted/caramelized hints on the finish/persistence. Tannins are elegant, fine, straight and slightly creamy. Good length. The finish is suave.

Andreas Larsson - Tasted

Beautiful intensity, floral and chalky nose with fine smoke, five spices, violet, ripe dark blackberry, cherry, plum and discreet oak in the background. Very dense but with a vital freshness, finely polished tannin, layers of vibrant dark fruit, high ripeness but perfectly balanced with a wealth of spicy blackberry, cherry, some wood and tobacco notes. Powerful yet silky with tremendous length, power and elegance.

Falstaff

Wine Enthusiast

Made by the winemaking team of Canon la Gaffelière, this wine is stylishly elegant, restrained in its structure and tannins. Its intensely juicy character is already attractive, giving the wine almost a refreshing character. This balanced wine will be ready from 2025.