- 16.50.2025
- Press
This article by Erica Rich captures the essence of the estate, “Château Troplong Mondot puts clients in the heart of a working vineyard and promises a glimpse behind the curtain, with a cutting-edge cellar and vat room and sustainability initiatives showing what the future looks like for wine growing in this region." It's a beautiful insight into our world, summarized here in a few notable extracts.
Location - Sitting pretty among a patchwork of extensive vineyards, sustainable wine estate Château Troplong Mondot overlooks the tiny medieval town of Saint-Émilion [...]. The town and its surrounding vineyards were designated a Unesco World Heritage Site in 1999 due to the region’s Romanesque churches, ruins and long history of winemaking. [...]
First impressions - [...] Meticulously tended vines are set out in neat rows that rise and fall with the hillside, punctuated by ancient oak trees and low-lying stone walls. Château Troplong Mondot has a range of accommodation options, but it’s the main house you’ll want to book for groups of families and friends. Holding court atop Saint-Émilion’s famous limestone plateau, this 18th-century château provides an immediate sense of place, with tall windows delivering cinematic views of the vineyard as soon as guests open the door.
The facts - A family home since 1745, Château Troplong Mondot was acquired by French reinsurance company Scor in 2017. The property reopened in 2021 following a three-and-a-half-year renovation, which transformed the main château into an exclusive-use venue and added more hotel accommodation, a Michelin-starred restaurant and a state-of-the-art winery.
Today, Château Troplong Mondot is a renowned Premier Grand Cru Classé wine estate and a pioneer in sustainability. Its location makes it the highest winery in the region, boasting three grape varieties and 25 sub-terroirs across its 36 hectares. [...]
French interior designer Bruno Moinard, [...] is responsible for the ‘quiet luxury’ feel of the estate’s on-site accommodation. The main château has capacity for 10 guests and boasts spacious living areas, a shaded terrace and an outdoor pool. Other accommodation options include the two-bedroom Vineyard House, [...] and The Keys of Troplong Mondot, home to two double bedrooms and a two-bedroom suite, which can be booked individually.
Ideal for: Oenophiles seeking an exclusive experience in Bordeaux. Château Troplong Mondot puts clients in the heart of a working vineyard and promises a glimpse behind the curtain, with a cutting-edge cellar and vat room and sustainability initiatives showing what the future looks like for wine growing in this region. [...]
Explore: Beyond the daily wine excursions, private picnics, yoga sessions and running and cycling trails on the estate, guests should make the short amble (or drive) into Saint-Émilion for a taste of France at its finest: think fragrant bakeries, alfresco wine bars, cobbled streets and Sunday markets.
Wow: The estate’s on-site restaurant is outstanding. Les Belles Perdix boasts both a Michelin and Green star owing to its sustainability efforts and farm-to-table ethos, which sees 80% of ingredients sourced from its vegetable garden. [...] It’s a spectacular celebration of seasonal, local produce, wrapped up in painfully pretty, almost-too-precious-to-eat mouthfuls. Almost...
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