Château La Mondotte 1999
The 1999 Château La Mondotte is a red wine from Saint-Émilion in Bordeaux, produced by Château La Mondotte, owned by the Counts of Neipperg. Its blend consists of 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Franc. The Wine Advocate awards it a score of 94/100 and describes it as a particularly approachable vintage, full-bodied and rich, marked by candied black fruits, graphite, licorice, and forest floor notes. The publication recommends drinking between 2005 and 2020.
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Saint Emilion
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château La Mondotte
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 75% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc
Château La Mondotte
La Mondotte is a Saint-Émilion Grand Cru estate situated on the clay-limestone plateau to the east of the town of Saint-Émilion. Its 4.5-hectare vineyard, planted mainly with Merlot and supplemented with Cabernet Franc, belongs to the von Neipperg family. The estate, whose origins date back to the 19th century, has been certified organic since 2014.
- Owner
- Famille von Neipperg
- Maître de chais
- Ludovic von Neipperg
- Surface (ha)
- 4.50 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- environ 11 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
La Mondotte is a wine estate whose history dates back to the 19th century. Count Joseph-Hubert von Neipperg acquired it in 1971, at the same time as Château Canon La Gaffelière. His son, Stephan von Neipperg, subsequently took over the management of the family’s Bordeaux estates in 1985. Until the mid-1990s, La Mondotte’s wines were vinified at the Canon La Gaffelière facilities. When the Saint-Émilion classification was revised in 1996, the estate was required to have its own facilities in order to be treated as a separate property. From the 1996 vintage onwards, the wine has been marketed under the name La Mondotte, without the designation ‘Château’. The vineyard is situated on clay-limestone soil and now covers 4.5 hectares. La Mondotte and Canon La Gaffelière were awarded organic farming certification in 2014. In March 2021, Ludovic von Neipperg, Stephan’s son, joined the family business as technical director, a role that encompasses technical supervision and winemaking for the estates of Vignobles Comtes von Neipperg.
