The vineyard still stands at 30 hectares at the top of Mondot, the escarpment to the east of Saint Emilion that affords such magnificent views over the vineyards and the Dordogne. As such it is an impressive estate, three times the size of many of its neighbours and peers, although comparable in size to the closest such neighbour, the illustrious Pavie.

The soils are the typical clay over limestone, with patches of flint, and the vines predominantly Merlot which accounts for 90%, with 5% each of the two Cabernets. They have an average age of 35 years, although some have achieved an impressive 90 years.

The fruit is naturally hand-harvested, then fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel, followed by malolactic in oak, where the wine rests for between 12 and 24 months depending on the vintage. The oak is mostly new, accounting for 75% of the barrels, the remaining 25% being one year-old.

There is an egg white fining if required, and no filtration. What results is then directed into one of two principal cuvées, the grand vin Troplong-Mondot (typically 10000 cases per annum) and the second wine Mondot (800 cases), a Cabernet-dominated cuvée, which was introduced in 1985.