The story of Château Troplong-Mondot is very much a modern one, a tale of how one generation took the reins and turned a very adequate family business into a highly successful venture. And, in more recent times, how that success was rewarded with elevation in the 2006 reclassification of St Emilion, promotion from grand cru classé to premier grand cru classé, before the collapse of said system rendered all the leading estates without any valid ranking at all. It was a serious affair for the proprietors of Château Troplong-Mondot, which was promoted, then effectively demoted again with the collapse, before finally being reinstalled again in a temporary fix.

The modern story of this domaine is also tinged with sadness, because within only a couple of years of that elevation being locked in for another decade with the publication of the 2012 St Emilion classification, one half of the husband-and-wife team who propelled the estate to stardom passed away, having lost a battle with cancer at too young an age. The passing of Christine Valette left the estate in the hands of her husband, the charming Xavier Pariente. He remained at the helm for three years before he ultimately sold up, although rumours that the estate might be for sale circulated for much of this time. The new owners who took the property off his hands was SCOR SE, yet another insurance company having recognised the financial benefits of diversification into premium, highly priced wine.