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| Mouton Rothschild | 1982 | 12×75cl | £10,950 | 1 | 100 |   |
| This wine remains one of the legends of Bordeaux. It has thrown off the backward, youthful style that existed during its first 25 years of life, and over the last 4-5 years has developed such secondary nuances as cedar and spice box. The creme de cassis, underlying floral note, full-bodied power, extraordinary purity, multilayered texture, and finish of over a minute are a showcase for what this Chateau accomplished in 1982. The wine is still amazingly youthful, vibrant, and pure. It appears capable of remaining fruity and vibrant in 2082! Thank God it is beginning to budge, as I would like to drink most of my supply before I kick the bucket. This is a great, still youthful wine, and, on occasion, one does understand the hierarchy of Bordeaux chateaux when you see the complexity and brilliance of this first-growth. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2050+ Release price: ($350.00/case) | ||||||
| Mouton Rothschild | 2006 | 12×75cl | £4,200 | 1 | 98 | |
| A sensational effort, the 2006 Mouton Rothschild exhibits an opaque purple color as well as a classic Mouton perfume of creme de cassis, flowers, blueberries, and only a hint of oak. Dalhuin told me that in whisky barrel-tasting vintages such as 1989 and 1990, Mouton was aged in heavily-toasted barrels, and they have backed off to a much lighter toast for the barrels’ interior. I think this has worked fabulously well with the cassis quality fruit they get from their Cabernet Sauvignon. The full-bodied, powerful 2006 possesses extraordinary purity and clarity. A large-scaled, massive Mouton Rothschild that ranks as one of the top four or five wines of the vintage, it may turn out to be the longest-lived wine of the vintage by a landslide. The label will undoubtedly be controversial as a relative of Sigmund Freud, Lucian Freud, has painted a rather comical Zebra staring aimlessly at what appears to be a palm tree in the middle of a stark courtyard. I suppose a psychiatrist could figure out the relationship between that artwork and wine, but I couldn’t see one. This utterly profound Mouton will need to sleep for 15+ years before it will reveal any secondary nuances, but it is a packed and stacked first-growth Pauillac of enormous potential. Anticipated maturity: 2020-2060+. | ||||||
| Mouton Rothschild | 2007 | 12×75cl | £3,000 | 5 | 92 | |
| Composed of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon and 19% Merlot, the deep purple-colored 2007 Mouton reveals sweet aromas of creme de cassis, subtle oak, and flowers. Medium to full-bodied and elegant with sweet tannin as well as flavors and a texture that build incrementally on the palate, this strong effort should evolve over the next 15 years. | ||||||
| Mouton Rothschild | 2008 | 12×75cl | £3,600 | 1 | 94 | |
| The final blend of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon and 17% Merlot exhibits tell-tale black currant liqueur, incense, charcoal and floral-like characteristics. The oak is pushed to the background, one of the major improvements director Philippe Dalhuin has made at this estate. Full-bodied, deep and impressively endowed, it is a deep, rich, less massive effort than either the 2010 or 2009. This gorgeous Mouton will be drinkable in 4-5 years and age effortlessly for three decades. | ||||||
| Mouton Rothschild | 2009 | 12×75cl | £5,850 | 1 | 99 | |
| The 2009 Mouton Rothschild has a striking label from Anish Kapoor. The wine is a blend of 88% Cabernet Sauvignon and 12% Merlot that begs comparison as a young wine with what the 1982 tasted like in 1985 or, I suspect, what the 1959 may have tasted like in 1962. Representing 50% of their production, the wine has an inky purple color to the rim and not terribly high alcohol for a 2009 (13.2%), but that is reflected by the high percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon. It has a remarkable nose of lead pencil shavings, violets, creme de cassis and subtle barrique smells. It is stunningly opulent, fat, and super-concentrated, but the luxurious fruit tends to conceal some rather formidable tannins in the finish. This is an amazing wine that will be slightly more drinkable at an earlier age than I thought from barrel, but capable of lasting 50 or more years. Kudos to the Baroness Philippine de Rothschild and the entire Mouton team, lead by Monsieur Dalhuin. | ||||||
| Mouton RothschildEP | 2012 | 12×75cl | £2,950 | 2 | 95-97 | |
| The intensely ripe Cabernet Sauvignon grown on the plateau at Mouton has produced an inky/purple-colored wine with the famous Mouton creme de cassis and floral characteristics vividly displayed. For the first time in a number of years they appear to have outdistanced their cross street rival, the biodynamically farmed Chateau Pontet Canet of Alfred Tesseron. Wonderfully sweet tannins envelop the enormous fruit and extravagant richness of this full-bodied Mouton Rothschild. With profound density as well as surprisingly sweet tannin, this terrific effort will probably shut down slightly and require 5-8 years of cellaring after bottling. It appears to have 30 or more years of aging potential, making it potentially one of the 3 or 4 longest-lived wines of the vintage. Mouton Rothschild has produced one of the vintage-s most profound wines in 2012, and possibly the -wine of the Medoc.- About 49% of the production made it into the 2012 Mouton, which is a blend of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc. The harvest took place during the middle two weeks of October. This may be one of the few 2012s that comes close to equaling what was achieved in both 2009 and 2010, two far superior vintages. | ||||||
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Chateau Mouton Rothschild
A 1er Cru Classe the estate is often referred to with affection as Mouton, the estate occupies an important position in the Bordeaux hierarchy. Once a part of the Lafite stable, with whose vineyards Mouton continues to be intermingled, the estate’s vine plantations date back to the early 18th century. Quality increased during the 18th and 19th centuries and it was in this period that one Baron Hector de Branne, know as the "Napoleon of the vines", together with neighbour Armand Armailhacq, is said to have introduced the Cabernet Sauvignon variety in the Medoc.
De Branne retired from the estate in 1830 and sold it on, from which point Mouton saw comparatively short periods of different ownership until, in 1853, the property was bought by Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild, of the English branch of the family, two years prior to the 1855 classification. This checkered period had led to price decline for Mouton and probably cost the chateau an otherwise likely position among the First Growths, as the local courtiers (brokers) drew up the classification based on the prices being fetched in the market at the time.
Although not satisfied with this result it was not seriously contested until the Baron’s son, Baron Philippe de Rothschild, took the helm in 1922. The impact of the initiatives of Baron Philippe de Rothschild, in particular in his return to the estate after World War 11 were to become far-reaching, both for Chateau Mouton and the wider Bordeaux trade. This was most evident in his early introduction of chateau-bottling, which he proposed for all the First Growths, in 1924, and raised eyebrows in Bordeaux when he employed poster artist, Carlu, to design an art deco label for the 1924 vintage, including the Rothschild arrows. Since 1924, Mouton has famously employed a different artist each year to design its label, including Cocteau, Braque, Dali, Bacon, Henry Moore and Picasso.
De Rothschild became the driving force of the chateau and revolutionised the running of the estate and established Mouton Cadet as what was originally a second wine. It was during this period that tireless campaigning was undertaken to elevate Mouton from its second growth status to that of First Growth, an objective that was achieved in 1973, the only time the classification has been changed. At this point Mouton had been maintained price levels at the level of and sometimes surpassing its First Growth peers for the decades, the logic of such assent was clear.
Vineyards and production
Mouton has 80ha./200 acres of vineyard planted to 77 per cent Cabernet Sauvignon grapes, 12 per cent Merlot (much increased in the late 1990s), 9 per cent Cabernet Franc, and 2 per cent Petit Verdot. The estate produces about 25-30,000 cases per year, including Le Petit Mouton, a second wine introduced in 1994 and Aile d’Argent, a dry white under AC Bordeaux produced since 1991.
Viticultural and wine-making practices are exceptionally tightly managed at Mouton who hand-picks their grapes and ferments in barrel not vat, followed by 22 months in new oak for the Grand Vin
Mouton is a wine of tremendous depth and appeal, combining classic of cassis and cigar box aromas and graphite minerality with powerful, occasionally exotic aromas, Mouton is sometimes described as possessing a flamboyant, opulent power and has often produced the wine of the vintage.
Top-rated vintages
| Vintage
| RP
| JR
| Market price £
| £/Parker Points
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| 2009
| 96-98+
| 18.5
| 7225
| 390.54
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| 2008
| 94-96
| 18.5-
| 7864.5
| 425.11
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| 2006
| 98+
| 18
| 5750
| 319.44
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| 2005
| 96
| 18.5+
| 5900
| 318.92
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| 2003
| 95+
| 17.5
| 4650
| 265.71
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| 2000
| 96+
| 17.5
| 10500
| 600.00
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| 1998
| 96
| 17
| 3900
| 229.41
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| 1995
| 95
| 18.5
| 4300
| 232.43
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| 1986
| 100
| 18.5
| 5000
| 270.27
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| 1982
| 100
| 18
| 13475
| 748.61
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| 2010
| Total score
| 2009
| Move
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| 3
| 49
| 2
| -1
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Release price evolution
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| Vintage
| Ex-négociant €
| London release price £
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| 2009
| 550
| 7800
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| 2008
| 120
| 1450
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| 2007
| 240
| 2450
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| 2006
| 325
| 3400
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| 2005
| 360
| 3500
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Mouton-Rothschild at a glance
