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| Mouton Rothschild | 1982 | 12×75cl | £11,800 | 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 | 1986 | 12×75cl | £6,750 | 2 | 100 | |
| Deep garnet-black colour. An incredible array of aromas on the nose: blackberry, black cherry, tobacco, espresso, leather, black olive and loam. The palate is absolutely seamless from first impression to finish, effortlessly building layers of complexity in the mouth and leading to a very long, earth and spice finish. I can’t see how this could possibly be improvement so have no alternative but concede perfection. Drink now to 2045+. Tasted March 2009. | ||||||
| Mouton Rothschild | 1996 | 12×75cl | £3,600 | 4 | 94 | |
| This estate’s staff believes that the 1996 Mouton-Rothschild is very complex. I agree that among the first-growths, this wine is showing surprising forwardness and complexity in its aromatics. It possesses an exuberant, flamboyant bouquet of roasted coffee, cassis, smoky oak, and soy sauce. The impressive 1996 Mouton-Rothschild offers impressive aromas of black currants, framboise, coffee, and new saddle leather. This full-bodied, ripe, rich, concentrated, superbly balanced wine is paradoxical in the sense that the aromatics suggest a far more evolved wine than the flavors reveal. Anticipated maturity: 2007-2030. By the way, the 1996 blend consists of 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, and 8% Cabernet Franc. | ||||||
| Mouton Rothschild | 1998 | 12×75cl | £3,500 | 1 | 96 | |
| Deep garnet-black. The nose is a little mute even given this wine’s youth, providing a moderate intensity of evolving aromas: game, earth, blackcurrant jam and a whiff of dried herbs. The medium+ bodied palate is gently styled with a medium+ level of finely grained tannins and medium+ acidity. Mid-palate is a bit hollow and the finish perhaps not as long as I’d expect. Good wine but not exactly living up to its first growth status. Drink now to 2025. Tasted February 2009. | ||||||
| Mouton Rothschild | 2000 | 12×75cl | £9,600 | 1 | 96 | |
| Perhaps the most beautiful packaging ever on a Bordeaux bottle, Baroness Philippine de Rothschild literally produced a work of art in the gold-engraved bottle of 2000 Mouton Rothschild. Of course, one can’t drink the glass, but this is a top-flight Mouton Rothschild, eclipsed only by the 2006 and 2009. A rich, tannic, earthy style, with loads of creme de cassis and floral notes, the final blend of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon and 14% Merlot is a full-bodied wine with plenty of coffee, earth, chocolatey notes, and still plenty of tannin to resolve. I gave it an anticipated maturity range of 2015-2050 back in 2003, and that looks on target. | ||||||
| Mouton Rothschild | 2001 | 12×75cl | £3,100 | 1 | 89 | |
| A blend of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot, and 2% Cabernet Franc, the opaque purple-colored, chunky 2001 Mouton-Rothschild does not possess the finesse and stature often achieved by this first-growth. It offers a tell-tale cassis-scented nose, and a monolithic, medium to full-bodied style with relatively high, austere tannin in the finish (a characteristics I also noticed in cask). A dry, angular, backward effort for the vintage, it should be forgotten for at least a decade. Let’s hope the fruit continues to expand and sweeten, but that’s no sure thing. Anticipated maturity: 2013-2025+. | ||||||
| Mouton Rothschild | 2003 | 12×75cl | £3,200 | 1 | 95 | |
| Backward, powerful, and extremely tannic, the dense purple-colored 2003 Mouton-Rothschild, a blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot, fashioned from yields of 28 hectoliters per hectare, with a finished alcohol of 12.9%, improves dramatically with aeration. With full-bodied, meaty, powerful, dry flavors as well as a huge finish, this high class wine should be at its finest between 2012-2040+. During its sojourn in barrel, it reminded me of a hypothetical blend of the 1982 and 1986 Moutons, but since bottling, it appears different, and even more tannic than those two vintages. I still believe the finest recent Mouton-Rothschild is the 2000. | ||||||
| Mouton Rothschild | 2004 | 12×75cl | £2,950 | 5 | 91 | |
| Deep garnet-black. There’s a wonderful purity of fruit on the nose with aromas of warm blackcurrant, dark cherries, dark chocolate, anise, cinnamon and a waft of cedar. The palate is relatively rich with a medium to full body and a good amount of ripe, mouth-filling fruit. Medium+ level of velvety tannins and medium+ acidity provide nice balance. Long spicy finish. Drink 2011 to 2030+. Tasted February 2009. | ||||||
| Mouton Rothschild | 2007 | 12×75cl | £2,950 | 6 | 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. | ||||||
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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
