154 Ratings
Château Mouton Rothschild Pauillac 1er Grand Cru Classé
Wine Details
Wine Description
(1999 Vintage) The beautiful 1999 Mouton Rothschild may be a modern day clone of their 1962 or 1985. Its saturated ruby/purple color is followed by sumptuous aromas of cedar wood, creme de cassis, wood smoke, coffee, and dried herbs. The wine is forward, lush, and full-bodied. It is already complex as well as succulent, fleshy, and long.
Expert Reviews
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Robert Parker(2007 Vintage) Rating: 92/100 - As reviewed by Robert Parker on 04/01/2010
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International Wine Cellar(1998 Vintage) Rating: 92(+?) - As reviewed by Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar on May-01
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Wine Advocate(1998 Vintage) Rating: (90-92) - As reviewed in Wine Advocate # 128 on Apr-00
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Wine Spectator(1998 Vintage) Rating: 90/100 - As reviewed by Wine Spectator on 01/31/01
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Wine & Spirits(1982 Vintage) On the surface, Mouton is often less complicated than the other firsts. Its glamorous oak scent and flashy cassis concentration are easily matched by several ambitious second-growth Pauillacs. The greatness of Mouton lies deeper, and it shows most prominently in a Cabernet vintage like rsquo;96. The vines stand in a deep sea of small stones, a gravel plateau as difficult to walk upon as a sand dune. Cabernet loves these stones and grows grapes that come about as close to the essential flavor of the variety as seems possible. Mouton is a pure, perfectly articulates Cabernet as a Shaker chair is a pure, essential and perfect chair.