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Château Mouton-Rothschild 1926

Château Mouton-Rothschild, Bordeaux, France

Château Mouton-Rothschild
Bordeaux France
  • 91
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  • Country ranking ?

    1 492

  • Producer ranking ?

    80

  • Decanting time

    30min

  • When to drink

    Now

  • Food Pairing

    Lamb Loin with Carrot Risotto

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Château Mouton Rothschild A Premier Cru Classé in 1973, Château Mouton Rothschild, owned by Baroness Philippine de Rothschild, consists of 205 acres of vines near Pauillac, in the Médoc, North West of the city of Bordeaux. This Premier Cru benefits from exceptionally good natural conditions, both in the quality of the soil, the position of its vines and their exposure to the sun. It is regarded today as one of the world's greatest wine. 


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Château Mouton Rothschild A Premier Cru Classé in 1973, Château Mouton Rothschild, owned by Baroness Philippine de Rothschild, consists of 205 acres of vines near Pauillac, in the Médoc, North West of the city of Bordeaux. This Premier Cru benefits from exceptionally good natural conditions, both in the quality of the soil, the position of its vines and their exposure to the sun. It is regarded today as one of the world's greatest wine. His...

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Tasting note

color

Medium, Cherry Red and Healthy

ending

Long and Smooth

flavors

Cedar and Herbs

nose

Mature and Refined

recommend

Yes

taste

Balanced, Multi-dimensional, Well-structured, Full-bodied, One-dimensional, Elegant, Ripe, Rich and Sweet

Written Notes

We moved to the reds immediately, where a magnum of something intriguing awaited. The first red was very floral and pungent in its nose, with lots of red fruits, BBQ and carob at first sniff. Graves and 1952 came to my mind for this dry Bordeaux. At least I got the Bordeaux part right! Charcoal and gravel cemented my initial thoughts, but this was a 90 year old 1926 Mouton Rothschild. Out of magnum. Sifu in the hoooowwwwwwsssssssse…make that his house. This was another older wine that got better and better in the glass. This was an extraordinary bottle, and black olives, cream, dust and minerals emerged. The Sifu added, ‘game, cassis, mint. Quite typical Mouton.’ I’ll have what he’s having (95M).
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  • 95p
Very good-looking magnum with top-shoulder level. In the past I have tasted Mouton 1926 twice from normal bottle, and they were both quite tired and did not reveal all their qualities anymore. The variation between bottle formats is virtually always superior as the decades go by, and some vintages that appear relatively tired in bottle, can be much more alive and fresh in magnums, as this Mouton 1926 magnum well proved. Decanted two hours before tasting. Very good, dark and bright color. Wonderful, classic old-Cabernet nose with the touch of sweet black fruits, herbs and cedar. Full-bodied and powerful but in a gentle way. Excellent depth and ripeness with good balance. Long and smooth finish. Otherwise an excellent wine, but it dried out in the glass too fast, becoming more marked by acidity and hard tannin after 30 minutes. Anyway, a truly respectable example of this wine.
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  • 93p

Cork soaked and fragile, Mouton Rothschild and Pauillac stated on the part of the cork that came up whole. Above mid shoulder, ruby with orange rim. Pencil shave, some green peppers, leather, spices, elegant, anis, even some blackcurrants. Pure and such elegance in the mouth, red berries, perfect texture, caressing, very balanced acidity, works perfectly, some cigar notes, refreshing, intense, pure, tannins almost gone. And such a length, last for minutes. 96

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Origin

Pauillac, Bordeaux

Vintage Quality

Average

Value For Money

Good

Investment potential

Average

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