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    17
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    3
  • Decanting time

    4h
  • When to drink

    from 2025
  • Food Pairing

    Roasted game with mushrooms

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The 2018 Mouton Rothschild is composed of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc—there is also a splash of all the Petit Verdot they had, but it doesn’t even register in the percentage. Grapes were harvested September 10 to October 3, and the wine was blended at the beginning of December; it has 13.8% alcohol, and the tannins were slightly higher this year. Deep purple-black in color, it is a little closed to...

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The Story

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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Climatic conditions / The first half of 2018 was marked by heavy rainfall and severe hailstorms during the winter, followed by a much milder spring.

Cool temperatures in March were followed by a warm spell in April which favoured vegetation growth and brought the vines into flower slightly earlier than usual. This trend was confirmed from June onwards as hot and sunny weather advanced the vine cycle by 5 days in relation to the average.

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Vintage 2018

2018 Bordeaux Vintage Report and recommendations

by Andrew Caillard MW

2018 is an exceptional year. The Bordeaux whites and sauternes are very good, but from an Australian perspective the excitement is all in the red wines. All sub regions produced examples of really good wines, but some performed better than others. Generally the very top estates made exemplary wines illustrating that the human factor and wealth can have a major impact ...

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This large-scaled wine is brimming with cassis and distilled plum fruit that’s remarkably pure, focused and driven in feel, supported by a seamless, iron-clad and remarkably polished structure, doing its job without detracting from the fruit. Add in sparkles of savory, racy floral and sanguine accents, as well as some pretty ridiculous length, and you have another battleship of a wine in the making. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot. Best from 2030 through 2050.

  • 98p

Mouton Rothschild 1. Growth - 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc. Upper-class nose and which is extremely distinctive, deep and intense. Layers and layers of creamy fruit and fat tannin cover the palate. Unique structure and complexity, sophisticated and thrillingly long finish. This wine ticks all the boxes. Another legend in the making for sure! 99-100p.

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I am a little bit speechless about this one. I have not seen such earthy and totally deep character of the soil in a young Mouton in my career. Of course, I didn’t taste 1945 or 1959 when they were young, but I have been lucky enough to have a few bottles in my life. There is really terroir-driven character to this. Layered and so intense with polished and incredible tannins.
Barrel Sample:100

  • 100p

Dark, deep purple colour. Very intense and concentrated nose reveals extremely refined, yet rich aromas of ripe wild strawberries, blackcurrants, mocha and canned bamboo shoots, (which I often find from Mouton). Full-bodied supple palate with vibrant mouthfeel. Ripe elegant fruitiness which gets nice balance from elegant toasty oakiness and silky tannic structure. Refined, lingering finish. Pure seduction of elegance and harmony. Drinks surprisingly well already!! but cellar wine for 5-10 years at least. If you wish to drink it anyway now, make sure to decant it 4 hours prior and chill it to 17-18°C. Perfect match for Venison Tournedos or grilled Wagyu entrecôte. JL 98p (12/2020)

  • 98p

Representing 76% of the total production, the 2018 Mouton-Rothschild checks in as 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot, and 2% Cabernet Franc brought up in new oak. The most backward and reserved of the First Growths, this deeply colored beauty boasts a rich, layered bouquet of blackcurrants, graphite, scorched earth, and liquid violets. Deep, full-bodied, and seamless on the palate, it's more elegant than the opulently styled 2016, but it’s still an incredibly powerful and promising Mouton that’s going to live for half a century or more. Barrel Sample: 96-98+

  • 98p

Magnificent aromatic intensity and imposing matter, great start in life for a larger than lie Mouton.

  • 98p

Ruby. Blueberries, anise, spices, scented, floral, detailed, intense, exotic spices, layered. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, blueberries, spices, dense, intense, layered, detailed, nuanced, superb balance, rich and dense yet remains playful. Intriguing combination, highly seductive. 99-100

  • 100p

Deep colour. Beautiful blackcurrant mulberry aromas with mocha, roasted chestnut notes. Concentrated wine with lovely pure blackberry blackcurrant mulberry fruits, fine plentiful chalky tannins, mocha toasty roasted chestnut oak notes and super mineral length. Impressive wine with superb density and modulated power. Still in the elemental stage but in very good balance. 

  • 99p

Wonderful texture and richness with soft tannins and a round mouthfeel. Full body plus tobacco, chocolate and spice. Black currants and blackberry too. It's aged five years, about three years in bottle.

  • 98p

Dark purple colour with violet hue and black core. A very classic and typical Mouton in a voluptuous manner, displaying an exuberant aroma reminiscent of graphite, lush fruit, roasting aroma and discreet minerality. On the palate well structured with depth, opulence yet great freshness, a great wine. 

  • 99p
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Pauillac, Bordeaux

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I am a little bit speechless about this one. I have not seen such earthy and totally deep character of the soil in a young Mouton in my career. Of course, I didn’t taste 1945 or 1959 when they were young, but I have been lucky enough to have a few bottles in my life. There is really terroir-driven character to this. Layered and so intense with polished and incredible tannins.

Score: 100 James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com, April 2019
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