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  • Country ranking ?

    1 537
  • Producer ranking ?

    86
  • Decanting time

    45min
  • When to drink

    Now
  • Food Pairing

    Beef

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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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ARMAN

Born in Nice, the painter and sculptor Arman Fernandez, known as Arman (1928-2005), was the founder with Yves Klein and the art critic Pierre Restany of the artistic movement Nouveaux Réalistes. Their intention was to challenge the dogma of abstraction and to restore the importance of everyday objects, which Arman transfigured by massing them, by “freezing” them in transparent plastic cubes or by destroying them, creating work of grea...

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Vintage 1981

Bordeaux 1981 /The small but high quality vintage of 1981 was overshadowed by the superb 1982. Hot, dry weather began from flowering and continued until September, when occasional rains occurred until until the harvest is completed in good conditions at the beginning of October. Generally speaking, the reds produced were elegant, moderately light and delicate wines in all appellations. The dry whites were of average quality and Sauternes was a...

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Tasting note

color

Medium and Ruby red

ending

Long

flavors

Blackcurrant, Coffee, Cedar, Mineral and Chocolate

nose

Intense and Complex

recommend

Yes

taste

High in Acidity, Elegant and Dry

Written Notes

A bit pale and brown in colour. Smoke, tobacco and dried red fruit aromas – not the most satisfying nose. Not much fruit left, but neither no hostile tannins – soft and light. Lots of oak aromas and quite pleasing length, but does not have structure or the finesse that best Mouton’s seems to have. Not much better that 1980. Simple and trouble-free to drink – now.
  • 83p
Bob and Tom were in the 1981 Mouton Rothschild camp. It had a nice nose with some water and chlorine to go with its chocolate, along with a nice kiss of mint. Its palate had an alcoholic kick to its finish but was leaner on its cherry fruit. Pleasant, balanced and high-toned, the 1981 still delivered pleasure (90).
  • 90p
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Origin

Pauillac, Bordeaux
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