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  • Country ranking ?

    1 557
  • Producer ranking ?

    88
  • Decanting time

    1h30min
  • When to drink

    now to 2035
  • Food Pairing

    Spring lamb served pink with fresh herbs

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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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Wine Information

Château Mouton Rothschild 1987

Climatic conditions
January was very cold, with particularly low temperatures and more than a week of snow. February and March were also cold but very dry, giving the vines plenty of time to rest: budbreak began on 14 April for Merlot and Cabernet Franc, 16 April for Cabernet Sauvignon.

The vegetation cycle continued with favourable moisture and temperature levels, though rain and inclement weather during ...

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Tasting note

color

Medium

ending

Medium and Smooth

flavors

Leather

nose

Intense, Pure, Complex and Fresh

recommend

Yes

taste

Average in Acidity, Low alcohol content, Medium tannin, Complex, Multi-dimensional, Developing, Medium-bodied, Round, Harmonious, Fresh, Dry and Silky tannins

Written Notes

The bottle was as new, excellent level and promising dark and deep colour. Elegant and open sweet nose with a hint of earth, cedar and red and black fruits. Clean, sound and promising. The taste was fairly rich – not as powerful as the '82 or '86, but still lots of flavour around. Very much alive, medium-body, well-balanced and intense with good ripeness. Good definition and balance on the medium long aftertaste. Will hold, but will not become any better. Very enjoyable and for me the wine of the vintage.
  • 88p
The last flight was more curiosity than kitty, starting with the 1987 Mouton Rothschild. This was a hay is for horses wine, with some weeds. It was a bit funky like a good chicken with flesh and good yeast flavors (89).
  • 89p

A level fill, less than 1 cm from the cork. Cork soaked through. Ruby with wide brick rim. Not decanted. First whiff, pure wet dirt. Then a fantastic pure blackcurrant nose, some cedar and cigar box comes along, with more air hints of lacquer, hardwood floors, liquorice and coffee in the back. Some of the forest floor lingers on. After one hour some leather. Incredible nose. Ok acidity, tannins gone, pure fruit, light alcohol, so refreshing, such opulence and elegance. Lacks some complexity, but so elegant, quite a charmer and a great bottle of 1987. 86

  • 86p
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Origin

Pauillac, Bordeaux

Vintage Quality

Above Average

Value For Money

Satisfactory

Investment potential

No Potential

Fake factory

None
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