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  • Country ranking ?

    1 542
  • Producer ranking ?

    87
  • Decanting time

    1h30min
  • When to drink

    now to 2035
  • Food Pairing

    Beef bourguignonne

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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 1997

Climatic conditions
The year began with dry and warm weather, bringing much higher than normal average temperatures from the end of January and causing the vine to bud at the very beginning of March.

Flowering took place evenly across the different varieties, and mid-flowering was reached between 20 and 24 May. Mid-veraison was reached between 24 July and 1 August, 15 days earlier than usual, though at dif...

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Tasting note

color

Medium

recommend

No

taste

Unbalanced

Written Notes

The 1997 Mouton Rothschild was all about the waterfall, smokehouse and cinnamon in the nose. Its palate was soft and easy, green beany in a nice way, light and simple, clinging on to getting into the 90-point club, but probably not for long (90).
  • 90p

Bright ruby, garnet rim. Cedar, cherries, leather, bell peppers, anise, spices, blackcurrants and red plums, developing. Very fresh acidity, high of ripe tannins, starting to soften, intense fruit, very elegant, a vintage far better than people think, it has given me a lot of pleasure for no bucks, very long length. A Mouton, picked up for less than 100€, and for me it delivers still. 90

  • 90p
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Origin

Pauillac, Bordeaux

Vintage Quality

Average

Value For Money

Satisfactory

Investment potential

No Potential

Fake factory

None

Drinking temperature

16
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