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  • Country ranking ?

    929
  • Producer ranking ?

    35
  • Decanting time

    4h
  • When to drink

    2020-2035
  • Food Pairing

    Beef

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The Story

Produced from an exceptional terroir, Le Petit Mouton de Mouton Rothschild is the second wine of Château Mouton Rothschild.

Made with grapes from selected younger vines in the illustrious First Growth vineyard, it is harvested, vinified and bottled with the same scrupulous attention to detail. Harvested in small, open baskets, fermented in the Mouton oak vats, matured in oak barrels in the traditional way, all the conditions are met for the...

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Vintage 2020

In Bordeaux, the heat led to early flowering. Additionally, this led to an early harvest after a very hot summer. As a starting point, there is great maturity in the grapes, and we can expect a more opulent vintage than in recent years.

This year's summer was the hottest since 1959, but the rain fell at just the right time during the growing season. The harvest took place two weeks before the norm and will produce grapes with high alcohol p...

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Petit Mouton – 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc. 13.1% alcohol. Second wine to Mouton Rothschild. Intense blackcurrants on the nose, fresh and vibrant on the palate, succulent, complex, bright acidity and meaty finish. Splendid performance. 93-94p.

  • 94p

Dark purple colour with violet hue and almost black core. Very expressive nose, dark berries, elderberries and blackcurrant spurs, discreet floral hints, subtle oak, fine toasting aroma and hints of graphite, discreet oriental spices. On the palate well structured with elegant body, excellent length, fine tension and lingering fruit in the finish. A with power and finesse, freshness and great precision. 

  • 95p
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Origin

Pauillac, Bordeaux

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