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Critics’ scores and tasting notes
“Tasted at the Mouton-Rothschild vertical in London, the 2012 Mouton-Rothschild clearly has the upper hand over the 2011, if not quite at the level of the 2009, 2010 and what I envisage will be the 2015. There is obviously greater fruit intensity here, as if the contrast has been dialed up a couple of notches. It is quite showy on the nose, preening in its infancy with pure black cherries, graphite and hints of cold slate-like scents, later that hint of seaweed I observed when tasted blind a few months earlier. The palate is beautifully balanced with great vim and vigor. This is a Mouton that will not be put down - vivacious, vivid and delineated with wonderful focus and crucially, impressive persistence on the finish. Do not underestimate this Mouton-Rothschild, because I can see an upswing as it matures in bottle. Tasted April 2016.”
A neighbour of Lafite but owned by another branch of the Rothschild family (acquired in 1853 by Nathaniel), Mouton is closely linked to the personality of Baron Philippe. Having taken over the cru in 1922, he restored its prestige by modernising it (notably by building the famous “grand chai”), work which culminated in 1973 in the revision of the 1855 classification and Mouton’s elevation to the rank of 1er cru classé. Baron Philippe also played an important role in the history of wine, as one of the first to practise château-bottling, from 1926, and by commissioning artists to illustrate his labels. From 1988, his daughter Philippine, who died in 2014, continued his work. She was succeeded by her son, Philippe Sereys de Rothschild. An 84-hectare vineyard located mainly on a ridge of very deep gravel known as the “Plateau de Mouton”, and a brand-new vat room completed in 2013.
| Weight | 6 kg |
|---|---|
| Scores | Robert Parker 96 |
| Colour | Red |
| Producer | Château Mouton Rothschild |
| Vintage | 2012 |
| Appellation | Pauillac |
| Classification | 1er Grand Cru Classé |
| Size | 75 cl |
| Case format | OWC of 6 bottles (75 cl) |
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