Mouton Rothschild: Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1er Cru 2016

Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1er Cru 2016

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Cabernet Sauvignon 83%, Merlot 15%, Cabernet Franc 1%, Petit Verdot 1%
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rød, tør
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13,5% Vol.
Modenhed til at drikke: 2032–2078
Pakket ind i: 6 OHK
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voluminøs og kraftfuld
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Lobenberg: 100/100
Parker: 100/100
Galloni: 100/100
Neal Martin: 100/100
Jeb Dunnuck: 100/100
Suckling: 100/100
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Frankrig, Bordeaux, Pauillac
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Allergener: Sulfitter,
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Heiner Lobenberg om:
Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1er Cru 2016

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Den anden Premier Cru. Efter at Lafite var lidt ringere end sin nabo Cos, tyder den tidligere smagning af Clerc Milon Rothschild på, at dette kunne være toppen af Pauillac. 83 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 15 % Merlot, 1 % Cabernet Franc, 1 % Petit Verdot. Ligesom Clerc Milon har den en intens kirsebærrød farve med masser af sort. Og ligesom Clerc Milon, og det er det fantastiske hvert år, er næsen næsten den samme. Totalt elegant, superpoleret, brombær, et strejf af cassis. Masser af sorte kirsebær, meget elegant, meget fin. Et strejf af mango og abrikos nedenunder. Også tydelige noter af kaffe og træ. Men træet fra lagringsprocessen kan ikke mærkes som sådan. Fuldstændig diskret. Næsen er som Clerc Milon, bare en anelse finere. Endnu mere Pomerol i denne elegante præcision. Intet maskulint, intet forstyrrende. Simpelthen en utrolig velduftende, vidunderlig vin. En vin, der også kunne komme fra Californien i denne klasse. Næsen er berusende med lakrids og røgede noter nedenunder. Bare det at dufte til den er nok. Sikke en Mouton. Smagen har også den lille smule mere finesse end Clerc Milon. Dybest set det samme igen. Ultratæt. Enorme masser af tanniner, endnu friskere end Clerc Milon. Syren er meget nærværende. Ribs fra Cabernet'en, surkirsebær, fine søde røde kirsebær. Så kommer mørke sorte kirsebær, masser af blomme, meget fin lakrids og en stor salt mineralitet, en stor længde. En ultra-sofistikeret, lækker Mouton Rothschild, som jeg aldrig har smagt før med så stor finesse. Jeg er ikke en stor fan af Mouton Rothschild, den er ofte overvurderet, men 2016 er "best ever" og ren galskab. Min ven Max Gerstl, som smagte Mouton Rothschild fra fad for første gang i 1982, siger, at den er klart bedre end 2016, som er langt bedre end 1982. Min historie går kun tilbage til 1989, og i den tid, jeg har smagt her, har jeg ikke smagt noget, der var så utroligt fint. Hvis Mouton Rothschild altid var sådan, ville jeg være total fan af denne vingård. Desværre er det ofte meget mere rustikt, men i år er perfektionen der. 100/100

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Parker om: Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1er Cru

The 2016 Mouton Rothschild is a blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, with the Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot vinified together. It has a very deep purple-black color and slowly slides out of the glass with spicy notes of Sichuan pepper, cloves and cinnamon stick giving way to a core of perfumed black fruits and florals—blackcurrant cordial, candied violets, blackberry compote, rose hips and black plums—plus suggestions of espresso, damp soil, tar and beef drippings. Medium-bodied, the palate is very firmly structured and jam-packed with latent energy about to burst, offering superbly ripe, grainy tannins and bold freshness to support the intense floral and black fruit layers and finishing very long and very minerally. Powerful, profound wine. 100/100

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Galloni om: Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1er Cru

A towering, thrilling wine, the 2016 Mouton Rothschild is unbelievably beautiful today. Aromatics, fruit density and vertical structure all come together. In the glass, the 2016 is remarkably vivid and powerful, and yet a gentler, more feminine side emerges with time in the glass. The intense, mineral, savory profile recalls the 1986, but the 2016 has more grace, inner sweetness and sophistication than that wine. Even so, the 2016 is going to need at least a number of years in bottle before it starts drinking well, although it won't be the bruiser the 1986 remains to this day. This is breathtaking wine from Mouton, Tecnical Director Philippe Dhalluin and his team. 100/100

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Neal Martin om: Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1er Cru

The 2016 Mouton Rothschild bowled me over when I tasted it from barrel. Philippe Dhalluin compares it to the 1986 in terms of intensity of fruit, although there is more maturity and refinement in the tannins apropos of the 2016. Bottled in July 2018, this has an intense bouquet with pixelated black fruit, crushed stone, hints of blue fruit and a touch of India ink. But it is the delineation and focus that take your breath away. The palate is medium-bodied with very supple tannin framing the pure black currant and cassis fruit. The acidity is pitch-perfect, and there is a gentle but insistent grip toward the extraordinarily long finish. Racking my brains to think of another Mouton Rothschild that I have tasted over the last 20 years that was as good as this, I simply cannot come up with one. 100/100

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Jeb Dunnuck om: Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1er Cru

Along with the Château Lafite, the 2016 Château Mouton Rothschild is the wine of the vintage from the Médoc and is a truly profound, magical, blockbuster wine in every sense. It’s based on 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, raised in new French oak. Boasting a saturated purple color as well as an extraordinary bouquet of thick black fruits, lead pencil shavings, new saddle leather, and burning embers, with just a hint of its oak upbringing, this beauty hits the palate with a mammoth amount of fruit and texture yet stays fresh, pure, and light on its feet, with a thrilling sense of minerality as well as building tannins on the finish. It’s one of the most profound young wines I’ve ever tasted, and while it will probably keep for three-quarters of a decade, it offers pleasure even today. Bravo! 100/100

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Suckling om: Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1er Cru

Dark ruby, purple color. Aromas of blackcurrants, black truffle, crushed stone, licorice and hints of tar. Full-bodied, deep and vertical on the palate, drawing you in and down. The structure is very tannic and powerful, yet the tannins are folded into the wine. One of the most powerful Moutons ever for me. Try after 2027. 100/100

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Sammen med Lafite og Latour var Château Mouton Rothschild i århundreder ejet af "prinsen af vinstokkene", markisen Nicolas-Alexandre de Ségur. Efter nogen tid i Baron de Branes besiddelse fik Château Mouton Rothschild sit nuværende navn, da det blev købt af Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild i 1853....

Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1er Cru 2016