Château Mouton Rothschild Pauillac 1st Classified Growth
Vintage: | 2016 |
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Description: | Reviews The 2016 Mouton Rothschild is a blend of 83% 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. Mouton's congenial managing director, Philippe Dhalluin, was unfortunately in Napa while I was in |
Price: | $ 698.00 |
Price in original currency: | None |
Previously available from Big Hammer Wines
Address: |
2006 Second Ave San Diego, CA 92101 United States |
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Fax: | 619-269-0874 |
First added to 1000 Corks on September 19, 2019.
This product was inactivated January 22, 2023.
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