Mouton Rothschild Bordeaux Red
Vintage: | 1990 |
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Description: | (81% cabernet sauvignon, 10% cabernet franc, and 9% merlot; pH 3.69; IPT 60; 12.2% alcohol; 76% new oak; a 79% selection): Bright red with a pale rim. Knockout nose of aromatic herbs, strawberry, sweet spices and acacia flower; yet another wine strongly marked by its cabernet franc presence. Fresh and vibrant, this absolutely dances on the palate with strawberry, sour red cherry and raspberry flavors complicated by gunflint and herbs. High acidity provides great clarity and cut to the long, floral, smoothly tannic finish. This has improved considerably with bottle age. Harvested from September 18 through October 3, this Mouton offers amazing balance and fragrance. In 1990 Mouton was still using a heavy toast for its barriques, which resulted in a smoky quality in the wines that was considered by many to be just as typical of Mouton as its |
Price: | $ 695.00 |
Price in original currency: | None |
Previously available from WineBank
Address: |
1320A Willow Road Menlo Park, CA 94025 United States |
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Telephone (regular): | 650-327-9200 |
First added to 1000 Corks on November 26, 2020.
This product was inactivated November 27, 2021.
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