AOC – Paulliac
Grand Cru Classes – 1eme
Ratings
Robert Parker 94
Wine Spectator 96
Tasting Notes
This estate’s staff believes that the 1996 Mouton-Rothschild is very complex. I agree that among the first-growths, this wine is showing surprising forwardness and complexity in its aromatics. It possesses an exuberant, flamboyant bouquet of roasted coffee, cassis, smoky oak, and soy sauce. The impressive 1996 Mouton-Rothschild offers impressive aromas of black currants, framboise, coffee, and new saddle leather. This full-bodied, ripe, rich, concentrated, superbly balanced wine is paradoxical in the sense that the aromatics suggest a far more evolved wine than the flavors reveal. Anticipated maturity: 2007-2030.
By the way, the 1996 blend consists of 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, and 8% Cabernet Franc.(Wine Advocate #122 Apr 1999)
-by Robert Parker
Incredible nose of ultraripe fruit, it’s yet subtle and complex.
Full-bodied, with very ripe, almost sweet fruit and a long, long
caressing finish. Superb. This is edging out the 1995.–’95/’96 Bordeaux
retrospective. Best after 2010.
-by Wine Spectator