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Mouton Rothschild 2003

Pauillac, First Growth

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  • GBP Price: £280.00  per Btl
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  • Size: Bottle (75cl)
  • Quantities:0  Case -  0  Bottle
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Scores:
Wine Advocate Wine Spectator Burghound Jancis Robinson.com International Wine Cellar
95 94 - 17 - 18 93
Tasting Notes:

Backward, powerful, and extremely tannic, the dense purple-colored 2003 Mouton-Rothschild, a blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot, fashioned from yields of 28 hectoliters per hectare, with a finished alcohol of 12.9%, improves dramatically with aeration. With full-bodied, meaty, powerful, dry flavors as well as a huge finish, this high class wine should be at its finest between 2012-2040+. During its sojourn in barrel, it reminded me of a hypothetical blend of the 1982 and 1986 Moutons, but since bottling, it appears different, and even more tannic than those two vintages. I still believe the finest recent Mouton-Rothschild is the 2000.

Score: 95 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate Maturity: 2012-2040

Blackberry, cherry and currant with just a hint of toasted oak. Full-bodied, with silky tannins and a lovely combination of ripe fruit and vanilla character. Goes on and on. Long and very stylish. Balanced and refined. Best after 2011. 23,330 cases made.

Score: 94 James Suckling, Wine Spectator Maturity: 2011+

Dark crimson. Rich and haunting and lovely and complete with both lift and depth. Exciting. Reverberant.

Score: 17 - 18 Jancis Robinson MW, Jancisrobinson.com Maturity: 2010-2022

Good medium ruby. This is downright exotic on the nose: mocha, coffee, graphite and coconut, lifted by sandalwood and cinnamon spice. Then dense, supple and fine-grained without coming across as heavy. Suggestion of aromatic tree bark. A seamless wine that spreads out horizontally on the back end and finishes with very fine tannins. A bit less extreme than the average 2003, but the 2005 Mouton has more class. I suspect this is on the verge of shutting down in bottle.

Score: 93 Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar

Tasted at the Claret Club Mouton-Rothschild dinner. The 2003 is beginning to really come out of its shell. It has a lifted, well defined bouquet with cassis and blueberry fruit, a touch of liquorice developing with time. The palate is full-bodied with a fleshy, glossy entry, quite ostentatious in style with touches of date and graphite, yet nicely balanced on the finish. Very fine. Tasted November 2010.

Score: 93 Neal Martin, erobertparker.com