Mouton Rothschild 1949

Pauillac, First Growth

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  • GBP Price: £4200.00  per Btl
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  • Size: Bottle (75cl)
  • Quantities:0  Case -  1  Bottle
  • Units: 1
Scores:
Wine Advocate Wine Spectator Burghound Jancis Robinson.com International Wine Cellar
94 - - 19 -
Tasting Notes:

1949 was always considered to be the late Baron's favorite vintage. While I find it a formidable Mouton, I have a preference for the 1945, 1947, 1959, 1982, and 1986. The bouquet offers copious amounts of sweet, ripe cassis fruit, herbs, spicy oak, and a touch of coffee and cinnamon. Medium-bodied, with moderate tannin still noticeable, this compact, dark garnet, opaquely-colored wine possesses superb concentration and a remarkably long finish. It appears to be fully mature, yet the balance, length, and tannin level suggest this wine could last for another 20 years.

Score: 94 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate Maturity: 1994-2014

Very, very dark crimson. Rich and round and complete. Full and flattering. Mouton really did seem to be on a roll in the late 1940s... Baron Philippe at his most determined? Mouton was, after all, still a second growth at this stage.

Score: 19 Jancis Robinson MW, Jancisrobinson.com Maturity: 1965-2015