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Mouton-Rothschild Pauillac 1996

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Mouton-Rothschild Pauillac (1996)

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Winery:
Château Mouton-rothschild
Varietal:
Bordeaux Blend
Region:
France > Bordeaux > Pauillac
Type:
Red Wine
Drink Dates:
2014 - 2040
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User Tags:  berry, black currant, burned, coffee, color descriptors, fruit, complex, caramel, balance, spices 


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What to Expect

Arguably the most renowned wines on earth, the classed growths of Bordeaux continue to epitomize the power and complexity Bordeaux blends are capable of. While most wines here are based on Cabernet Sauvignon, both Merlot and Cabernet Franc play important roles in adding layered complexity to the finished wines, and allow winemakers in each commune within the region to use the blend that is best suited to their unique combination of soil and meso-climate. The most famous communes each have their own classic traits with St. Estephe giving full, if rustic wines, from the heavy clay soils, to Paulliac's elegant balance of ripe fruits, minerality and structure to St. Julien's rich blackberry core and supple feel. Moving to the South of the region brings one to Margaux, with its notes of flowers and berries draped over a feminine frame, and then to the Graves region with wines redolent of tobacco, gravel and smoke. To the East lies the famous appellations of St. Emillion, with its wonderfully ripe Cabernet Franc, and Pomerol where Merlot rules the roost and produces deep, plush wines of uncommon refinement.

Winemakers Notes

The dense ruby/purple-hued, fresh, vivacious Mouton-Rothschild offers hints of new saddle leather, truffles, cassis, and pain grille, zesty acidity, a touch of austerity, and a medium-bodied, streamlined, restrained personality. This rich, pure claret will require patience as it needs a decade of cellaring to shed its lofty tannins.

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Rating: 92(+?) - As reviewed by International Wine Cellar in Issue 84, May/June 1999 Bright deep ruby. Vinous, complex aromas of cassis, roasted plum, spice, licorice, roast coffee, game and grilled bread. Voluminous yet currently rather inexpressive in the mouth; this has a depth and texture not shown in either the '97 or '98. Distinct notes of torrefaction in the mouth. Finishes very long, with well-buffered, ripe tannins.


 

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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 read more...


 

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Rating: 96/100 - As reviewed by International Wine Cellar


 

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Source: JJ Buckley
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Gorgeous aromas of spices, berries, chocolate and raspberries introduce this pedigreed bottling. A glorious young wine that gets better and better as you taste it, it's full-bodied and incredibly silky, with super-integrated tannins and a long, long ... Wine Spectator. A Bordeaux Blend wine from Bordeaux in France. 1996 Mouton-Rothschild 750ml


January 2009

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Snooth User: Chinon96
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Showing a little bit of oak on the nose initially it opened up into a symphony of tar, tobacco, black cherry, cassi, lead pencil and lots of minerality. Great concentration of dark fruits and big, ripe but not in the way tannins. Amazingly long finish.


July 2004

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Source: SoDivin


1er Cru Classé


June 2009

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