Château Mouton Rothschild Collector's Labels French Seals On Capsules F -Red Bordeaux Wines 1986

Château Mouton Rothschild Collector's Labels French Seals On Capsules F -Red Bordeaux Wines (1986)

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After stumbling over some wines I thought were high class Bordeaux, I nailed this wine in one of the blind tastings for this article. In most tastings where a great Bordeaux is inserted with California Cabernets, the Bordeaux comes across as drier, more austere, and not nearly as rich and concentrated (California wines are inevitably fruitier and more massive). To put it mildly, the 1986 Mouton-Rothschild held its own (and then some), in a flight that included the Caymus Special Selection, Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cask 23, Dunn Howell Mountain, and Joseph Phelps Eisele Vineyard. Clearly read more...

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Reviews for 1986 Vintage

Chopine104

Château Mouton Rothschild Collector's Labels French Seals On Capsules F -Red Bordeaux Wines 1986 - 03/13/08

WP(my own rating system) = 100 pts

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JGrapes

Château Mouton Rothschild Collector's Labels French Seals On Capsules F -Red Bordeaux Wines 1986 - 07/01/09

What a gem. The 1986 Mouton was gorgeous the last time I had it. Big and bold, yet the tannins had acquired a softness that was downright voluptuous. The 1985 was also showing well. Overall lighter and more fruit-driven up front, but a real treat also.

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Château Mouton Rothschild Collector's Labels French Seals On Capsules F -Red Bordeaux Wines 1986 - 06/05/08

i've had only one glass of this wine, but i've got one in my cellar which i plan to drink probably sometime in 2016 or later! it seemed a massive wine from my one glass, and focused, deep, very long. but my thought was I'll bet this isn't even close to its apogee and deserves to be cellared for another 10 or so to reach its full maturity

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belasan

Château Mouton Rothschild Collector's Labels French Seals On Capsules F -Red Bordeaux Wines 1986 - 05/12/08

To die for!!

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Source: International Wine Cellar

Château Mouton Rothschild Collector's Labels French Seals On Capsules F -Red Bordeaux Wines 1986 - 09/16/07

Rating: 95(+?) - As reviewed by International Wine Cellar in Issue 103, July/August 2002. ($310-$575) Good medium ruby. Currant, currant leaf, cedar and dusty oak on the nose. Tightly wound and classic, with fabulous acids contributing to its powerful spine. Wonderfully pure and intense, with great verve and grip. But still quite locked up, and hiding its density. Finishes firmly tannic and extremely long. I remember mistaking the '86 Mouton for such international stars as Sassicaia in the early '90s, when it showed greater sweetness, but this wine has been quite shut down for the past several years. The '86 and the '82 appear clearly to be the two greatest vintages for Mouton since the 1959.

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Source: Wine.com

Château Mouton Rothschild Collector's Labels French Seals On Capsules F -Red Bordeaux Wines 1986 - 06/13/07

Luscious black currant flavored Cabernet fruit makes Mouton beguilingly easy to drink. Rich Complex flavors, powerful ripe tannins and an extremely long finish are all hallmarks of this wine.

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Source: Chelsea Wine Vault

Château Mouton Rothschild Collector's Labels French Seals On Capsules F -Red Bordeaux Wines 1986 - 04/17/12

Robert Parker - 100 points (August 1996)
"After stumbling over some wines I thought were high class Bordeaux, I nailed this wine in one of the blind tastings for this article. In most tastings where a great Bordeaux is inserted with California Cabernets, the Bordeaux comes across as drier, more austere, and not nearly as rich and concentrated (California wines are inevitably fruitier and more massive). To put it mildly, the 1986 Mouton-Rothschild held its own (and then some), in a flight that included the Caymus Special Selection, Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cask 23, Dunn Howell Mountain, and Joseph Phelps Eisele Vineyard. Clearly the youngest looking, most opaque and concentrated wine of the group, it tastes as if it has not budged in development since I first tasted it out of barrel in March, 1987. An enormously concentrated, massive Mouton-Rothschild, comparable in quality, but not style, to the 1982, 1959, and 1945, this impeccably made wine is still in its infancy. Interestingly, when I was in Bordeaux several years ago, I had this wine served to me blind from a magnum that had been opened and decanted 48 hours previously. Even then, it still tasted like a barrel sample! I suspect the 1986 Mouton-Rothschild requires a minimum of 15-20 more years of cellaring; it has the potential to last for 50-100 years! Given the outrageously high prices being fetched by so many of the great 1982s and 1990s (and lest I forget, the 1995 Bordeaux futures), it appears this wine might still read more...