Château Mouton Rothschild Pauillac 1986

To die for!!

May 2008

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

June 2008

"An enormously concentrated, massive Mouton-Rothschild...this impeccably made wine is still in its infancy...it has the potential to last for 50-100 years!...100." WA 8/96.

WS 99 (6/2001): Ageless, yet balanced. Black color. Mint, mineral, berry and cherry. Full-bodied, chewy and tight. Long, long finish. A great, great wine.--Bordeaux retrospective. Drink now.

October 2008

Deep garnet-black colour. An incredible array of aromas on the nose: blackberry, black cherry, tobacco, espresso, leather, black olive and loam. The palate is absolutely seamless from first impression to finish, effortlessly building layers of comple... Robert Parker. A Bordeaux Blend wine from Bordeaux in France. 1986 Mouton-Rothschild 750ml

November 2009

Stephen Tanzer: 96 Good ruby-red. Knockout nose combines currant, plum, minerals, licorice and graphite. Wonderfully sweet, rich and deep, but with near-perfect balancing acidity to frame the wine's lush fruit. This superb 2005 has it all. Finishes with noble, sweet tannins and palate-saturating persistence. On my most recent visit, Prats told me he considered 2005 to be superior to the2003, and that the '05 may be our best wine ever.. vocate: 94 points

March 2009

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November 2009

Stephen Tanzer: 96 Good ruby-red. Knockout nose combines currant, plum, minerals, licorice and graphite. Wonderfully sweet, rich and deep, but with near-perfect balancing acidity to frame the wine's lush fruit. This superb 2005 has it all. Finishes with noble, sweet tannins and palate-saturating persistence. On my most recent visit, Prats told me he considered 2005 to be superior to the
2003, and that the '05 may be "our best wine ever.."vocate: 94 points

November 2009

This is one of my favorite Bordeaux's ever. Had this two years ago on my b'day and thought it was time to check in again. Glad I did. Glorious nose of cassis, lead pencil, moss, minerals, blackcurrants, black cherries, menthol, tobacco & cigar box. The full Pauillac symphony in effect. Like a grape press concentrator in the mouth. Layers upon layers of cassis & redcurrants with a velvety texture but still very grippy tannins and a youthful mouthfeel. Not as youthful as two years ago with primary fruit but still stuns you with the amount of fruit has left. Long finish that dissipates when read more...it's ready. Just perfect but then again nothing really is.    (hide)

July 2003

IWC 95+ (8/2002): 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 read more...vintages for Mouton since the 1959. Drink 2012 through 2040.    (hide)

October 2008

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February 2009

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.

July 2009

Parker score: 100/100

June 2009

Wine Advocate ReviewAfter 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 read more...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!    (hide)

January 2009

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June 2009

1er Cru Classé

May 2009

Rating: 95(+?) - As reviewed by The Wine Advocate in Issue 106

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June 2009

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July 2009

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July 2009

Rating: 100/100 - As reviewed in Wine Advocate # 106 on Aug-96

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October 2008

Rating: 97/100 - As reviewed by Wine Spectator

Rating: 99/100 - As reviewed by Wine Spectator on 06/30/01

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September 2007

Rating: 100/100 - As reviewed by The Wine Advocate

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September 2008

Rating: 100/100 - As reviewed in Wine Advocate # 95 on Oct-94

Rating: 99/100 - As reviewed by Wine Spectator