2021 Mouton Rothschild, Pauillac

Tasting Note

Wine Advocate: 95-96

The 2021 Mouton Rothschild is a terrific wine in the making, unfurling in the glass with aromas of cherries and wild berries mingled with notions of violets, espresso roast, pipe tobacco and mint. Medium to full-bodied, deep and seamless, it's a layered, enveloping wine that's ample and concentrated, with succulent acids, melting tannins and a long, resonant finish. A blend of 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot and 1% Cabernet Franc that attained 13.1% alcohol, this is a demonstrative, sensual Mouton that's the fruit of extreme selection, and that may well make my score seem conservative with further élevage. Bravo to the talented Jean-Emmanuel Danjoy and his team.

Sotheby's Wine: 94-96

Layers of silky tannins, black fruits, spices and touch of smokiness; a very harmonious wine with a very good density. Everything is in the wine, concentration, balance, freshness. - Victor Rabot